Hong Kong FinTech Week: HKU Releases the World's First KYA Report, with Corporate Practices from Ant Digital Technologies, GCSA and Others Becoming Industry Benchmarks During the recent Hong Kong FinTech Week × StartmeupHK Festival 2026, Professor Yang Wang, Vice-President of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and Associate Professor Hong Yang of HKU Business School, representing the HKU KYA Research Group, officially released the KYA: Know Your Agent — Research Report on the Agent Credit System. The Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) was featured as a representative industry case in cybersecurity protection and offensive-defensive security governance. Under the central proposition that “Without KYA, there can be no agent economy,” the report highlights how the critical challenge facing the emerging agent economy is shifting from technological capability to trust as artificial intelligence evolves from content generation to autonomous action. It introduces a three-dimensional framework encompassing trusted identity (Identity), trusted credit (Credit), and trusted permissions (Permission), alongside an L0–L5 agent maturity model, providing a systematic foundation for agent credit assessment and trustworthy governance. According to the report, 76% of survey respondents had encountered concerns related to agent trust, security, or compliance over the preceding year, while 88% believed the industry needs unified standards for evaluating or certifying the trustworthiness of AI agents. In Chapter Four, "Practical Validation," the report features a dedicated case study titled "GCSA: Security Protection and Offensive-Defensive Governance for the Agent Ecosystem." The study examines GCSA's technical practices in AI code security, data loss prevention, agent-based vulnerability auditing, and automated offensive security evaluation. Among the initiatives highlighted is SecVibe Code, jointly developed by the AI & Cybersecurity Research Institute established by HKU and GCSA. Built on a Harness architecture, SecVibe Code integrates dynamic security auditing and data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities directly into AI-assisted coding workflows, helping developers identify code vulnerabilities, sensitive credentials, and potential privacy risks. The report also references CyberGym benchmark results provided by GCSA, highlighting the research progress of its security auditing agents in vulnerability identification, attack-chain analysis, and validation. GCSA emphasizes in the report that security data constitutes an essential component of an agent credit system. However, building a comprehensive KYA framework is beyond the capabilities of any single organization. It requires collaboration among governments, research institutions, and industry stakeholders to advance common standards, data sharing, and coordinated governance. By featuring practices from Ant Digital Technologies, Stripe, GCSA, and other organizations across different sectors, the report illustrates the diverse approaches emerging in the development of a trustworthy agent ecosystem. Looking ahead, GCSA will continue advancing AI security research and offensive-defensive security technologies, while actively contributing to the development of trustworthy agent governance frameworks to support the secure and sustainable growth of the agent economy. 📖 Full Report: Stay Connected with GCSA Follow GCSA on our official social media channels for the latest news, research updates, and developments. ✈️ Telegram Channel: 🫧WeChat Official Account: #GCSAInsights# #GCSAcybersecurity# #HKUweb3#

Today at #HKWeb3Festival# our CEO @Athenaweb33 shared keynote "A United Future" that cuts through the noise: The real bottleneck in crypto isn't liquidity. It's settlement. Here's what she said 👇

Catching up with @VitalikButerin at #HKWeb3Festival#. Building the onchain future with OKX Web3 Wallet. A strong belief in the future of agentic wallets — and OKX Web3 Wallet is building toward that reality.@OKXWallet_CN

Digital assets have moved from speculative interest to strategic allocation. 📈 At the "Onchain Allocators: RWA Vaults, AI and Institutional Yield" event hosted by @TheoriqAI and @MEeventHK during #HKWeb3Festival#, our team shared why the landscape has shifted. With $58B+ in ETF inflows, crypto is now a core portfolio pillar🪙 Key Insights: ◾ RWAs & Institutional Yield are redefining on-chain value. ◾ BTC/ETH remain a genuine macro hedge with low equity correlation. ◾ The 5-10% Rule: Our framework for optimized risk-adjusted returns. At Amber Premium $AMBR, we’re bridging the gap between private banking and digital finance. The question for 2026 isn't if you should allocate, but how you manage the risk. 🤝

The future of finance isn’t just digital, it’s agent-native! Our recap of "Institutional Dialogues 2026" at the #HKWeb3Festival# is LIVE! We’re re-architecting the global financial stack for a world where AI agents lead the way. The journey toward an agent-driven future has just begun. 🚀

PayFi is moving from whitepaper to infrastructure. And the corridor it's moving along first runs between Singapore and Hong Kong. This week at #HKWeb3Festival#, three of the teams building that corridor sit down together. 🗓 April 22, 6pm · CAI CAFE, Causeway Bay Hosted by @SporeBlockchain, the world's first cross-border blockchain week, bridging Singapore and the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone. When they bring their flagship format into Hong Kong, it isn't a side event. It's a statement. Joined by @RealGoOfficial, the first AR + AI + Web3 consumer application on BNB Chain, turning Meme 3.0 into a product people actually open while the rest of the industry is still writing decks about mass adoption. And PolyFlow, building the PayFi infrastructure that bridges RWA with DeFi. Our CMO @EBerlindao in the room, in person. This is night one. April 22 and 23, catch us on the main floor at HK Web3 Festival. More lands this week. #PayFi# #PolyFlow# #Web3Festival#

Hong Kong week, wrapped. Tuesday night in Causeway Bay. Room packed before 6pm. Standing room by the time doors were supposed to open. The conversation kept circling back to one question: what does money look like when AI agents start transacting on their own? Our CMO @EBerlindao, on stage:"One thing became clear: agentic AI isn't just enhancing systems, it's building the foundation of the autonomous economy. Autonomy isn't a feature. It's a competitive advantage that compounds until it becomes the standard." That's the SG–HK PayFi corridor we're building toward. Not a thesis anymore. A room. Thank you @SporeBlockchain for bringing the flagship home to Hong Kong. @RealGoOfficial, great to share the room. Two days on the #HKWeb3Festival# main floor. One night that set the tone for the week. See everyone at the next stop. #PayFi# #PolyFlow# #HKWeb3Festival# #RealGo#