Ant International: The number of enterprises it serves that are expanding overseas via Hong Kong increased by more than 70% year on year.

On November 4, Ding Yansong, Global General Manager of WorldFirst, an Ant International subsidiary, attended the "Greater Bay Area Enterprise Innovation Tour" thematic forum at Hong Kong FinTech Week and disclosed that WorldFirst serves more than 2 million enterprises worldwide. Since joining the Hong Kong SAR government's "Mainland Enterprises Going Global Task Force" professional service platform in June this year, the number of enterprises it serves that are expanding overseas via Hong Kong has increased by more than 70% year on year, with transaction volume up nearly 40%. Among the more than 2 million enterprises served by WorldFirst, cross-border transaction volume of SMEs is growing by about 50% each year, more than 10 times the growth rate of total global trade. He introduced that to promote a more inclusive "re-globalization," Ant International has launched global account services built on AI and blockchain technology. Based on multi-currency accounts and scenario-based financial solutions, these provide large global enterprises and cross-border SMEs with one-stop services covering payments, account management, treasury and credit, supporting global operations. Ding Yansong pointed out that AI is turning enterprise-grade financial capabilities into tools that merchants of all sizes can use. In the future, he hopes to deepen cooperation with organizations such as Invest Hong Kong so that, at this critical moment when the global e-commerce and trade industries embrace AI transformation, both large enterprises and SMEs can be equipped with enterprise-grade innovative solutions, achieve full operational automation, and benefit from the next round of global economic change.