HONG KONG, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026, Ant Digital Technologies (Ant DT) unveiled its "Agent Factory," a full-scenario AI solution framework for the agentic AI era, and announced a major upgrade to its security platform ZOLOZ, introducing KYA (Know Your Agent), a trust governance solution designed for the age of AI agents.
At the event, Ant DT showcased its Agent Factory full-stack capabilities, from AI platforms to blockchain infrastructure, working as an integrated system for the agentic AI era. Agentar demonstrated how agents move from development and deployment to scaled management; ZOLOZ showcased how to address identity verification and security risks in the agent era; LingDT provided specialized model capabilities for complex industry tasks. Blockchain and privacy-preserving computation technologies further ensured secure and trusted data circulation and business collaboration.
Agent Management Becomes the Next Challenge
"AI to B is becoming a core strategic focus for Ant Digital Technologies," said Wenbiao Zhao, CEO of Ant Digital Technologies. Zhao outlined three stages of enterprise AI evolution: from enterprises adopting large models, to agents entering business workflows, to agents entering organizational operations. "When the number of agents grows from a handful to dozens or hundreds, how to produce, run, and manage agents at scale becomes a new challenge. That is why Ant DT built the Agent Factory."
According to IDC, Ant DT ranks first among non-cloud vendors and fourth overall in China's private deployment market for agent development platforms, and holds the leading 13.3% market share in the financial industry large model platform, agent application, and services market.
At the AI and DeepTech Forum, Dr. Ying Yan, Chief Technology Officer of Ant Digital Technologies, shared the company's hands-on experience in deploying enterprise agents. She noted that bringing AI agents into real production environments involves three challenges: the semantic gap, the trust deficit, and cost overrun. Ant DT addresses these through the Agentic AI Full Stack: DTOntology to map scattered business knowledge into an AI-readable ontology, DTHarness to govern execution and hold the floor, and DTRouter + LingDT to make inference affordable. All capabilities are scenario-hardened in financial-grade deployments, built to cross the last mile and turn agents into productivity.
From KYC and KYB to KYA
As a key pillar of the Agent Factory's trust foundation, Leo Li, President of International Business at Ant DT, officially launched the ZOLOZ KYA solution at the event. KYA extends ZOLOZ's mature KYC (Know Your Customer) and KYB (Know Your Business) verification capabilities to the agent scenario, evolving from verifying people and businesses to verifying AI agents, and providing full-lifecycle trust governance for every agent produced. "Agentar builds the agents, and ZOLOZ certifies them," said Leo Li. "KYA is the trust foundation of Ant DT's AI Agent Factory."
Once agents enter real production environments, trust matters as much as intelligence. At the Policy and Vision Forum, Zhuoqun Bian, President of Blockchain Business at Ant DT, shared her perspective: "When agents begin to interact with systems on behalf of users, how to verify agent identity, define authorization boundaries, and ensure traceability and accountability become critical. The combination of blockchain and AI will open up vast possibilities for agent commerce." She emphasized that scaling agent commerce requires not only technological breakthroughs but also robust governance mechanisms and sustainable business models.
Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 focuses on three engines for sustained growth: financial empowerment, technology innovation, and global expansion. The event is expected to attract over 45,000 participants, more than 1,000 speakers, and 800-plus exhibitors and start-ups.
"Hong Kong's open innovation ecosystem and global connectivity make it the best testing ground for frontier technologies. We will use our overseas headquarters as a hub to build our global AI Agent Factory," Zhao said.
About Ant Digital Technologies
Ant Digital Technologies is a technology commercialization arm of Ant Group with deep expertise in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other frontier technologies. Operating independently since April 2024, the company established its overseas headquarters in Hong Kong in 2025. To date, Ant Digital Technologies has partnered with over 300 partners to serve more than 30,000 enterprise customers worldwide.
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Ant Digital Technologies Unveils Agent Factory at Hong Kong FinTech Week, Upgrades ZOLOZ with KYA Trust Solutions
Five themed runs debut, connecting community through sport and promoting health and inclusion
HONG KONG, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Hong Kong and Macau ("AXA") successfully held its annual large-scale community event, AXA BetterMe Weekend, on 24 and 25 October at AXA WONDERLAND, WestK. Celebrating its sixth anniversary this year, the event debuted the AXA BetterMe Run series, complemented by a diverse programme of emerging sports experiences, live music performances and wellness activities, attracting over 11,000 participants. The free two-day event welcomed members of the public, together with their families, friends and pets, enjoy the fun of sport and experience positive impact of healthy living for holistic wellbeing, while encouraging everyone to achieve a more sustainable living.
One of this year's key highlights, the AXA BetterMe Run, made its debut with five themed runs designed for different participants, including individual runners, families and pet owners. These included the "Celebrity Runs with You (5KM)", led by Alton Wong, a member of boy band MIRROR; the "Wellness & Breathwork Run (3KM)", led by yoga instructor Kylie Yim; and three themed 2km runs: the "Family Fun Run", "Halloween Costume Family Run" and "Run with Furry Friends". The event also invited the Fearless Dragon Running Team, comprising runners with visual and hearing impairments, bringing diverse communities together through sport and fostering greater inclusion.
Beyond the themed runs series, the event featured a range of emerging sports experiences, including pickleball, spikeball and Air Storm, with many visitors enthusiastically taking part. AXA also partnered once again with Liverpool FC International Academy (Hong Kong), promoting healthy lifestyles through football games and training sessions.
The event featured performances by popular local rock band Pandora and singer-songwriter Cath Wong, alongside a "Cantopop Night" and a series of busking performances. In addition, celebrity instructor Alex Lam led yoga stretching and breathing workshops, while the Hong Kong Yoyo Organization offered mesmerising yoyo performance and live interactions with audiences and children participated in fun rhythm and movement activities. Together, these activities offered visitors of all ages opportunities to enjoy sport and wellness experiences, bringing fitness, music and holistic wellbeing into the community, while deepening their understanding of the connection between holistic wellbeing and environmental sustainability. Furthermore, AXA joined hands with partners including HK Express, Klook and ELEMENTS to offer an exciting selection of prizes, adding to the enjoyment of the event.
Sally Wan, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Greater China and AXA Global Private, said: " At AXA, we are committed to advancing holistic wellbeing through initiatives that promote physical and mental health, while strengthening community connections. Through AXA BetterMe Weekend, we aim to bring together partners from cross-sectors and the community to champion healthy and sustainable living. This year, for the first time, the event is centred on the theme of 'Connecting Community Through Sport'. Through a diverse programme of activities, including themed runs, emerging sports experiences, breathing exercises and family-friendly activities, we hope to encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the positive impact of sport. We believe that individual wellbeing, community welfare and environmental sustainability are closely connected. By inspiring healthier and more sustainable choices in everyday life, we hope to empower more people to embrace the 'BetterMe Spirit' and join us in building a healthier, more connected and sustainable future."
AXA places strong emphasis on the physical and mental health of its customers. In addition to its annual community event, the AXA BetterMe Weekend, its comprehensive health and wellness platform, AXA BetterMe, offers nearly 20 services spanning physical health, mental wellbeing and health management. Among these, the "BeOnTrack" programme provides comprehensive health guidance from a multidisciplinary team of family doctors, dietitians and personal fitness trainers, supporting both AXA customers and the wider public in achieving their health goals. AXA BetterMe services are accessible anytime, anywhere via the "Emma by AXA" app.
For further details on the AXA BetterMe service, please visit: https://www.axa.com.hk/en/axa-betterme.
For more highlights from AXA BetterMe Weekend, please watch the video: https://youtu.be/g05WWWFCxqU.
About AXA Hong Kong and Macau
AXA Hong Kong and Macau is a member of the AXA Group, a leading global insurer with presence in 52 markets and serving 92 million customers worldwide. Our purpose is to act for human progress by protecting what matters.
As one of the most diversified insurers in Hong Kong, we offer integrated solutions across Life, Health and General Insurance. We are the largest General Insurance provider and a major Health and Employee Benefits provider. Our aim is to not only be the insurer to provide comprehensive protection to our customers, but also a holistic partner to the individuals, businesses and community we serve. At the core of our service commitment is continuous product & service innovation and customer experience enrichment, which is achieved through actively listening to our customers' needs and leveraging and investing in technology and digital transformation.
We embrace our responsibility to be a driving force against climate change and a force for good to create shared value for our community. Our overall Sustainability Strategy, with emphasis on nature protection, inclusive protection and social resilience, provides a foundation for integrating environmental, social and governance considerations across our business. We are proud to be the first insurer to address the importance of mental health through different products and services and thought leading iconic research. Committed to shaping a sustainable future, we contribute in diverse ways through three distinct roles - as an investor, an insurer and an exemplary company.
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AXA BetterMe Weekend Concludes Successfully Attracting Over 11,000 Participants
AXA BetterMe Weekend Concludes Successfully Attracting Over 11,000 Participants
