Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches SAGE and establishes expert group
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On November 2, 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority launched the SAGE project and established an Agentic Finance Expert Group to promote the responsible development and application of agentic finance in Hong Kong. The Simplified Chinese announcement stated that the project focuses on market development and the exploration of application scenarios, agent identity, interoperability standards, and legal and regulatory frameworks, covering agentic shopping, everyday payments, procurement, treasury management, and pay-per-use digital service fees. The Traditional Chinese announcement stated that the project focuses on exploring application scenarios, agent identity verification and authorization, interoperability standards, and legal and regulatory frameworks. A subsequent English announcement stated that the project focuses on market development and use-case exploration, agent identity, interoperability standards, and legal and regulatory frameworks, and explores agentic commerce, everyday payments, procurement, and treasury management, without mentioning pay-per-use digital service fees. On November 3, Fintech News Hong Kong reported that the expert group includes financial institutions, technology service providers, professional services firms, and academia, including 11 financial institutions, and that its focus is consistent with the project directions described above.
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- Fintech News Hong Kong11 financial institutions join HKMA Agentic Finance Expert Group
HKMA announced the launch of Project SAGE to support the responsible development and application of agentic finance in Hong Kong, and established the Agentic Finance Expert Group. The expert group covers financial institutions, technology service providers, professional services firms and academia, including 11 financial institutions; its work focuses on market development and use case exploration, agent identity, interoperability standards, and the legal and regulatory framework.
- HKMA — Press releases (简体中文)SelectedHong Kong Monetary Authority launches SAGE project and establishes expert group on agentic finance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched the SAGE project and established an expert group on agentic finance to promote the responsible development and application of agentic finance in Hong Kong. The project focuses on market development and exploring use cases, agent identity, interoperability standards, and legal and regulatory frameworks, covering areas such as agentic shopping, everyday payments, procurement, treasury management, and pay-per-use digital services.
- HKMA — Press releases (English)HKMA launches Project SAGE and establishes an expert group on agentic finance
HKMA has launched Project SAGE to promote the responsible development and application of agentic finance in Hong Kong, and established an expert group on agentic finance to support the project. The project focuses on market development and use case exploration, agent identity, interoperability standards, and legal and regulatory frameworks, covering areas such as agentic commerce, everyday payments, procurement, and treasury management.
- HKMA — Press releases (繁體中文)Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches SAGE project and establishes Agentic Finance Expert Group
Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches the SAGE project and establishes the Agentic Finance Expert Group to promote the responsible development and adoption of agentic finance in Hong Kong. The project focuses on exploring use cases, agent identity verification and authorization, interoperability standards, and legal and regulatory frameworks; use cases under exploration include everyday payments, procurement, treasury management, and paying for digital services on a usage basis.
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