On July 7, Alipay announced the official launch of the Alipay AI Open Platform, now open for invitation testing to enterprise developers and development service providers. Through this platform, merchants and institutions can upgrade their existing mini-programs, API interfaces, and service capabilities into AI-callable MCPs, Skills, or Agents. Once connected, enterprises can provide intelligent services to Alipay's 1 billion users via "Abot," while achieving single access and multi-platform distribution.
Alipay AI Open Platform Launched: Enterprise Developer Invitation Testing and Access Portal
According to an announcement on Alipay's WeChat public account, the Alipay AI Open Platform officially launched on July 7, 2026, with invitation testing targeting enterprise developers and development service providers. The platform access portal is: open.alipay.com/ai/ai-resource-center/welcome. Alipay stated that the AI Open Platform is positioned as the underlying infrastructure for merchants and institutions to complete the AI upgrade of their service capabilities, and Alipay will continue to provide identity verification, payment security, transaction notarization, and risk prevention capabilities as security support.
Four Core Capabilities: AI Capability Building, Multi-Device Reach, Commercial Monetization, and R&D Cost Reduction
According to Alipay's official introduction, the Alipay AI Open Platform offers enterprise ecosystem partners the following four core capabilities:
AI Capability Building: Supports merchants in upgrading existing mini-programs, API interfaces, and service capabilities into AI-callable MCPs, Skills, or Agents as needed, without starting from scratch
Reach Multi-Device Users: After integration, provides intelligent services to Alipay's 1 billion users via "Abot," and can authorize smart terminals such as phones, car systems, AI glasses, and IoT, as well as large model platform recommendations and calls, breaking down single-platform user silos
Resource Commercial Conversion: Provides basic support for hosting, distribution, transactions, and settlement of AI service capabilities, so that services generate business value when called
Reduce R&D Costs: Based on a cross-device interconnection architecture, merchants do not need to develop separate adaptations for each terminal; the platform handles protocol conversion uniformly
FAQ
What is the relationship between the Alipay AI Open Platform and the public beta of "Abot"?
According to the official announcement, the "Abot" AI assistant opened its public beta to general users on July 2, 2026; the Alipay AI Open Platform, opened to enterprise developers on the same day (July 7), is the corresponding interface allowing merchants and institutions to connect to "Abot" and provide AI intelligent services to Alipay's 1 billion users. Together, they form the consumer-side (C-side) and enterprise-side (B-side) integrated deployment of Alipay's AI ecosystem.
What are the main advantages for enterprises integrating with the Alipay AI Open Platform?
According to the official introduction, the main advantages include: existing services can be upgraded to AI-callable MCPs/Skills/Agents without starting from scratch; a single integration reaches Alipay's 1 billion users and multiple smart terminals; the platform handles protocol conversion uniformly, reducing cross-device development costs; and it provides hosting, distribution, transaction, and settlement support for services, enabling commercial conversion.
Will integrating with the Alipay AI Open Platform affect existing mini-program services?
According to Alipay's official statement, AI upgrades via the Alipay AI Open Platform will not affect existing mini-program services on the Alipay app; the platform also provides identity verification, payment security, transaction notarization, and risk prevention capabilities as security infrastructure.
