Ant International and SMBC Deepen Cooperation on Asian Payments
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On October 26, 2026, Ant International (蚂蚁国际) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Japan signed a memorandum of understanding, planning to strengthen cooperation on cross-border payment solutions and explore business expansion opportunities in Japan, Singapore, and Southeast Asia. According to reports, SMBC will support Alipay+, Antom, and WorldFirst, which are operated by Ant International. The two parties also plan to explore integrating Ant International’s Whale real-time payment (RTP) platform with SMBC’s digital payment and asset solutions. The reports did not disclose a specific implementation timeline or any integration arrangements that have already been put into operation.
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- Fintech News SingaporeAnt International and SMBC deepen payments cooperation in Asia
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.
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