Singapore-based financial services firm MetaComp has launched the StableX Know Your Agent (KYA) framework, described as the first governance framework for AI agents operating in regulated financial services. The framework was introduced at the Money20/20 Asia conference in Bangkok.
The KYA framework establishes standards for AI agent identification, permitted actions, behavior monitoring, and accountability assignment, covering the full operational lifecycle from deployment to decommissioning. It was developed in alignment with Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI, published in January 2026 as the world's first cross-sector governance framework for AI agents. MetaComp engaged IMDA directly during the drafting process and is in active discussions with other regulators.
The framework is organized around four pillars: agent identity and registration, authority and permission control, behavior monitoring and risk intelligence, and ecosystem and interaction governance. Notably, KYA extends the principles of the FATF Travel Rule to agent-to-agent transactions, requiring the exchange of verified identity and transaction information across agent-initiated interactions within a unified architecture.
MetaComp co-president Tin Pei Ling highlighted a fundamental accountability gap the framework aims to address: "When a human leaves an organisation, their access is revoked. When an AI agent completes a transaction, its identity and permissions do not automatically expire. It can persist in a system long after its mandate has lapsed — with no verified identity anchor, no accountability chain, and no mechanism to intervene." The framework documentation cites a McKinsey 2026 State of AI Trust survey indicating fewer than one in three organizations have adequate governance and controls for AI agents, even as they are deployed to initiate payments, execute compliance decisions, and manage portfolios.
MetaComp is releasing the KYA framework openly, inviting financial institutions, regulators, and technology partners to adopt and build upon it. "This is not a problem any one institution can resolve on its own," Tin said.
Concurrently, MetaComp announced the expansion of its AgentX agentic financial services Skill ecosystem, available across Claude, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and other compatible AI platforms via the Model Context Protocol. The first product, the VisionX Know Your Transaction Skill, packages MetaComp's compliance engine into an agent-callable layer that runs more than four blockchain analytics vendors in parallel. Additional skills for cross-border payments, treasury, and wealth management are expected by late Q2 2026.
Separately, cryptocurrency exchange Bitget unveiled a major expansion of its AI "co-pilot" trading ecosystem, targeting retail users, developers, and institutional partners. The initiative, announced at an "Obsidian Night" event, aims to turn its Agent Hub and GetClaw products into an all-weather trading assistant.
Built on Bitget's Universal Exchange (UEX) architecture, the AI stack provides access to live markets across crypto and tokenized traditional instruments. Agent Hub combines Model Context Protocol, REST/WebSocket APIs, and new Skills and CLI modules into a single pipeline. GetClaw is an AI trading assistant that executes strategies from natural-language instructions, monitoring markets and managing positions in real-time via a dedicated AI account structure.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated, "Sooner or later emerging financial markets are going to be filled with AI agents trading on behalf of users. We’re preparing the infrastructure to run this on scale." The exchange is also developing Gracy AI, a digital assistant modeled on Chen's decision-making style.
In Q2 2026, Bitget plans to host what it calls the world's first AI trading hackathon, provide developers with technical resources, work with creators on AI trading tutorials, and open B2B cooperation for ecosystem integration. This push follows reported robust business growth, including an 86% year-on-year increase in Bitcoin reserves in February 2026 and triple-digit spot volume expansion in prior quarters.
