KYA is the next compliance primitive after KYC and KYB.
AI agents are starting to hold wallets, trigger payments, route trades, call tools, and represent users. KYA answers the question regulators and exchanges will ask next: who controls the agent, what is it authorized to do, and how can its actions be audited?
KYA Framework
Seven dimensions for scoring agent identity, mandate, wallet control, transaction authority, venue exposure, auditability, and jurisdictional fit.
Daily KYA Insights
English-language analysis built from AI agent, wallet, payment, and exchange compliance signals.
KYA Registry
Agent profiles and compliance paths mapped back to the APAC FINSTAB agent directory.
KYA News Watch
Regulatory and market-structure signals that may shape Know Your Agent obligations.
KYC vs KYB vs KYA
| Control | Subject | Primary question | Evidence | Crypto-agent example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYC | Natural person | Who is this customer? | ID, address, screening, source of funds | User opens an exchange account. |
| KYB | Legal entity | Who owns and controls this business? | Registration, UBOs, directors, sanctions checks | Project team applies for a listing or market-maker account. |
| KYA | Autonomous or semi-autonomous agent | Who deployed this agent, what can it do, and who is accountable? | Operator identity, mandate, wallet permissions, tool logs, policy constraints | Trading agent routes orders, signs messages, or executes a treasury strategy. |
Latest KYA insights
Maps fresh autonomous-agent security guidance into KYA controls for operator identity, permissions, wallet access, audit trail, and jurisdiction fit.
Definition paperAfter KYC and KYB, Crypto Compliance Needs KYA: Know Your AgentThe category-defining article for agent identity, authorization, wallet control, and audit trails.
Existing researchAI Agent Compliance FrameworkBaseline governance work migrated into the KYA reading path.
Wallet riskAI Agent Crypto Wallets ComplianceWallet custody, authorization, and transaction accountability for agentic systems.