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Company announcement/payments

Kasikornbank Bank's K Plus app integrates with Google Play

Google Play, Ant International’s Antom and KASIKORNBANK today announced the launch of K PLUS as a new local payment method on Google Play, marking the first time that a SEA mobile banking app is made available as a payment option in the platform.

31 July 2025

Company announcement/ai

PolyU and Ant Digital Technologies establish AI and Web3 Joint Lab

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and Ant Digital Technologies today signed a strategic cooperation agreement to establish the “PolyU and Ant Digital Technologies Joint Lab on AI and Web3”.

29 July 2025

News/crypto

Ant International takes aim at stablecoins; integration with USDC on the cards

Ant International, is evaluating the possibility of applying for stablecoin licenses in several countries, according to comments made during the Reuters Next Conference in Singapore.

10 July 2025

News/payments

Revolut lets customers send money to China via Alipay

Revolut is targeting the $48 billion Chinese remittance market through a partnership with Ant International.

09 July 2025

News/payments

ISDA and Ant International call for common industry framework for asset tokenisation

The uptake of tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers in transaction banking services could lower cross-border currency costs by 12.5%, saving businesses more than US$50 billion by 2030, according to a report by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Ant International.

03 July 2025

Company announcement/payments

Deutsche Bank teams with Ant International on instant cross-border payments

Deutsche Bank and Ant International have announced their strategic partnership to provide more comprehensive payment solutions for businesses of all sizes in Europe and Asia, by combining their expertise and leveraging Ant International’s proprietary tokenisation and AI-based FX technology.

10 June 2025

News/ai

Ant International ships Alipay+ GenAI Cockpit

Ant International has unveiled Alipay+ GenAI Cockpit, an AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) platform that empowers fintech companies and super apps to build AI-agentic and ultimately AI-native financial services.

04 June 2025

Company announcement/wholesale

HSBC introduces tokenised deposit service in Hong Kong

Ant International today announced its collaboration with HSBC on the bank’s new Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong.

22 May 2025

News/payments

Barclays deploys Ant International's FX forecasting model for global treasury management

Barclays Bank is to use Ant International's proprietary Time-Series Transformer (TST) AI FX Model, to help businesses reduce FX-related costs and risks against global volatilities.

07 May 2025

Company announcement/retail

AXA to deliver embedded insurance products in collaboration with Ant Bank and Alipay

AXA Hong Kong and Macau ("AXA") announces a strategic partnership with Ant Bank (Hong Kong) ("Ant Bank") and AlipayHK to provide a suite of insurance products and services to millions of active AlipayHK users through Ant Bank and its Mini App in the AlipayHK App.

09 April 2025

Company announcement/wholesale

Ant International launches lending services in Brazil

Bettr, a leading AI-driven lending business under Ant International, today announced its official launch in Brazil to expand small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending to support local and regional economic development by working with local partners.

18 March 2025

Company announcement/payments

Ant International opens first Middle East office in Saudi Arabia

Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation and financial technology provider, has opened a new office location in the central business district of Al-Olaya, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), following its successful technical certification as a Payment Technical Service Provider (PTSP) from Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).

12 February 2025