Ant Group Plans Agentic-Focused Upgrade of Alipay Super App

Ant Group reportedly wants to give its Alipay super app an agentic AI makeover. That’s according to a report Monday (June 15) from Bloomberg News, which characterizes the move as escalating Alipay’s contest with rival WeChat. The report, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans and a video demo viewed by Bloomberg, said the new version of Alipay will let users ask an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to do things like order food, book a ride and conduct money management tasks.