About agnt8x
Agentic operations and payments, safe to regulatory grade.
agnt8x is built by EightX for regulated institutions. We help banks, wealth managers, insurers and other regulated firms put AI agents to work on real processes, and let those agents pay within limits, with every action identified, governed and on the record.
Why we exist
AI agents are ready for regulated work. The controls around them were not.
Regulated institutions cannot hand a process to an agent unless they can say who the agent is, what it is allowed to do, what it spent and why it acted. Most agent platforms leave those questions to the client.
agnt8x answers them by design. Rules, checks and calculations run as code. A certified model is called only where judgement is needed. A named person approves where the risk calls for it. Every step is recorded and can be replayed.
What we do
One platform, three jobs
Agentic operations
Prebuilt agents and workflow loops for regulated work, or loops our agents build from your own procedure in a no-code business interface.
Agentic payments
Every agent that spends has a verified identity, a named owner and a budget. Each payment is approved before a card is issued, on global card-network rails.
A control plane for every agent
One place to identify, govern and audit every AI agent you run, whether it is observed where it runs, brokered through agnt8x or imported to run inside your own cloud.
How we work
Neutral, portable and inside your perimeter
Neutral on models
agnt8x is not affiliated with any AI model provider. It works alongside Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT and Google Gemini, and certifies each model per task on your own test cases.
Your agents, your IP
Agents and workflow loops belong to you. Each is described in the EightX Agent Manifest (EAM), an open standard under Apache 2.0, so it can move on or off the platform at any time.
Your cloud, your keys
Run agnt8x as SaaS, in a tenant workspace, or inside your own AWS, Azure or Google Cloud account behind your firewall, with customer-managed keys and no standing access for EightX.
Leadership
Led by people who have run financial market infrastructure
David Puth
Chair
More than thirty years in global financial markets. Former CEO of CLS Group, the world's largest multicurrency FX settlement system, and former CEO of Centre Consortium. Earlier roles at J.P. Morgan, State Street Global Markets, CME Group and ICAP.
Michael Harte
Co-Founder
Technology and financial services leader with global experience in digital transformation, capital markets and institutional partnerships, and a former senior executive across major banking and technology organisations.
John Shipman
Co-Founder and CEO
More than two decades across financial markets and fintech product development. Leads EightX's strategy, product and client delivery.
Where we are
Teams in four countries
We work with financial markets clients in Australia, the United Kingdom and the UAE, and co-sell and deliver through formal joint business relationships with a global Tier 1 professional services firm.
EightX is incorporated in the Cayman Islands. agnt8x is listed on Gartner® Peer Insights™ in the AI Agent Management Platforms market.
About agnt8x
Who is behind agnt8x?
agnt8x is built by EightX. It is chaired by David Puth, former CEO of CLS Group, and led by co-founders Michael Harte and John Shipman (CEO), with teams in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Austria.
Is agnt8x independent of the AI model providers?
Yes. agnt8x is not affiliated with any AI model provider. It works alongside Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
Where does agnt8x work?
agnt8x works with financial markets clients in Australia, the United Kingdom and the UAE, starting with wealth and retail banking, and co-sells and delivers through formal joint business relationships with a global Tier 1 professional services firm.