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Hong Kong Launches AI-Agent Governance Project

Published: Nov. 2, 2026  11:22 p.m.  GMT+8
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The Hong Kong FinTech Week and StartmeupHK 2026 forum on Nov. 2, 2026. Photo: IC
The Hong Kong FinTech Week and StartmeupHK 2026 forum on Nov. 2, 2026. Photo: IC

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched Project SAGE to develop a governance framework for artificial intelligence agents in the city’s financial sector, as their use expands from internal operations to customer-facing services such as payments.

HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue announced the initiative on Monday at Hong Kong FinTech Week. Short for Securing Agentic Finance with Governance and Enablement, the project aims to address regulatory and cybersecurity risks associated with autonomous AI tools that conduct transactions on customers’ behalf.

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