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Ant Group consolidates Alipay operations in big bet on AI ‘agentic commerce’

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has revamped its online payments operations by creating a new business group for Alipay, as it sharpens its artificial intelligence focus on “agentic commerce” to drive new growth. Ant, an Alibaba Group Holding affiliate, merged its Digital Payment Business Group, Al…

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  1. 2026-09-22 03:41 · South China Morning Post Tech
    Ant Group consolidates Alipay operations in big bet on AI ‘agentic commerce’

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