Schemes and Initiatives
Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF)
Establishment and Objects of the Fund
MAS offers funding support to firms and individuals participating in the financial services sector through the Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF).
The FSDF is established under the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act to:
- Promote Singapore as a financial centre
- Develop and upgrade skills and expertise required by the financial services sector
- Develop and support educational and research institutions, research and development programmes and projects relating to the financial services sector
- Develop infrastructure to support the financial services sector in Singapore.
Available Grants
Depending on your needs, you can tap on the following grants under the FSDF:
Support for Key Business Areas
| Fixed Income | |
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Supports first-time issuers with an Asian nexus in issuing bonds from Singapore |
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| Sustainable Bond Grant Scheme | Supports issuers in issuing green, social and sustainability bonds in Singapore |
| Insurance-linked Securities Grant Scheme | Supports issuers of ILS bonds in Singapore |
| SGD Credit Rating Grant Scheme | Supports issuers of SGD-denominated bonds in obtaining credit ratings |
| Equity | |
| Grant for Equity Market Singapore | Supports issuers in listing on the Singapore Exchange and financial institutions in developing equity research capabilities |
| Foreign Exchange & Derivatives | |
| Foreign Exchange E-trading Ecosystem Grant Scheme | Supports first movers in primary inter-dealer platforms, multi-dealer platforms and liquidity providers to set up matching and pricing/ trading engines in Singapore |
| Investment Funds | |
| Variable Capital Companies (VCC) Grant Scheme | Supports fund managers in their set up of new investment funds as VCCs and in re-domiciling their existing overseas investment funds to Singapore as VCCs |
| Investor Education & Outreach | |
| Investor Education Scheme | Supports any parties, including public or community, industry, market or professional bodies, to organise investor education programmes leading to the development of the investor base in Singapore |
Support for Innovation & Technology
| Innovation Centres | Supports the set-up of innovation centres of excellence or labs in Singapore to test-bed innovative ideas and roll out market solutions |
| Institution-level Projects | Supports Singapore-based financial institutions to catalyse innovative ideas and market solutions to advance the competitiveness of the financial institution and the sector |
| Industry-wide Technological Infrastructure or Utility | Supports thematic industry-wide or nation-wide utility projects, for wider adoption of technological/utility infrastructure which would improve market efficiency, boost productivity, and strengthen risk management capabilities in the financial services sector |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics (DA) | Supports projects that demonstrate adoption of AI & DA techniques that achieve business objectives of strategy & decision making or insights generation with consideration of workforce impact, as well as applied research projects in AI and DA for Singapore and the Singapore financial sector |
| Proof-Of-Concept | Supports early stage development of novel solutions to problems in the financial sector |
| Cybersecurity Capability | Supports Singapore-based financial institutions that intend to set up or expand cybersecurity operations capabilities in Singapore |
| Digital Acceleration |
Supports smaller Singapore-based financial institutions and FinTech firms in the adoption of digital solutions to improve productivity, increase efficiency, manage risks better, build up operational resilience, and serve customers better. |
Support for Skills and Career Development
| Schemes for Institutions & Individuals | Supports financial institutions in hiring, training and workforce transformation, and individuals in skills development and career mobility |
Find Out More
Interested applicants can write to fsdf@mas.gov.sg for more information.
FSDF Annual Reports
View current and all past FSDF Annual Reports here.
FSDF Annual Reports