Global (China firms abroad)
Chinese fintech goes global: the overseas expansion of Ant International, Tencent, Chinese payment firms and banks, plus China’s role in global fintech.
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Ant International signs SMBC deal on Alipay+, Antom and WorldFirst flows in Southeast Asia
Ant International and SMBC signed a memorandum of understanding on cross-border payments tied to Japan, Singapore and Southeast Asia, and will explore linking the Whale RTP treasury platform with the…
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Ant International launches AI SHIELD and AgentSafePay to secure AI agent payments
Ant International unveiled AI SHIELD, a security suite for cross-border merchants that includes a Know-Your-Agent framework and AgentSafePay, which covers losses from qualifying AI agent errors.
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Hengqin’s WeSure partners Malaysia’s Revenue IF on payments and insurance in Southeast Asia
Zhuhai Hengqin WeSure Digital Technology and Bursa-listed Revenue IF agreed to cooperate on cross-border payments and insurance business in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
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Ant International launches Wyn, an AI agent for cross-border merchants on WorldFirst
Ant International’s new Wyn agent lets small exporters open accounts, collect payments and exchange currencies through plain-language instructions.
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