BlockBeats News, March 3 — Research firm Quest Mobile released the "Core Report on AI Application Layer Development by 2025," which shows that by December 2025, the top five AI-native apps in the market by monthly active users are Doubao, DeepSeek, Yuanbao, Ant Afo, and Alibaba Qianwen. Ant Group's general AI assistant Lingguang, released in November last year, also entered the top ten. (Jin10)

BlockBeats News, December 29 — Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) and Ant International jointly launched a blockchain-based tokenized deposit solution that supports 24/7 real-time fund transfers. The solution, developed collaboratively by both parties, enables seamless fund flows in HKD, offshore RMB, and USD, significantly enhancing global corporate cash management efficiency. The initiative was developed in partnership with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s "Project Ensemble" and the Distributed Ledger Technology Regulatory Incubator. By tokenizing Ant International’s accounts on its proprietary blockchain-based fund management system, the "Whale" platform, it ensures near real-time fund movement between various global entities under the client’s umbrella. Kevin Li, Chief Technology Officer of Ant International, stated that this collaboration combines Standard Chartered’s extensive banking expertise with Ant International’s leadership in global payments and tokenization.

Ant International, HSBC, and Swift successfully tested cross-border transfers based on tokenized deposits. This is the first case using the Swift network and ISO 20022 standards, demonstrating blockchain technology's interoperability in cross-border fund management.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to Forbes, Ant International is applying AI and blockchain technology to the global payments sector. The company has launched multiple technological innovations: Antom Copilot AI agent supports full lifecycle management of merchant payments; collaborating with Google, Mastercard, and Visa to develop AI payment protocols; Falcon prediction model has processed $1.5 trillion in transactions with 90% accuracy, reducing foreign exchange costs by 60%; SHIELD risk management system has enhanced transaction security. Ant International CEO Peng Yang stated at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 that the company is actively participating in global regulatory initiatives, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Guardian project and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's

On November 26, according to official news from Ondo, TopNod, a self-hosted wallet under Ant Group, now supports Ondo tokenized stocks and ETFs on Ethereum, helping global users to tokenize traditional assets. According to reports, TopNod is a self-hosted wallet designed to allow millions of users to easily, securely, and conveniently manage their digital assets.

Odaily News According to Yaocai Securities Financial Announcement, Yaocai Securities and Ant Group have signed a revised protocol to extend the acquisition offer period by 4 months, with the final deadline updated to March 25, 2026. The announcement also notes that there remains uncertainty regarding the fulfillment of transaction conditions and the final outcome. According to regulatory requirements in both regions, Ant's acquisition of Yaocai must obtain approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission of China. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission approved the application on September 23, and the filing with the National Development and Reform Commission shows that it is progressing as planned. (Jin10)

PANews, November 25 news, according to Jin10 reports, Alibaba (09988.HK) reported that its revenue for the second fiscal quarter of FY2026 reached 247.795 billion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 4.8%, exceeding market expectations. The cloud intelligence revenue of 39.82 billion yuan was higher than estimated, and Ant Group's profit reached 8.37 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. However, the adjusted net profit was 10.35 billion yuan, lower than the expected 16.8 billion yuan, with earnings per ADS of 4.36 yuan also falling short of expectations. The company stated that it will continue to increase investments in AI and consumer sectors, and short-term profits will fluctuate.

ChainCatcher message, Ant Group Chairman Jing Xiandong pointed out that the future financial service model will present a layered collaborative agent structure. When multiple agents perform tasks together, the real challenge lies in how to fairly distribute the earnings based on the actual contributions of each agent. Blockchain-based smart contracts provide a feasible path to solve this problem, and in the future, it could even be realized through infrastructure such as digital RMB. When the system front end receives the income from a service, it can automatically and transparently distribute the earnings among the participating agents through smart contracts.

Singapore AI fintech company RockFlow announced that it has secured tens of millions of dollars in financing, led by Ant Group. Its first financial trading AI Agent—Bobby—is driving the transition of AI from an auxiliary tool to the core of decision-making, capable of autonomously conducting investment analysis and real-time trading.

Odaily News According to ANT News monitoring, data from the PumpFun website shows that the project generated $850,000 in revenue on November 17, but no token buyback was executed that day.