PANews cited IT Home as saying that Grok the subscription page now supports China UnionPay and Alipay payments and offers options for Mainland China and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions; the first month is reportedly half price for first-time subscribers.
After Peer said it supports buying and selling through Alipay USDC, Alipay responded that it does not support cryptocurrency trading or related services and denied that the relevant claims were authorized.
Ant Group is reportedly merging Alipay-, digital payment-, and Sesame Credit-related businesses, with Wu Minzhi serving as president of the new business group, to integrate capabilities and accelerate AI agent business deployment.