Alipay introduced China’s first full-stack agentic commerce platform on August 17, 2026, at its AI Ecosystem Partner Conference in Hangzhou. The platform is designed to help merchants move from standard digital operations to AI-powered operations.
Tencent has introduced a new cross-border remittance service that allows foreign passport holders to send money into China, expanding the reach of its financial technology ecosystem beyond domestic users.
The AI arms race just crowned its first $5.5 trillion company – Nvidia has officially outpaced Google and Apple setting the unprecedented valuation record. At the same time, the world’s most valuable chipmaker is still locked out of the market that could make that number look small. China that used to be one of Nvidia’s […]
AI payment processing product from Alipay is part of the firm’s AI Pay offering. It enables businesses of all sizes, including One Person Companies (OPCs) that account for 30% of all enterprises in the Chinese mainland, to receive agentic payments seamlessly when autonomous AI agents, including OpenClaw-type agents, purchase their services or products.
Chinese automotive OS company Banma Intelligence and Alipay have jointly launched an in-car payments system that lets drivers buy tickets, book hotels, and order food using voice commands without needing their smartphones.
In 2025, Ray-Ban Meta became the best-selling smart glasses globally. The first quarter of 2026 continues the Meta glasses hype, with new models revealed, and international expansion on hold due to “unprecedented demand” and limited inventory.
As the US-Iran conflict disrupts oil markets and threatens petrodollar dominance, both India and the UAE are turning to the Chinese yuan for oil payments — a shift with major implications for the global financial order.
Trading in leading Asia markets accelerated following the PBoC’s Monday decision to keep the benchmark loan rates unchanged for the 11th consecutive month.
From London to Riyadh, states are no longer leaving artificial intelligence entirely to the private sector. Sovereign funds focused on AI infrastructure are becoming the new black and UK is now on trend.
The global payments landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with new launches and updates from Xero, Checkout.com, Paysend and more highlighting a clear shift toward merchant empowerment, regional sovereignty, and cross-border infrastructure upgrades.
China’s fast-evolving digital ecosystem is entering a new phase of “agentic commerce,” where artificial intelligence doesn’t just recommend actions but completes them. A key example is the integration of Alibaba’s AI assistant, the Qwen App, with the country’s dominant payments platform, Alipay, enabling users to book services like rides and pay seamlessly within a single […]
Two landmark expansions from Mastercard and Airwallex signal a new era for cross-border B2B payments: one deepening China’s financial corridors, the other mounting a billion-dollar advance on European incumbents.
Global fintech platform SUNRATE has officially renamed its China-licensed entity to SUNRATE Pay Co., Ltd., marking a new stage in the company’s strategic expansion into the Chinese payments market and reinforcing its focus on compliant cross-border financial services.
As AI adoption gained momentum during the 2026 Chinese New Year, Ant Group announced that both Alipay AI Pay and its AI health app AQ have each surpassed the 100 million user milestone.
Alipay has just announced that its AI Pay payment solution, enabling secure and seamless transactions between AI agents, exceeded 120 million transactions in the past week, as agentic commerce volume surges in China.
Global gold demand hits record high in 2025 despite falling jewellery consumption: paradox explained.
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