Friday, May 15, 2026

Ant connects 150mln merchants to 2bln user accounts

The company said its payment network processes more than 20 million transactions a day on average

Ant International now connects more than 150 million merchants globally with more than 2 billion user accounts, as it expands its payment and financial technology network across more markets.

Its global payment services now support over 300 payment methods across more than 220 markets.

These include major card schemes, 50 mobile payment partners and more than 10 national QR systems, such as Singapore’s SGQR, Malaysia’s DuitNow, Thailand’s PromptPay and Indonesia’s QRIS.

The company said its payment network processes more than 20 million transactions a day on average.

Peng Yang, CEO of Ant International, said: New models of financial interoperability and AI commerce give us powerful tools to help global giants as well as mom-and-pop shops to increase resilience and expand revenue streams.

A broader and deeper network means we can work with more partners on more levels to deliver more innovative, trusted, and high ROI fintech solutions in the world’s fastest growing markets, he said.

Ant International has also added new e-wallet and bank app partners, including iFAST Global Bank in the UK, KBank and SCB in Thailand, barq in Saudi Arabia and ShopeePay in Southeast Asia.

Its recent expansion includes cross-border QR payment work with NAPAS and Vietcombank in Vietnam, as well as a partnership with Mexican fintech R2 to support SME lending in Latin America.

Ant International also recently introduced Agentic Mobile Protocol, an open-source framework designed to support AI-driven payment connections across mobile wallets, banking apps, super apps and other mobile services.

It also highlighted AI tools used across its business, including GenAI Cockpit for partner services, AI SHIELD for risk management, Falcon TST for foreign exchange forecasting, EPOS360 for SMEs and Antom Copilot for merchant payment operations.

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