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Ant International expands AI-agent payments with global rollout

Ant International, a Singapore-based digital payments and fintech company, said on September 11 that wallets and payment acquirers including AlipayHK, GCash, Adyen, and Fiserv are deploying its Agentic Mobile Protocol globally.

The protocol support AI-agent payments on mobile interfaces.

The company said the open payment protocol, launched in April 2026 and now open-sourced on GitHub. It is rolling out in phase one with 10 Alipay+ wallet partners and seven acquiring partners.

Ant International also said it had begun working with Mastercard and Visa on a know-your-agent interoperability framework through BuildFin.ai.

BuildFin.ai is an industry platform convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to streamline AI-agent onboarding and identification across payment networks.

The effort comes as the Monetary Authority of Singapore works with the industry to develop safeguards for AI agents in finance.

🔗 Source: Ant International

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