Ant International and SMBC deepen payments cooperation in Asia

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Ant International and SMBC signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on cross-border payment solutions and explore business expansion opportunities in Japan, Singapore and Southeast Asia. SMBC will support Alipay+, Antom and WorldFirst, and the two parties also plan to explore integrating Ant International’s Whale RTP platform with SMBC’s digital payment and asset solutions.