Ant International, the global arm of Chinese fintech Ant Group, has connected over 150 million merchants with more than 2 billion consumer accounts worldwide. The company is positioning its payment network as essential infrastructure for the emerging AI commerce economy.

Ant International, the overseas spin-off of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, has connected more than 150 million merchants with over 2 billion consumer accounts around the world, as it positions its payments network as core infrastructure for the emerging AI commerce economy. The figures, disclosed at the company’s MoMents 2026 forum in Kuala Lumpur, which ran from Monday to Wednesday, underscore the scale Ant is seeking to leverage amid the rising adoption of artificial intelligence agents. Ant...