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Ant International makes headway in Brazil with Dock partnership

Ant International, a digital payment and financial technology leader, today announced its strategic initiative to provide AI-driven credit technology solutions designed to empower local partners and advance financial inclusions in Brazil.

02 September 2024

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GSBN to trial Bill of Lading tokenisation in Hong Kong

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a neutral, not-for-profit consortium enabling paperless, accessible and sustainable growth in global trade with its data infrastructure and ecosystem of partners, has officially joined the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble to test its electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) tokenisation use case with Ant Digital Technologies and conduct interbank atomic settlement of tokenised deposits between the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Hang Seng Bank (Hang Seng).

28 August 2024

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Ant International and Ant Digital Technologies joins HKMA’s Project Ensemble sandbox

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today announced the launch of the Project Ensemble Sandbox (the Sandbox) and introduced four main themes of tokenization use cases.

28 August 2024

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DBS tokenizes treasury management for Ant International

Singapore's DBS is collaborating with Ant International on a blockchain-based tokenization project for 24/7 intra-group treasury and liquidity management.

14 August 2024

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Ant group's smart financial manager Zhixiaobao in Alipay hits 59 million user

As of June 2024, Ant Group’s AI-powered smart financial manager Zhixiaobao has served 59 million individual users via the Ant Fortune and Ant Insurance platforms in the Alipay app, according to QuestMobile.

24 July 2024

Company announcement/security

Ant International and NTU Singapore collaborate on privacy-enhancing technology

To strengthen digital economic growth in the Asia Pacific region, Ant International and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have announced a collaboration over the next five years to conduct breakthrough research to advance digital trust leveraging both Ant International’s industry experience and NTU Singapore’s research expertise on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs).

17 July 2024

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BNP Paribas signs wide-ranging payments deal with Ant International

BNP Paribas is collaborating with China's Ant international on a range of initiatives to boost cross-border payment services for merchants and consumers in Europe.

15 July 2024

Company announcement/ai

Ant Group updates AI assistants

On July 4, Ant Group unveiled major updates of its AI-powered services and technologies at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2024 (WAIC 2024).

04 July 2024

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Ant Group and Mastercard extend digital payments programme to Chengdu and Chongqing

Ant Group and Mastercard, along with 12 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and other major international card organizations, have extended the International Consumer Friendly Zones program to major Western Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, as inbound travel to the region rises driven by continued growth of international tourism and trade.

03 July 2024

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Ant Group acquires Dutch payments vendor MultiSafePay

China's Ant Group has acquired Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay as it expands further into Western markets.

02 July 2024

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Ant International to enter Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ant International, to facilitate the business expansion into the Kingdom.

07 May 2024

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Ant International to establish new business development centre in Malaysia creating 500 jobs

Ant International, a digital payment and financial technology leader dedicated to building an inclusive and sustainable global commerce ecosystem, announced that it will establish a new Digital Business Centre in Malaysia, with a focus on tapping local tech talent to drive its global businesses.

18 April 2024