Alipay introduces AI-powered Abao, taking an early lead in China’s super app AI race · TechNode

Tech Brief (June 17): Ant Revamps Alipay With AI Assistant in Biggest App Overhaul

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Alipay introduces AI-powered Abao, taking an early lead in China’s super app AI race · TechNode

Alipay, China’s leading mobile payments and super app platform, today unveiled its AI-powered assistant Abao and opened invitation-only testing to users, marking the biggest redesign in the platform’s history and signaling its full-scale shift toward AI-driven services. Starting June 16, selected users can access the new interface by simply swiping right. A broader rollout is expected in the coming months. The redesign aims to simplify interacti…

WeChat and Alipay Counterattack Against Doubao: Turning Mini-Programs Into AI Skills

In a coordinated move that signals a major strategic shift, China's two dominant super-apps — WeChat and Alipay — have both moved to transform their vast ecosystems of mini-programs into AI-callable "Skills," directly countering the rise of ByteDance's AI assistant Doubao. On June 2, the Financial Times reported that WeChat was internally testing an AI Agent capable of invoking mini-programs to complete user tasks. Days later, on June 8, WeChat …