Ant International Launches AI SHIELD to Boost Financial AI Security
AI SHIELD reduces risk of AI service vulnerabilities such as unauthorized access and data leakage by 90% through advanced assessment methods and running safeguards
AI SHIELD reduces risk of AI service vulnerabilities such as unauthorized access and data leakage by 90% through advanced assessment methods and running safeguards
Co-building a trusted foundation for agentic commerce
The Saudi Central Bank and Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, will launch cross-border QR code payments between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) national payment scheme, mada, and Ant International’s global wallet gateway, Alipay+, in 2026 to drive digitisation and inclusive growth for local merchants. “We are deeply honoured to support the ambitious goals of Vision 2030 and build on the strong digital infrastructure by SAMA to enhance...
Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership focuses on AI-powered risk solutions, best practices Wallet partners set to adopt Alipay+ EasySafePay 360 solution designed to cut account takeover risk by 90% Payment leaders in Asia are initiating the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership, designed to further strengthen the protection of global wallet payments, as digital wallets rapidly become the preferred choice for everyday transactions among consumers in Asia and around the world. Ant International, a leading global digital payment,...
Live trials started between a Standard Chartered Bank account and an e-wallet supported by Alipay+, Ant International's wallet gateway service, using Swift’s infrastructure This development further expands payments optionality across the ecosystem leveraging the benefits of ISO 20022 messaging standards and using Swift’s trusted infrastructure for efficiency, scale, and interoperability
Report builds on shared ledger technology and industry expertise of the co-leads as well as members of the Project Guardian FX workstream It includes proposed principles for leveraging tokenized bank liabilities and shared ledgers to drive industry adoption of tokenization and enable 24/7, real-time FX settlement and lower costs for businesses globally The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Ant International led the Project Guardian FX industry group to develop a new report for...
Alipay+ enables world’s first successful e-wallet payment transaction on Meizu StarV Snap smart glasses via AlipayHK. The new feature expands use case scenarios for the AR glasses industry leader, and creates new growth avenues for e-wallets and merchants. This adds to Alipay+’s payment innovation power suite, including Model Context Protocol (MCP)-powered AI payments and NFC-based integration of QR and card payments, among others.
The Time-Series Transformer AI FX Model forecasts cashflow and FX exposure with more than 90% accuracy, helping businesses reduce FX-related fees