South Korean regulators and government officials outlined regulatory changes needed for AI agents to compare financial products and complete payments on consumers’ behalf, identifying personal-data consent, network separation and sector-specific rules as the main obstacles. At a September 11 forum hosted by the Korea Blockchain Industry Promotion Association at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul, participants also examined how blockchain could provide digital trust infrastructure for AI, including data provenance, content rights, decentralized identity, real-world assets and automated settlements. The Financial Services Commission said it would pursue phased easing of consent and network-separation requirements and review rules under the Electronic Financial Transactions Act and Credit Information Act. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it was working to clarify standards for distributed ledgers and decentralized identity, support blockchain research linked to AI, develop public-sector applications and coordinate proposals for a blockchain industry-promotion law. Officials also stressed the need for consistent definitions across ministries and legislation, including the Virtual Asset User Protection Act, the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, the Electronic Securities Act and a future Digital Asset Framework Act.