Ant International
Ant International is a digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider. It is headquarered in Singapore with main operations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Ant International operates the payment gateway Alipay+ that enables cross-border digital mobile payments. Other businesses under its umbrella are Antom (merchant payments and point-of-sale/digitalisation tools), WorldFirst (cross-border business accounts/payments for SMEs), and Bettr (embedded finance and credit-integration including an AI-powered financing tool for e-commerce vendors).
Vietnam, Ant International partner for fintech push in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, Ant International partner for fintech push in Ho Chi Minh City
This aims to guide the city on fintech regulations and provide platforms for SMEs.
Alipay+ GlassPay verifies user identity with iris authentication feature
The glasses-embedded payment can counter fraud attempts in photos, videos, or masks.
Ant International to use UBS’ blockchain platform for global treasury operations
The two companies will also explore joint innovations in tokenised deposits.
TNG eWallet, easypasia enhance customer service with Alipay+ genAI platform
They will offer tailored product recommendations and timely reminders.
DBS, Ant International deepen ties to enhance cross-border payments
DBS PayLah! users will soon be able to make payments at Alipay+ merchants.
Ant International's Antom unveils app to link POS, banking and lending for MSMEs
The app will first launch in Singapore.
Five takeaways from day 1 of the Singapore Fintech Festival
Tokenisation emerges as a key driver of future digital money systems.
Ant International uses AI to predict liquidity, FX needs
Falcon TST now handles about 60% of the company’s global transactions.
Finance chiefs cite deepfakes, synthetic identity attacks as top AI concerns
Human oversight remains crucial to manage AI safely.
Ant International invests in LATAM embedded lender R2
It includes a primary capital injection by Ant International.
Ant International recognised as inaugural Foreign Institution Partner by China’s cross-border interconnection payment gateway
Ant is the largest player in the CPG scheme in terms of coverage, use cases, and business volume.
Ant International to launch Alipay+ in Saudi Arabia
It will connect to mada, Saudi Arabia’s national payment scheme.
PayPay expands reach to 2 million South Korea stores via Alipay+ gateway
Users must complete identity verification on the PayPay app in Japan.
Ant Int’l and e-wallets launch partnership for enhanced protection
Ant International, alongside e-wallets and payment firms in Asia, have launched the Digital Wallet Guardian Partnership with the goal of strengthening protection of global wallet payments.
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