MCP Financial Services Interest Group (FSIG)

Welcome to the MCP Financial Services Interest Group (FSIG) — a collaborative community focused on advancing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for use in regulated financial services environments.

🎯 Mission

The FSIG coordinates financial-industry stakeholders to:

• Define and build finance-specific MCP extensions (compliance/auditability, data lineage & provenance, guardrails & attestation, etc.)
• Advocate for spec enhancements when extensions aren't sufficient (via SEPs with core maintainer sponsorship)
• Drive common standards enabling interoperability across regulated institutions
• Provide a neutral forum to address regulatory and risk constraints with open technical solutions

📜 See the CHARTER for detailed governance, scope, and processes.

💬 Communication

• Primary Channel: MCP Discord → #financial-services-ig
• Meetings: Bi-weekly, 60 minutes
  • Meeting agendas posted in Discord ≥48 hours in advance
• Work Tracking: GitHub Issues and Discussions in this repository
• Reporting: Quarterly updates to the broader MCP community

🗓️ Meetings

Cadence: Every two weeks (starting October 9th, 2025)
Time: 4-5pm London (BST/GMT)
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Virtual
Zoom Link: Join FSIG Bi-weekly Meeting

Note: See the agenda doc for accurate next meeting times.

All meetings include:

• Brief antitrust reminder at start
• Published agenda (48h prior)
• Public notes with decisions and action items
• Open attendance for all interested participants

Meeting Notes & Agendas: FSIG Meeting Notes

👥 How to Participate

We welcome participation from anyone interested in MCP for financial services!

• Join the #financial-services-ig channel on MCP Discord
• Attend bi-weekly meetings (no approval needed!)
• Contribute by opening issues, submitting PRs, or providing feedback
• Review the CONTRIBUTING guide for detailed guidelines

See GOVERNANCE.md for current members, roles, and how to become a maintainer.

🚀 Current Focus Areas

Our initial work focuses on:

1. Regulatory Audit & Attestation — Portable, verifiable event/claim models
2. Data Lineage & Citation — Provenance, consent metadata, and source attribution
3. Guardrails & Security — Verification frameworks and cryptographic attestations
4. Policy Enforcement — Declarative policies for tool usage and data handling

📂 Repository Structure

/
├── README.md                 # This file - Quick start guide
├── CHARTER.md               # Mission, scope, and extension strategy
├── GOVERNANCE.md            # Governance model, roles, and members
├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # Contribution guidelines
├── extensions/              # MCP extension specifications and examples
└── docs/                    # Guides, whitepapers, and documentation

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions of all kinds! Please review:

• CONTRIBUTING.md — Detailed contribution guidelines
• MCP Code of Conduct — Community standards
• MCP Antitrust Policy — Required compliance

Quick Start:

• Open an issue to propose ideas or report problems
• Submit a PR for extensions, documentation, or improvements
• Join discussions in Discord or GitHub

🔗 Related Resources

• Model Context Protocol
• MCP Specification
• MCP GitHub Organization
• MCP Discord Community

📞 Contact

• Discord: #financial-services-ig channel
• GitHub Issues: For proposals, questions, and discussions