Ant Group

2025.07.14

17:23

The first AI agent safety testing standard was released, jointly compiled by Ant Group, Tsinghua University, China Telecom, etc.

Recently, the World Digital Academy (WDTA) officially released the new AI STR series standard "AI Intelligent Agent Operation Safety Test Standard" at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. The standard was jointly compiled by Ant Group, Tsinghua University, and China Telecom, and more than 20 domestic and foreign institutions, enterprises, and universities such as PwC, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Washington University in St. Louis, USA. It is the world's first single-agent operation safety test standard. This standard targets the "behavioral" risks brought by intelligent agents crossing the "language wall". For the first time, it matches the five key links of input and output, large models, RAG, memory, and tools with the operating environment, and builds a full-link risk analysis framework; at the same time, it subdivides the types of intelligent agent risks, improves and innovatively proposes test methods such as model detection, network communication analysis, and tool fuzz testing, filling the gap in intelligent agent safety testing technical standards.

2025.06.30

11:12

Ant Group releases "2024 Sustainable Development Report" Three major AI butlers have cumulatively served more than 130 million users

On June 30, Ant Group released its 2024 Sustainable Development Report. In 2024, Ant Group will integrate AI capabilities into medical, financial, and life scenarios, and launch three AI butlers (health butler, financial butler, and life butler) that will serve more than 130 million users, of which 43% are from third-tier cities and below.

2025.06.26

15:20

Ant Group enters online medical field and launches AI Q&A App

According to Dahe Financial Cube, Ant Group released the AQ dialogue question-and-answer app in Shanghai, officially entering the field of online medical care. Ant Group CEO Han Xinyi said that the company has been deeply involved in the medical and health field for 10 years, and now hopes to make it more convenient for ordinary people to see a doctor through AI assistants, and help doctors serve more patients. AQ relies on the Ant Health Big Model to provide one-stop services such as registration, consultation, and drug purchase. Ant Group has also established a health and medical division, which is headed by Vice President Zhang Junjie.

2025.06.23

11:44

Hello Robotaxi business completes financing of over 3 billion yuan, introduces strategic investment from Ant Group and CATL

Hello officially enters the Robotaxi track. On June 23, "Shanghai Zaofu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd." jointly initiated by Hello, Ant Group, and CATL through their investment entities was registered in Shanghai with a registered capital of RMB 1.288 billion. The company will focus on the research and development of L4 autonomous driving technology, safety applications and commercialization. "Zaofu" is a famous charioteer in Chinese history with superb driving skills. The new company is jointly held by Shanghai Yunyan Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (Ant Group), Shanghai Junha Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Hello), and Ningbo Meishan Free Trade Zone Wendi Investment Co., Ltd. (CATL), and the three parties have invested a total of more than 3 billion yuan in the first phase.

2025.06.19

07:11

Bosch Group and Galaxy General established a joint venture to promote the implementation of embodied intelligence in the industrial sector

Bosch Group's Boyuan Capital and China Galaxy General announced the establishment of a joint venture company "Chengmai Boyin Hechuang Technology Co., Ltd.", focusing on manufacturing scenarios such as complex assembly and intelligent quality inspection, developing dexterous robots, and promoting the large-scale implementation of embodied artificial intelligence in the industrial sector. As the first batch of results of the cooperation, Boyin Hechuang and United Automotive Electronics signed a strategic cooperation memorandum to establish a joint laboratory for embodied intelligent robots "RoboFab" to explore the application of robots in automobile manufacturing. Recently, Lingxin Qiaoshou Company added CICC Guanbo and Ant Group as shareholders, Zhiyuan Robotics and Hillhouse Capital jointly established a new company, coupled with the dynamics of humanoid robots of automobile industry chain companies such as Xiaopeng and Chery, and the investment layout of GAC, SAIC, BYD, etc., the field of embodied intelligence has become an industry hotspot.

2025.06.17

09:08

Donggang Shares: The company is not currently involved in stablecoin-related businesses

An investor asked Donggang Shares on the interactive platform: What kind of cooperation does the company have with Ant Group? What impact will the issuance of stablecoins by Ant Group have on the company? Donggang Shares replied that its holding subsidiary Beijing Ruihong currently cooperates with Taobao and Tmall in the field of electronic invoices. The company is not currently involved in stablecoin-related businesses, so it will not have an impact on the company's business.

2025.06.12

17:04

Ant Financial starts applying for Hong Kong stablecoin license

According to Jiemian News, on June 12, Ant Group Vice President and Ant Digits Blockchain Business President Bian Zhuoqun revealed at the SNEC Shanghai Photovoltaic Exhibition that Ant Digits has started applying for a Hong Kong stablecoin license and has had multiple rounds of communication with regulators. It is reported that Ant Digits has listed Hong Kong as its global headquarters this year and has completed the pilot test of the regulatory sandbox in Hong Kong. On the same day, Ant Digits and GCL Energy jointly announced the establishment of a new company "Ant Xinneng".

16:21

Ant Group's Ant Digits launches energy service intelligent entity

Recently, at the 18th International Solar Photovoltaic and Smart Energy Conference, Ant Digits, a subsidiary of Ant Group, released an energy service intelligent agent. It is reported that the intelligent agent can accurately predict power generation and market supply and demand changes, and generate analysis reports and strategies for multiple links such as investment, operation, transaction, and financing through simple text instructions.

15:23

Hong Kong stocks related to Ant Financial rose sharply, with Yunfeng Financial (00376.HK) soaring 98% at one point and now up 53%, Lion Holdings (02562.HK) up nearly 15%, and Yaocai Securities (01428.HK) up more than 12.5%. On the news front, it was reported that Ant Group will apply for stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong and Singapore. Ant responded that it will submit the application as soon as the relevant channels in Hong Kong are opened.

2025.06.09

11:26

SenseTime's "Raccoon Family" and "Ant Treasure Box" reach ecological cooperation

SenseTime’s “Raccoon Family” and Ant Group’s intelligent entity development platform “Ant Treasure Box” have officially reached an ecological cooperation, and the two parties have jointly created the “AI Data Analysis Assistant”.

2025.05.17

15:18

Ant Group CTO He Zhengyu: The source of the big model illusion is the lack of data

At the OceanBase Developer Conference held today, Ant Group CTO He Zhengyu said that without data there would be no development of AI, the boundaries of data determine the upper limit of the capabilities of large models, and all data companies will become AI companies. The source of the current illusion of large models is the lack of data. Cheap Internet data is about to run out, resulting in increased data acquisition costs. In addition, there are challenges such as the scarcity and difficulty of flow of rigorous industry data, the difficulty of multimodal data processing, and the difficulty of data quality assessment. The future success of enterprises will mainly depend on how to generate and apply data. He Zhengyu said that Ant Group will support OceanBase's breakthroughs in Ant AI's core scenarios such as finance, medical care, and life, while continuing to support OceanBase's open source and promote the realization of the AGI dream.

2025.05.13

13:43

Ant Group attended the opening ceremony of the School of Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and signed a strategic cooperation agreement

On May 11, the inauguration ceremony of the School of Computer Science (School of Cyberspace Security and School of Cryptography) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University was held at the Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ant Group was invited to attend as a strategic partner. At the inauguration ceremony, the School of Computer Science of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Ant Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In December 2024, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Ant Group jointly established the "Joint Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Security", focusing on key technological breakthroughs in the era of artificial intelligence, deeply coordinating and cultivating innovative talents, and promoting the research and application of cutting-edge technologies. At the inauguration ceremony of the School of Computer Science, Professor Wu Fan, Executive Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Yu Feng, Vice President of the Platform Technology Business Group of Ant Group, signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The two parties will cooperate in the "Emerging Parallel Computing" talent project, guided by industry needs, and build an innovative ecosystem with deep collaboration between industry, academia and research through the "dual mentor system + project embedded" training model. The cooperation in this project aims to achieve two-way empowerment of technical breakthroughs and talent training, recruit outstanding scientific research talents to carry out joint research projects on "Emerging Parallel Computing", promote the implementation and transformation of scientific research results, and promote industrial development.

00:00

Market news: Ant Group may sell approximately 4% of its shares in Indian payment company Paytm.

2025.05.12

18:12

Caitong Securities: Achieved results in cooperation with Alibaba and Ant Group in areas such as financial technology

Caitong Securities said on the interactive platform on May 12 that the company has cooperated with Alibaba Group and its holding company Ant Group in financial technology, securities services, wealth management and other aspects, and has achieved certain results. First, Alibaba Cloud and data base have helped promote the company's intelligent dual recording, intelligent marketing and big data middle platform construction. Second, the company and Ant Group have carried out Internet platform cooperation under the premise of complying with relevant laws and regulations. At present, the products of Caitong Securities Asset Management and Caitong Fund are sold through the Ant Wealth platform.

2025.05.08

13:45

China Resources Vanguard and Alipay jointly develop “touch and pay” payment service for all industries

Recently, CR Vanguard’s stores across the country have fully launched the “Alipay touch” quick payment and digital services, covering all retail scenarios including boutique supermarkets, comprehensive supermarkets, and community supermarkets. As a leading company in China's retail industry, CR Vanguard's in-depth cooperation with Alipay marks an important step in the industry's transformation to smart retail. Data disclosed by Ant Group on April 24 showed that "Alipay Touch" has launched 17 products for different scenarios such as payment, ordering food, and opening doors. More than 5,000 brands and tens of millions of stores provide users with "Touch" services, with more than 100 million users, covering more than 400 cities across the country. A relevant person in charge of CR Vanguard said that this innovative payment method has been welcomed by consumers since its launch due to its high efficiency and convenience; at the same time, "Alipay touch" has also achieved remarkable results in promoting digital operations of merchants. In the future, the two parties also plan to carry out deeper cooperation in membership services, precision marketing and other aspects, and jointly explore more possibilities for the digital transformation of the retail industry.

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