Ant International
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Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered adopt Ant International’s FalconTST AI model 2.0
Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Standard Chartered have integrated the Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST), a forecasting AI model built by Singapore-based Ant International, into their foreign-exchange systems.
August 20, 2026
Fintech solution Bettr, under Singapore’s Ant International, launches Shariah-compliant Umrah financing with Muslim Pro in Malaysia
Bettr, the embedded finance platform under Singapore's Ant International, has partnered with Muslim Pro, an Islamic lifestyle app with more than 190 million downloads across more than 190 markets, to launch an Umrah financing solution in Malaysia for eligible Muslim users planning the pilgrimage.
August 10, 2026
Singapore’s Ant International adds Hang Seng Bank to Alipay+ as first Hong Kong banking partner
Singapore's Ant International has added Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank to its Alipay+ payment network as the gateway's first banking partner in Hong Kong, allowing Hang Seng Mobile App users to make QR code payments at more than 100 million merchants across more than 55 countries and regions.
July 24, 2026
Singapore’s Ant International closes $1.2B Series A with Ant Group, Alibaba
Singapore's Ant International has closed a Series A equity financing round of approximately $1.2 billion, with participation from existing investors Ant Group and Alibaba Group, alongside other unnamed international investment institutions.
July 21, 2026
Singapore’s Ant International brings payment gateway Alipay+ to Argentina’s national QR payment network
Singapore-based Ant International has integrated its Alipay+ payment gateway with Argentina's national QR payment scheme Transferencias 3.0, enabling international visitors to make digital payments at merchants across the country using their home-market payment apps.
July 20, 2026
Ant International opens Global Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur, backed by 1,500 fintech roles
Singapore-headquartered Ant International opened its Global Development Center (GDC) in Kuala Lumpur, located within Malaysia's international financial center TRX.
July 1, 2026
Amundi, Ant International launch tokenised money market fund share classes in blockchain treasury management push
Europe's largest asset manager Amundi, asset servicing group CACEIS, and Ant International have launched their tokenized share classes for the Amundi Money Market Fund – Short Term, denominated in Euro and US dollars, developed for Ant International's intra-group liquidity management needs.
June 16, 2026
Kyrgyzstan’s national payment operator, Alipay+ to jointly launch cross-border QR payments
Kyrgyzstan's Interbank Processing Center has partnered with Alipay+, the wallet gateway under Singapore-headquartered Ant International, to launch international QR payment services for users of the ELCARD Mobile app, with the support of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic.
June 4, 2026
KBank, Ant International team up on cross-border payments, liquidity management in Thailand
KASIKORNBANK (KBank) and Ant International have formed a strategic collaboration to jointly develop an integrated financial infrastructure for cross-border payments, liquidity management in Thailand.
June 1, 2026
News,Singapore,FinTech,Vietnam,SEA
Vietnam Airlines, 2C2P by Antom of Ant International to expand payment across Asia Pacific
Vietnam Airlines has signed a partnership with 2C2P by Antom, a payments platform under Ant International, to extend localized payment options for customers across eight markets in Asia Pacific, announced during the Vietnam–Singapore Tech Connect Forum.
June 1, 2026
AnyMind adds Alibaba Qwen models to AnyLive’s AI commerce stack
September 25, 2026
Akamai signs $11.6 billion cloud agreement with Anthropic
September 25, 2026
Thailand approves semiconductor strategy targeting $80B investment
September 25, 2026
CBAK signs deal for 12 GWh sodium-ion battery project in Nanjing
September 25, 2026
AnyMind adds Alibaba Qwen models to AnyLive’s AI commerce stack
September 25, 2026
Akamai signs $11.6 billion cloud agreement with Anthropic
September 25, 2026
Thailand approves semiconductor strategy targeting $80B investment
September 25, 2026
CBAK signs deal for 12 GWh sodium-ion battery project in Nanjing
September 25, 2026













