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Alipay launches full stack agentic commerce platform in China

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

Alipay today launched China’s first full-stack agentic commerce platform at its AI Ecosystem Partner Conference in Hangzhou, providing merchants with the tools to shift from digital operations to AI-powered operations.

Analysis

Alipay today launched China’s first full-stack agentic commerce platform at its AI Ecosystem Partner Conference in Hangzhou, providing merchants with the tools to shift from digital operations to AI-powered operations.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Aug 17, 2026.

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