Alipay AI Pay Launches PAYATHON 2026, a Hackathon Judged on Whether AI Products Get Paying Users

Alipay AI Pay opened PAYATHON 2026 for developers of apps, skills and agents, with five payment tracks, a prize pool of 200,000 yuan and judging that weighs real paying users.

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2026-10-25 01:57 · Pandaily
Alipay AI Pay Launches PAYATHON 2026, a Hackathon Judged on Whether AI Products Get Paying Users

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