Alipay Launches AI Open Platform, Invites Enterprise Developers and Service Providers for Testing

Foresight News reports that Alipay has launched an AI open platform and is inviting enterprise developers and third-party service providers for testing. The Alipay AI open platform will provide ecosystem partners with: - **AI Capability Building** (Supports merchants in upgrading their existing mini-programs, API interfaces, and service capabilities into AI-callable MCPs, Skills, or Agents as needed, without requiring development from scratch). - **Multi-Endpoint User Reach** (After integration, merchants can not only provide intelligent services to Alipay's 1 billion users via "Abao," but also authorize recommendations and calls on various smart terminals, breaking the barriers of single-platform user access). - **Resource Commercialization** (The platform will offer foundational support for hosting, distribution, transactions, and settlement of merchants' AI-enabled service capabilities, enabling services to be converted into operational value upon invocation). - **Reduced Development Costs** (Through cross-end connectivity, merchants no longer need to develop separate adaptations for each terminal. The open platform acts as a middle layer to uniformly complete protocol conversions).