Ant International, the overseas affiliate of China’s Ant Group, is executing an Artificial Intelligence overhaul across its entire suite of global financial services, introducing AI agents designed to help manage payments, foreign exchange and treasury operations.Described by the company as its largest-ever product upgrade, the initiative embeds AI-native solutions across all platforms: cross-border payment network Alipay+, merchant services provider Antom, account and treasury platform WorldFirst, and digital credit platform Bettr.
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FRI · 2026-09-18 · 13:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0918-112307
NSR-2026-0918-112307Press Release·EN·Technology
Ant International embeds AI agents across all platforms in biggest-ever product upgrade
Ant International, the overseas affiliate of China's Ant Group, is implementing a significant AI overhaul across its global financial services. This initiative, described as its largest product upgrade, embeds AI-native solutions into all its platforms.
Wency ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-18 · 13:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Ant International, the overseas affiliate of China's Ant Group, is implementing a significant AI overhaul across its global financial services. This initiative, described as its largest product upgrade, embeds AI-native solutions into all its platforms. These AI agents are designed to assist with managing payments, foreign exchange, and treasury operations. The affected platforms include the cross-border payment network Alipay+, merchant services provider Antom, account and treasury platform WorldFirst, and digital credit platform Bettr. This upgrade aims to enhance the functionality and efficiency of Ant International's financial services offerings.
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AI-native solutions are being embedded across platforms including Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst, and Bettr.
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This initiative is described by the company as its largest-ever product upgrade.
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The upgrade introduces AI agents for managing payments, foreign exchange, and treasury operations.
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Ant International is implementing an AI overhaul across its global financial services.
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