Know Your Agent

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

ControlSubjectPrimary questionEvidenceCrypto-agent example
KYCNatural personWho is this customer?ID, address, screening, source of fundsUser opens an exchange account.
KYBLegal entityWho owns and controls this business?Registration, UBOs, directors, sanctions checksProject team applies for a listing or market-maker account.
KYAAutonomous or semi-autonomous agentWho deployed this agent, what can it do, and who is accountable?Operator identity, mandate, wallet permissions, tool logs, policy constraintsTrading agent routes orders, signs messages, or executes a treasury strategy.

Latest KYA insights

November 11, 2026 signalRain Agent Vaults Make Scoped Cards KYA Payment-Authority Evidence

Maps pre-funded balances, transaction-scoped cards, payment mandates, consent signals, settlement, and remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

November 10, 2026 signalBounded Agentic Execution Makes KYA a Wholesale Payment Control Plane

Separates adaptive reasoning, deterministic authorization, settlement, and route-specific responsibility across the seven KYA dimensions.

November 9, 2026 signalAgent Payment Instruction Sources Are a KYA Control

Separates payment execution from instruction authority, aggregate exposure, settlement dependencies, and remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

November 8, 2026 signalAgent Wallet Policy Portability Is a KYA Control

Maps wallet migration, custody change, settlement failover, policy continuity, independent approval, and remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

November 7, 2026 signalAgent Trust Needs Three Separate KYA Proofs

Separates agent identity, represented-principal evidence, action-specific authority, tool-side enforcement, and remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

November 7, 2026 signalWebMCP Checkout Makes Human Authorization a KYA Boundary

Separates agent recognition, checkout preparation, payment-method selection, customer review, authentication, settlement, and remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 30, 2026 signalAgentic Wallets Make Execution Mode a KYA Control

Maps wallet identity, action-specific authority, spending limits, human approval, execution evidence, and jurisdiction fit across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 29, 2026 signal24/7 Trading Makes Shift Handoffs a KYA Control

Maps continuous trading-agent authority, supervision, market state, venue access, operational handoffs, and evidence across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 28, 2026 signalBounded Autonomy Makes KYA an Execution-Ladder Control

Maps staged financial authority, machine payments, loss-bearing decisions, interoperability, and evidence across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 27, 2026 signalAuthenticated Payment Intent Makes KYA a Pre-Authorisation Control File

Maps customer instruction, structured mandate, agent payment scope, transaction matching, dispute evidence, and remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 26, 2026 signalBrokerage MCP Order Confirmation Makes Execution a KYA Boundary

Separates portfolio analysis, order preparation, client confirmation, brokerage enforcement, execution, settlement, and connected-app evidence across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 25, 2026 signalFinancial Agent Access Gates Make Venue Acceptance a KYA Control

Separates user delegation, institution acceptance, read-only access, action approval, execution evidence, and customer remedy across the seven KYA dimensions.

October 24, 2026 signalEnvironment Secret Exposure Makes Emergency Revocation a KYA Control

Maps standing agent access, secret replacement, tool isolation, wallet containment, evidence preservation, and safe restoration into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 23, 2026 signalAP Agent Autonomy Makes KYA a Change-Control Test

Maps graduated workflow authority, user corrections, live finance-data access, payments, reconciliation, and rollback evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 22, 2026 signalClaude Duet Makes One-Time Cards a KYA Execution Boundary

Maps connected context, dual approval, one-time cards, checkout integrity, payment outcomes, and user remedy into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 21, 2026 signalMastercard AP4M Makes the Voucher Lifecycle a KYA Control File

Maps signed vouchers, outstanding obligations, service delivery, redemption, settlement, reconciliation, and abuse controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 20, 2026 signalFCA Agentic Finance Plan Makes Continuous Assurance the KYA Control Loop

Maps agent identity, delegated authority, accountability, execution, near misses, and changing system conditions into a continuous KYA assurance model.

October 19, 2026 signalDelegated Human Proof Makes Revocation the KYA Boundary

Maps portable proof of a real human to the narrow mandate, receiving-institution decision, action evidence, privacy controls, and revocation lifecycle required before financial execution.

October 18, 2026 signalAgent Authorization Layers Need Dual-Proof KYA Controls

Maps verified identity and signed delegation to the separate action-specific proof required before an agent can access financial tools, accounts, wallets, payments, or trading venues.

October 17, 2026 signalSchwab MCP Gate Makes Read-Only Access the KYA Venue Boundary

Maps controlled brokerage access for balances and research, while money movement remains blocked, into the seven KYA dimensions and a staged permission model.

October 16, 2026 signalUnauthorized Testnet Spend Makes Permission Evidence the KYA Boundary

Maps an AI research model's use of an unrelated funded testnet wallet into the seven KYA dimensions, separating technical signing capability from explicit authority.

October 15, 2026 signal138 Million x402 Payments Make Funding the KYA Control Plane

Maps machine-speed micropayments, purpose-built wallets, funding and refill checkpoints, delegated mandates, cumulative exposure, service delivery, behavioral monitoring, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 14, 2026 signalBank Account Gates Make Rogue-Agent Liability the KYA Boundary

Maps bank-account gates, rogue-agent risk, customer liability, supervisory scrutiny, agent mandates, tool and account limits, audit trails, shutdown controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 13, 2026 signalAgentic Payments Make Organizational Authority the KYA Mandate File

Maps agentic payments, executable organizational authority, payment mandates, wallet and account limits, runtime authorization, context integrity, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 12, 2026 signalMAS SAFR Runtime Governance Makes AI-Agent Finance a KYA Mandate Test

Maps MAS SAFR, runtime governance, agent identity, user mandate checks before execution, financial-agent permissions, audit trails, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 11, 2026 signalHong Kong Agentic ID Pilot Makes AI-Agent Payment Authority a KYA Control File

Maps Hong Kong agentic ID pilots, AI-agent payment authority, blockchain verification, delegated mandates, wallet controls, tool and venue access, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 10, 2026 signalSierra and Meta Poppy Make Personal Agent Permission the KYA Mandate File

Maps Sierra, Meta, Personal Agent Protocol, Poppy, personal-agent identity, user permission, company-side control, OAuth sign-in, MCP access, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 9, 2026 signalMastercard and Skyfire Make Agent Recognition the KYA Transaction Layer

Maps Mastercard, Skyfire, Agent Pay, KYA passes, merchant recognition, scoped payment authority, human approval, virtual-card controls, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 8, 2026 signalMeta Muse Merchant Blocking Makes Agent Permission a KYA Acceptance File

Maps Meta Muse, merchant blocking, app connectors, agentic shopping, delegated authority, payment responsibility, customer-data access, merchant acceptance, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 4, 2026 signalXRPL x402 Agent Payments Make Settlement Evidence a KYA Control File

Maps XRPL x402 agent payments, autonomous service purchases, invoice binding, settlement evidence, wallet limits, Trustline-style controls, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 3, 2026 signalEMVCo Intent Services Make Agentic Card Payments a KYA Metadata Test

Maps agentic card payments, consumer intent services, stable agent metadata, delegated authority, payment boundaries, transaction indicators, dispute evidence, fraud controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 2, 2026 signalFed Waller Makes Agentic B2B Payments a KYA Control Test

Maps agentic B2B payments, cross-border routing, supplier scope, micropayments, payment rails, approval thresholds, audit trails, abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

October 1, 2026 signalMastercard Agent Pay Trust Framework Makes Agent Awareness a KYA Authorization Layer

Maps Mastercard Agent Pay trust services, AI-agent transaction awareness, issuer and merchant decisioning, agent mandates, payment boundaries, audit trails, security review, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 30, 2026 signalPaymentus Governed Agency Makes Wallet Permission the KYA Control Plane

Maps governed agency, AI-agent wallets, trusted customer identity, permission boundaries, deterministic execution, payment disputes, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 29, 2026 signalSumsub APAC Agentic AI Council Makes Agent Accountability a KYA Framework Test

Maps Sumsub's APAC Agentic AI Council, agent identity, delegated authority, interoperability, auditability, agentic commerce, responsible adoption, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 28, 2026 signalVooy Makes Consumer Agent Payments a KYA Revocation and Liability Test

Maps Vooy consumer AI agents in Korea, delegated reservations and purchases, payment scope, revocation of authority, task-completion evidence, liability routing, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 27, 2026 signalGoogle and Flipkart Make AI Checkout in India a KYA Authorization Test

Maps Google, Flipkart, Gemini, AI Mode, agentic checkout in India, merchant-branded checkout handoff, user mandate, payment authorization, audit trails, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 26, 2026 signalTether and IronWallet MCP Wallets Make Local Signing the KYA Boundary

Maps self-custodial AI-agent wallet tooling, MCP wallet access, local signing, wallet boundaries, delegated mandates, action limits, audit trails, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 25, 2026 signalBlock x402 Lightning Makes Agent Payment Rails a KYA Wallet Control File

Maps Block joining the x402 Foundation, Bitcoin Lightning support for agent payments, open payment rails, wallet boundaries, mandates, service-delivery evidence, audit trails, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 24, 2026 signalMeta Muse Makes Agentic Checkout Acceptance a KYA Control File

Maps Meta Muse agentic checkout, PayPal, Shopify, Stripe, Mastercard Agent Pay, merchant acceptance, delegated authority, payment-route evidence, data minimization, dispute ownership, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 23, 2026 signalSix Banks Make Agentic Commerce Audit Trails a KYA Payment Control File

Maps voluntary bank principles for agentic commerce, delegated authority, payment authentication, customer intent, warnings, interventions, dispute handling, data minimization, and outcome evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 22, 2026 signalTrading Central MCP Makes Licensed Research Evidence a KYA Control File

Maps public financial MCP server coverage, licensed market research, explainable methods, broker supervision, source control, tool access, research-versus-execution boundaries, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 20, 2026 signalFireblocks Agentic Payments Gateway Makes Settlement Controls a KYA File

Maps public agentic payment infrastructure, hosted x402 settlement, wallet delegation, policy enforcement, KYT, Travel Rule checks, request integrity, spend governance, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 19, 2026 signalBanks Face a Know Your Agent Operating-Model Test

Maps public bank, payment-agent, interoperability, payment-rail predictability, operating-control, and accountability signals into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 18, 2026 signalAnt International Makes Account-for-Agent Controls a KYA Test

Maps Ant International's AI-native financial stack, Account for Agent, AMP, AgentSafePay, delegated payment authority, wallet and account boundaries, tool controls, monitoring, intervention, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 17, 2026 signalMastercard, Visa and Ant Turn Agent Vetting Into a Cross-Network KYA Risk Layer

Maps Mastercard, Visa and Ant International agentic AI risk tools, Know Your Agent interoperability, operator traceability, delegated payment mandates, wallet boundaries, merchant controls, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 16, 2026 signalTenPay CPG Makes Agentic Payment Standards a KYA Coordination File

Maps TenPay Global, China's CPG cross-border QR gateway, delegated authorization, agentic payment standards, wallet controls, gateway routing, security checks, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 15, 2026 signalKakaoPay Agentic Payment PoC Makes Stablecoin Settlement KYA Evidence

Maps KakaoPay's two-way agentic payment proof of concept, stablecoin settlement, wallet limits, seller monetization, x402-style resource payments, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 14, 2026 signalAnthropic Misuse Report Makes Account-Abuse Telemetry KYA Evidence

Maps public AI misuse reporting, exchange and marketplace account-abuse risk, consumer-authorized agent purchases, payment mandates, MCP tool access, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 11, 2026 signalOpenAI Misuse Reporting Makes Agent Abuse Telemetry KYA Evidence

Maps AI misuse reporting, source-verification limits, MCP and tool exposure, vulnerable infrastructure, wallet and payment authority, blocked actions, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 10, 2026 signalVisa, Mastercard and Ant Make KYA Interoperability a Payment-Network Problem

Maps Ant International, Mastercard and Visa's Know-Your-Agent interoperability initiative, trusted agent recognition, verifiable intent, wallet and card access grants, MCP payment access, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 9, 2026 signalAmazon Pay Smart Wallet Makes Agentic UPI Authorization a KYA Control File

Maps Amazon Pay Smart Wallet, agentic UPI payments, merchant-level consent, spending guardrails, MCP security, x402 request payments, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 8, 2026 signalMastercard AI Shopping Report Turns Agent Authorization Into KYA Evidence

Maps Mastercard's agentic commerce report, payment intent, consent, identity, UPI agent-payment controls, merchant liability, x402 source verification, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 7, 2026 signalAgentic Commerce Summit Makes Trust and Liability KYA Evidence

Maps agentic commerce payments, x402 receipts, payment-agent fraud checks, wallet authority, trust, identity, and liability evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 4, 2026 signalAgent Personas Make On-Behalf-Of Authority a KYA Control File

Maps agent personas, first-class AI agent identity, MCP security, on-behalf-of authority, data governance, x402 payment fragmentation, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 3, 2026 signalAgentic UPI Liability Makes Consent Envelopes KYA Evidence

Maps agentic UPI, delegated payment authority, Unified Agentic Protocol signals, consent envelopes, spending limits, redress, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 2, 2026 signalMambu Intelligent Core Makes Ledger-Connected Agents a KYA Authorization Test

Maps Mambu Intelligent Core, Mambu Agentic, core banking and payment-system access, MCP support, guardrails, ledger authority, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

September 1, 2026 signalEtherscan Build with AI Makes Read-Only Onchain Data a KYA Evidence Layer

Maps Etherscan Build with AI, MCP onchain data access, AI agents, wallet intelligence, read-only tool scope, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 31, 2026 signalForbes Makes Agent Wallets a KYA Counterparty-Identity Test

Maps AI agent wallets, Solowin Know-Your-Agent, AGENPAY, stablecoin payments, Binance Agent OS, MCP permissions, funding limits, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 30, 2026 signalZerion and AgentCash Make Pay-Per-Call Wallet Data a KYA Control File

Maps Zerion API, AgentCash, x402, Machine Payment Protocol, USDC per-call data access, agent wallets, MCP tool scope, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 29, 2026 signalERC-8196 Turns Agent Wallet Delegation Into a KYA Execution Policy

Maps ERC-8196 AI Agent Authenticated Wallets, policy-bound execution, ERC-8126 risk checks, wallet delegation, revocation, and hash-chained audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 28, 2026 signalSOCFortress MCP Gateway Makes Per-Client Tool Grants a KYA Control Plane

Maps SOCFortress MCP Gateway, per-client grants, machine identity, deny-by-default tool access, exact-request approvals, SIEM-ready audit evidence, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 27, 2026 signalBlockscout x402 Makes Agent API Consumption a KYA Wallet Evidence Test

Maps Blockscout MCP, x402 paid blockchain API calls, agent wallets, on-chain data access, policy decision records, and auditable trust boundaries into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 25, 2026 signalScalable Capital Agentic Investing Makes Broker MCP Access a KYA Venue Test

Maps Scalable Capital agentic investing, MCP broker access, AI-agent portfolio analysis, order approval, payments exclusions, CLI automation, and brokerage audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 24, 2026 signalMCP Roadmap Makes Agent Identity and Delegation a KYA Control Plane

Maps the new MCP roadmap, agent identity, workload identity federation, delegated authority, long-running tasks, progressive discovery, tool access, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 23, 2026 signalAgentic Stablecoin Payments Make KYA the Spending Boundary File

Maps x402, USDC, card-network vouchers, agent wallets, merchant identity, payment mandates, dispute evidence, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 22, 2026 signalAI Agent Payment Delegation Makes KYA the Intent File

Maps AI agent payment delegation, x402, stablecoin settlement, Tencent AI Exclusive Card testing, AgentCore Payments, payment intent, authority, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 21, 2026 signalBinance Agent OS Makes MCP Trading a KYA Control File

Maps Binance Agent OS, MCP trading access, agentic subaccounts, x402 payments, user permissions, withdrawal blocks, emergency stops, and exchange audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 20, 2026 signalAgentic Payment Fraud Checks Expose the KYA Merchant Evidence Gap

Maps agentic payment fraud checks, x402 purchases, MCP gateway access, delegated identity, product receipt evidence, merchant-quality review, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 19, 2026 signalAmazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments Makes Spend Governance KYA Evidence

Maps AgentCore Payments GA, agent wallets, x402, Machine Payment Protocol, session budgets, payment refusals, MCP access, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 18, 2026 signalAgentic Wallet Liability Makes KYA the Payment Accountability File

Maps agentic wallet liability, autonomous payments, legal accountability, x402 guardrails, MCP access control, and payment-agent audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 17, 2026 signalSocure Agent Identity Shift Makes Delegated Authority the KYA Chain of Trust

Maps AI agent identity, delegated authority, fraud monitoring, model routing, MCP security, infrastructure governance, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 16, 2026 signalPersistent Cloud-Computer Agents Make Account Sessions KYA Evidence

Maps persistent AI agents, cloud computers, plugins, browser sessions, routines, identity exposure, finance governance, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 15, 2026 signalAI Trading Agents Make Delegated Mandates the KYA Liability Record

Maps AI trading-agent liability, delegated mandates, ERC-8226 RAMS, market-access controls, agent wallets, MCP gateways, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 14, 2026 signalAI Agent Spending Disputes Make Task References the KYA Evidence Gap

Maps AI agent spending disputes, task-specific authorization, AI AGENT Act, NIST agent identity work, AP2 evidence travel, stablecoin attestations, inline runbooks, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 12, 2026 signalAutonomous MCP Abuse Makes Security Evidence the KYA Control Test

Maps Unit 42 autonomous AI-enabled attack research, Hermes Agent, MCP tool access, proxy-routed coding agents, disabled local logs, audit trails, abuse controls, and finance-agent risk evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 11, 2026 signalCloudflare Agents Week Makes KYA a Full Control-Plane Evidence Problem

Maps Cloudflare Agents Week, live tracing, replay, human-in-the-loop approvals, agent wallets, Agent Access Model, identity-aware analytics, WriteGuard for MCP, WebMCP, Kitesurf, MCPv2, AI Search, and Radar into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 10, 2026 signalOKX AI Agent Security Hiring Makes Production Control Evidence the KYA Test

Maps OKX AI Agent Security hiring, exchange compliance controls, tool invocation sandboxing, human-machine intervention, agent behavior audits, stablecoin payment infrastructure, and runtime visibility into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 7, 2026 signalAI Agent Command Approval Miss Rates Make Human-in-the-Loop a KYA Evidence Test

Maps AI agent command-approval miss rates, permission fatigue, OSL AgentPay, MetaMask Agent Wallet, agent-wallet controls, tool verdicts, audit trails, and abuse controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 6, 2026 signalAtlassian Rovo Exfiltration Makes Outbound Tool Use a KYA Audit Test

Maps Atlassian Rovo exfiltration research, indirect prompt injection, URL retrieval, remote rendering, connector boundaries, Cloudflare OS Gatekeepers, and outbound audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 5, 2026 signalCloudflare Wallets Turn Agent Identity and Spending Caps Into KYA Evidence

Maps Cloudflare Wallets, cloudflare.pay, x402, Account Wallets, Virtual Wallets, stablecoin budgets, MCP tool purchases, merchant allow lists, human overrides, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 4, 2026 signalGemini Spark Makes Long-Running Agent Identity a KYA Handoff Record

Maps Gemini Spark, background AI agents, Google Workspace actions, schedules, skills, app connectors, non-human identity, MCP governance, human checkpoints, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 3, 2026 signalStarchild x402 Marketplace Turns Agent-to-Agent Payments Into KYA Counterparty Evidence

Maps Starchild x402 payments, AI agent marketplaces, agentic wallets, USDC approval flows, on-chain service records, counterparty evidence, MCP tool verdicts, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 2, 2026 signalXDC AI Turns x402 USDC Per-Call Payments Into KYA Spend-Limit Evidence

Maps XDC AI, x402 USDC per-call payments, non-custodial smart wallets, MCP connector access, on-chain spending limits, compliance controls, and agentic finance evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

August 1, 2026 signalPublic MCP Trading Makes Third-Party AI Agents a KYA Brokerage Mandate Test

Maps Public's MCP trading integration, third-party AI agents, brokerage account access, automated order placement, trade confirmations, MCP server security, audit trails, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 31, 2026 signalYield.xyz AgentKit Turns Onchain Yield Into KYA Wallet and MCP Evidence

Maps Yield.xyz AgentKit on x402, autonomous AI agents with wallets, paid MCP access, onchain yield routing, zerohash agentic finance, audit trails, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 30, 2026 signalHugging Face Agent Intrusion Makes Sandbox Escape a KYA Control Test

Maps the Hugging Face and OpenAI agent intrusion timeline, sandbox escape, tool boundaries, runtime containment, audit trails, security abuse controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 29, 2026 signalCorpay Agent Card Turns Agentic Commerce Into KYA Spend-Control Evidence

Maps Corpay Agent Card, controlled virtual cards, spend-intent authorization, MCP tool access, agentic commerce, audit trails, and abuse controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 28, 2026 signalDelegated Identity Stacks Turn Agent Authentication and Payments Into KYA Evidence

Maps 1Password access grant delegation for Claude, DNP verifiable authority for agentic commerce, x402 payment proof, and MCP request-level authorization into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 27, 2026 signalLianlian and UnionPay Put AI-Agent Payments Into KYA Mandate Evidence

Maps Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International AI-agent payments for global procurement, human-in-the-loop approval, supplier matching, payment execution, AI digital asset replenishment, and reconciliation into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 26, 2026 signalFastly and Experian Move Agent Trust to the Edge of KYA

Maps Fastly joining Experian Agent Trust, Human to Agent Binding, agent identity, delegated authority, intent, payment access grants, trust scores, and edge authorization into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 25, 2026 signalSunrate and Mastercard Put B2B Payment Agents on the KYA Chain of Action

Maps Sunrate and Mastercard's Agentic Global Payments white paper, B2B payment agents, supplier onboarding, FX routing, compliance screening, auditability, and accountable action into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 24, 2026 signalMoonPay PayBox Turns AI Shopping Wallets Into KYA Purchase-Authority Evidence

Maps MoonPay PayBox, Claude and ChatGPT shopping wallets, x402, Salesforce B2B Buyer Agent, Kakao AI commerce, APAC bot security, and agentic B2B payment controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 22, 2026 signalApify x402 Turns Paid Tool Calls Into KYA Wallet and MCP Evidence

Maps Apify x402 agentic payments, Coinbase Agentic Wallet CLI, paid MCP tool calls, USDC on Base, settlement, refunds, compromised-agent wallet risk, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 21, 2026 signalNatural Makes AI Agents Financial Actors Requiring KYA Payment Evidence

Maps Natural's agent-payment stack, wallets, vaults, payment rails, fraud and compliance, agent identity, observability, settlement, dispute handling, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 20, 2026 signalEPAA and HSBC Make Agentic Payment Liability a KYA Evidence Problem

Maps the EPAA AI & Agentic Payments Working Group with HSBC, APAC agentic commerce, agent identity, mandate liability, fraud controls, payment proof, and dispute evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 19, 2026 signalAlibaba Agent Native Cloud Turns Agent Lifecycle Governance Into KYA Evidence

Maps Alibaba Cloud Agent Native Cloud, AgentTeams, AgentRun, AgentLoop, enterprise agent orchestration, tool access, audit trails, security controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 17, 2026 signalLedger Agent Stack Turns Hardware Approval Into KYA Wallet Evidence

Maps Ledger Agent Stack, AI wallet access, hardware approval, signer controls, wallet custody, x402-style payment proof, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 16, 2026 signalClaude Web Fetch Memory Exfiltration Turns Tool Navigation Into KYA Evidence

Maps Claude browsing memory exfiltration, indirect prompt injection, private data access, outbound link navigation, tool controls, audit trails, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 15, 2026 signalEnterprise DeFi Agents Make x402 and MCP Control Evidence a KYA Test

Maps enterprise DeFi agents, x402 autonomous payments, MCP server access, delegated mandates, wallet controls, audit trails, prompt confidentiality, and jurisdiction evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 14, 2026 signalDisposable Coding-Agent Sandboxes Turn Tool Boundaries Into KYA Evidence

Maps disposable Linux VMs, deterministic policy enforcement, MCP security gateways, agent identity, audit logs, payment-agent identity gaps, and runtime isolation into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 13, 2026 signalAI-Native Exchange Compliance Turns KYA Into an Operating Model

Maps OKX and Binance compliance product, AI analytics, transaction monitoring, case management, AML, sanctions, KYC/KYB, and auditability signals into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 12, 2026 signalRobinhood Agentic Trading Makes MCP Venue Access a KYA Control File

Maps Robinhood agentic trading, Trading MCP access, dedicated agentic accounts, third-party AI agents, crypto trading plans, user mandate evidence, and venue-access controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 11, 2026 signalBase Agentic Payment Volume Turns Settlement Records Into KYA Evidence

Maps Base agentic payment volume, x402 settlement, wallet authority, resource access, liability gaps, and payment-agent audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 10, 2026 signalAWS ERP Agent Controls Turn Identity and Deny-by-Default Rules Into KYA Evidence

Maps AWS Agentic AI ERP automation, separate agent identity, deny-by-default policy, immutable audit state, human escalation, and finance-agent controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 9, 2026 signalGitLost Shows Why Agent Tool Boundaries Are KYA Evidence

Maps GitLost prompt-injection reporting, private repository exposure, public write destinations, workflow permissions, prompt trust labels, tool boundaries, and audit trails into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 8, 2026 signalFactSet and Google Cloud Put Finance Agent Audit Trails at the Center of KYA

Maps the FactSet and Google Cloud finance AI partnership, Gemini Enterprise agent governance, MCP access, sourced outputs, audit trails, tool controls, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 7, 2026 signalFCA Mills Review Turns Agentic Finance Consent Into KYA Evidence

Maps the FCA Mills Review, delegated retail-finance decisions, consent boundaries, payment initiation, product switching, audit trails, consumer outcomes, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 6, 2026 signalB2B Payment Agents Turn Approval and Reconciliation Into KYA Evidence

Maps agentic AI in B2B payment operations, invoice exceptions, approval controls, payment initiation, settlement, reconciliation, fraud monitoring, and jurisdiction fit into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 5, 2026 signalAgent Wallet Programmable Controls Make Mandate Drift the KYA Test

Maps session keys, scoped permissions, spend caps, approval tiers, x402 payments, stablecoin settlement, and emergency pause controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 3, 2026 signalVisa Trusted Agent Protocol Turns Signed Intent Into KYA Evidence

Maps Visa Trusted Agent Protocol, Visa Intelligent Commerce, BBVA agent-initiated payments, cryptographic signatures, consumer recognition, and merchant-side verification into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 2, 2026 signalx402 Monetization Gateway Makes Payment Proof a KYA Control Point

Maps Cloudflare Monetization Gateway, x402 stablecoin settlement, MCP tool charging, BNB Agent Studio wallets, and edge enforcement into the seven KYA dimensions.

July 1, 2026 signalLocal AI Agent Security Turns Endpoint Telemetry Into KYA Evidence

Maps Microsoft Defender local AI agent discovery, MCP server exposure, prompt-injection blocking, tool metadata poisoning, and endpoint telemetry into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 29, 2026 signalMCP and A2A Turn Cross-Agent Delegation Into KYA Evidence

Maps MCP tool access, A2A AgentCards, task state, cross-agent delegation, x402, KYAPay, and payment controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 27, 2026 signalAgentic Commerce Trust Layer Makes Identity and Mandate KYA Evidence

Maps Know Your Agent protocols, AP2, Verifiable Intent, Coinbase for Agents, prompt-injection controls, scoped mandates, and continuous monitoring into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 25, 2026 signalCoinbase Agentic Checkout Turns Payment Authority Into KYA Evidence

Maps Coinbase agentic checkout, x402 stablecoin payments, payment APIs, agent wallets, spend limits, kill switches, and settlement records into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 24, 2026 signalBase MCP Plugin Expansion Turns Agent Tool Access Into KYA Evidence

Maps expanded onchain MCP skills, x402 payments, 0x agent-facing liquidity access, wallet review, plugin scope, and settlement evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 19, 2026 signalEthereum Spend Mandate Proposal Turns Agent Wallet Limits Into KYA Evidence

Maps the Ethereum Magicians asset-enforced spend mandate discussion, asset-level gates, account-level delegation, revocation, denial reasons, and agent wallet controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 15, 2026 signalIMF Agentic Payments Note Makes Authorization Traceability KYA Evidence

Maps the IMF agentic payments framework, x402 payment rails, XRPL AI Starter Kit, AI Wallet products, delegated authority, audit trails, and deterministic settlement controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 14, 2026 signalKuCoin TON to GRAM Migration Makes Bot Venue Access KYA Evidence

Maps trading-bot shutdown, spot suspension, deposit and withdrawal closure, WebSocket instability, symbol migration, and restart approval into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 13, 2026 signalHumanity Protocol Key Compromise Makes Admin-Key Control KYA Evidence

Maps the H digital asset incident, stolen admin keys, bridge authority, unauthorized minting, signer controls, custody exposure, and incident evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 12, 2026 signalIndia UPI Agentic Payments Make Mandate Controls KYA Evidence

Maps Pine Labs P3P, UPI mandates, Reserve Pay, one-time authorization, verifiable identity, spend controls, audit trails, and revocation into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 11, 2026 signalMastercard Agent Pay for Machines Makes Settlement Controls KYA Evidence

Maps agent payment access provisioning, permissioning, spending limits, multi-rail settlement, stablecoins, auditability, and machine-speed commerce controls into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 8, 2026 signalAPAC Agentic Commerce Makes Payment-Rail Mandates KYA Evidence

Maps agentic commerce, payment APIs, cross-border payment rails, FX limits, fraud controls, maker-checker workflows, consent, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 7, 2026 signalStablecoin Address Freezes Make Wallet Authority Evidence a KYA Requirement

Maps stablecoin address freezes, exchange trading suspensions, agent wallets, x402 payments, custody authority, sanctions reviews, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 6, 2026 signalFinancial Services Agentic Traffic Makes Intent Evidence a KYA Requirement

Maps financial-services agentic traffic growth, agent identity, intent classification, x402 payments, agent wallets, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 4, 2026 signalWorkday Agent Passport Turns Agent Verification Into KYA Evidence

Maps Workday Agent Passport, Agent-Ready Tools, MCP access to HR and finance data, third-party attestations, runtime monitoring, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 3, 2026 signalIETF MCP Security Draft Makes Agent Access Control a KYA Baseline

Maps the June 2026 MCP security Internet-Draft, Noma agent access control, Okta agent identity, tool permissions, runtime authorization, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

June 2, 2026 signalNSA MCP Security Guidance Turns Tool Access Into KYA Evidence

Maps NSA MCP security guidance, agent tool access, trust boundaries, sandboxing, approval paths, audit logs, and jurisdiction evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 30, 2026 signalFinancial Services Agent Zero Trust Becomes KYA Evidence

Maps financial services AI agents, zero-trust tool calls, policy enforcement, MCP governance, audit logs, kill switches, lifecycle controls, and jurisdiction evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 29, 2026 signalEnterprise Finance Agent Handoffs Turn Into KYA Evidence

Maps Workday and Google Cloud finance agents, A2A handoffs, A2UI workflows, MCP access, permissions, approvals, and audit evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 28, 2026 signalRetail Agentic Trading Makes KYA a Mandate-Control File

Maps retail AI trading agents, MCP brokerage access, agentic credit cards, manual approvals, fraud review, and delegated financial authority into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 27, 2026 signalBase MCP Makes Wallet Approval the KYA Control Point

Maps Base MCP, wallet proposals, DeFi plugins, x402 payments, transaction simulation, and user confirmation into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 24, 2026 signalAgentic Payments Billing Turns Stablecoin Wallets Into KYA Evidence

Maps AI agent billing, stablecoin wallets, usage events, real-time settlement, fraud controls, and machine-to-machine commerce into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 23, 2026 signalAccounts Payable MCP Agents Make KYA a Finance Control Plane

Maps AP agents, MCP tool access, RBAC inheritance, audit logging, fraud review, and local compliance assistants into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 22, 2026 signalAgentic Brokerage Makes Trade Execution a KYA Mandate Problem

Maps AI investing agents, natural-language trading mandates, cash movement, execution authority, and agent authorization into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 21, 2026 signalMCP Security Turns Tool Access Into KYA Evidence

Maps verified MCP connections, scoped access grants, sandboxes, immutable action logs, and tool-risk classification into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 18, 2026 signalAgent Payments Turn Wallet Controls Into KYA Evidence

Maps agent wallets, spend mandates, approval receipts, x402-style payments, and dispute paths into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 17, 2026 signalRead-Only Finance Agents Define the Next KYA Boundary

Shows why financial agents need separate KYA records for data visibility, recommendations, approval routing, and execution authority.

May 16, 2026 signalAI Agent Access Grants Are Becoming KYA Evidence

Maps agent access-grant scope, runtime auditability, and security-review evidence into the seven KYA dimensions.

May 15, 2026 signalAgent Identity Is Becoming the KYA Control Plane

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 Agent

The category-defining article for agent identity, authorization, wallet control, and audit trails.

Existing researchAI Agent Compliance Framework

Baseline governance work migrated into the KYA reading path.

Wallet riskAI Agent Crypto Wallets Compliance

Wallet custody, authorization, and transaction accountability for agentic systems.