Featured on Money20/20 Asia. Understand the StableX agent framework Establish how AI agents will be identified, authorized, monitored, and held accountable for providing financial services in payments, compliance, and asset management. Written in Singapore and designed for the world.
Bangkok, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MetaComp Pte. Ltd. (MetaComp) today announced that StableX Know Your Agent (KYA) Framework – Governance framework for AI agents operating in regulated financial services in payments, compliance, and asset management[1] This workflow was created by a licensed financial institution and is believed to be the first of its kind in the world. MetaComp is Asia’s pioneer in integrated Web2.5 digital financial solutions that bridge fiat and currencies. stable coin Functions across payments, finance and assets[1] Manage through a group-level platform. The KYA framework can be adopted by financial institutions, regulators, and network partners.
Introduced at Money20/20 Asia, the StableX Know Your Agent Framework establishes how AI agents will be identified, authorized, monitored and held accountable for delivering financial services in payments, compliance and wealth management. Created in Singapore and designed for the world.
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The announcement was made at Money20/20 Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, alongside the expansion of Metacomp’s AgentX agent financial services skills ecosystem. The ecosystem is the first of its kind from a regulated financial institution and will be available on Claude, Claude Code, OpenClaw, and other compatible AI platforms at www.metacomp.ai starting April 21, 2026.
Ting Pei Lin, Co-President of MetaComp Said:
“AI agents are already active in financial services, initiating payments, making compliance decisions, managing portfolios, and more. However, there are no agreed standards for who those agents are, what they are allowed to do, and who is held accountable if they act outside of their authority. KYA is actively contributing to establishing standards for regulated financial services. KYA supports the entire agent lifecycle within a single architecture. (identity, authorization, behavior monitoring, interaction methods).”
To understand why this actually matters, consider something as basic as identity. When a person leaves an organization, their access is revoked. When an AI agent completes a transaction, its identity and permissions do not automatically expire. There are no verified identity anchors, accountability chains, or intervention mechanisms, so they can persist in the system long after privileges have expired. “Also, long-term behavioral signatures are at risk of being tracked and exploited without safeguards such as time limits and privacy protections. Holistic lifecycle governance is therefore essential,” she added.
The Agentic Finance governance gap has not yet been closed.
Financial institutions around the world are deploying AI agents to initiate payments, make compliance decisions, and manage portfolios, but fewer than one in three organizations have the right governance and controls in place to oversee them, according to McKinsey’s 2026 State of AI Trust Study. Similarly, PwC’s Global AI Performance Study 2026 found that while Singaporean companies outperform the global average in AI adoption (67% report a high risk appetite for AI investments compared to 41% globally), only 47% have a documented responsible AI framework, compared to 63% of global AI leaders.
Published by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in January 2026lead the worldThe first cross-functional governance framework for AI agents. Budget 2026 builds on this with the establishment of a National AI Council, chaired by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, designating finance as one of four national AI mission sectors and working on a regulatory sandbox for AI innovation.
Mr. Ting Pei Ling Added:
“We are IMDA Agent We developed the KYA based on our Model AI Governance Framework for AI and are actively engaging with other regulators and stakeholders. We are not presenting this as a finished answer. We are asking financial institutions, regulators and technology partners to adopt it, challenge it and build with us.”
To MetaComp’s knowledge and based on publicly available information, no licensed financial institution has published a governance architecture that addresses agent identity, authority, scope of action, behavioral monitoring, risk scoring, audit trails, and inter-agent governance in a single framework specifically focused on regulated payments, compliance, and assets.[1] Workflow.
KYA manages AI agents throughout their operational lifecycle, establishing who they are, what they are allowed to do, what they actually do, and how they interact. This framework consists of four pillars: agent identity and registration. Control of privileges and permissions. VisionX behavioral monitoring and risk intelligence. Ecosystem and interaction governance extends the FATF travel rules to transactions between agents.
Under the KYA framework, every AI agent is anchored to a verified identity linked to a real-world person or institution through a tamper-proof registry, ensuring clear accountability from the start. Each agent operates within strictly defined privileges, governing what it can access, decide and do, and has built-in safeguards that require human escalation if actions exceed approved thresholds.
The framework goes beyond traditional control by continuously monitoring agent behavior in real-time, assessing not only what actions are taken, but also how they are carried out and whether the results are consistent with intent. As agents work, risk profiles are dynamically updated for proactive risk management. All activities and interactions are securely authenticated and recorded, creating a comprehensive end-to-end audit trail, providing full transparency and traceability to regulators, institutions, and ecosystem participants.
Building on the principles of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Travel Rule, KYA extends its governance to agent-to-agent interactions, requiring the exchange of verified identity and transaction information not only across institutions but also across agent-initiated and agent-to-agent activities within a unified architecture. This ensures that all interactions are traceable, traceable, and compliant as designed.
This framework manages all agents operating within the StableX network, including those that access MetaComp functionality through the AgentX Skill ecosystem. Financial institutions and developers have access to MetaComp’s regulated infrastructure (compliance, payments, and asset management).[1] Management) is performed directly through the AI platforms you already use, including Claude, Claude Code, and other compatible platforms, via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The first skill in the ecosystem, the VisionX Know Your Transaction (KYT) skill, packages the Web2.5 VisionX engine into a single agent-callable compliance layer that combines four or more blockchain analytics vendors in parallel. New skills for cross-border payments, finance and assets[1] Management is expected to be available by late Q2 2026.
Compliance Foundation and the evidence behind it
This framework sits on top of a compliance architecture that MetaComp has validated across real-world transaction flows. Today’s cross-border transactions increasingly span both traditional banking rails and blockchain networks within a single transfer. According to June 2025 FATF data, 73 percent of jurisdictions have passed travel regulation legislation, but 59 percent have not taken any oversight or enforcement action.
Summer Yu, Group Chief Compliance Officer, Alpha Ladder GroupHe said: “Today’s compliance frameworks are designed for a world where humans initiate transactions. That assumption no longer holds true. Our analysis of over 7,000 real-world transactions shows that even in hybrid fiat-blockchain environments, relying on a single screening tool can leave up to 25% of high-risk exposures undetected. In agent-driven environments, these risks double. Defined IDs Without layers, clear authority boundaries, or shared accountability standards, the management framework becomes simplistic.” VisionX Web2.5 closes the visibility gap. KYA establishes a governance layer. You need both to safely scale agent financing. ”
Today’s announcement continues MetaComp’s momentum. Since raising US$35 million in two Pre-A funding rounds within three months, the group has launched the Web2.5 VisionX engine, formed a joint venture with Maqam International Holding to connect Abu Dhabi’s real asset base to Asian capital markets through the StableX network, and now introduced the KYA framework as the next stage of governance layer for institutional finance. Capital is being deployed across all three dimensions: deepening compliance capabilities, expanding regulated payment routes across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, and building the institutional standards needed for the agency era.
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[1] All products and/or services related to securities and capital market products are offered and operated solely by Alpha Ladder Finance Pte. Ltd. Co., Ltd. |
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MetaComp is Asia’s pioneer in integrated Web2.5 digital financial solutions, bridging fiat currencies and financial institutions. stable coin It provides functionality across payments, treasury, and asset management on an organization-level, group-level platform. Licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a major payment institution providing digital payments token (DPT) and cross-border remittance (CBMT) services, MetaComp serves more than 1,000 institutional and accredited customers across major financial hubs around the world.
In 2025, the group-level platform processed over USD 10 billion in payments and OTC transaction volume for more than 13 companies. stable cointhe monthly utilization rate is over 1 billion USD. Through the StableX network, financial institutions move, convert, and manage capital between fiat and fiat currencies. stable coin Build rails within a compliant, unified Web2.5 financial architecture. Finance and investment services are provided through Alpha Ladder Finance Pte. Ltd. Ltd. is a MAS-licensed affiliate of MetaComp, which holds Capital Market Services (CMS) and Certified Market Operator (RMO) licenses, and has over $500 million in assets under management across its solutions.
MetaComp has previously raised US$35 million in a Pre-A funding round and achieved full-year net income in 2025, reflecting strong institutional demand for regulated Web2.5 financial solutions.
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