{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"47455","rtpr_id":"nACSm2w7Qa","ticker":"8279","exchange":"HKEX","all_tickers":["8279"],"title":"Powering Macau's Smart Future with AI - MACAU Pass and Ant Bank (Macao) Partner with Alibaba Ecosystem to Showcase Smart City Vision at BEYOND Expo","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-05-28T08:10:00.283Z","article_body":"MACAU, MO / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 28, 2026 /\nThe BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo 2026 is being held in\nMacau from May 27 to 30 under the theme \"AI: Digital to Physical\". During the\nexpo, MACAU Pass and Ant Bank (Macao) presented alongside key Alibaba\necosystem partners-including Alibaba Cloud, Qwen AI Glasses, Wuying, and\nWukong-to offer a comprehensive look at the complete innovation chain spanning\nfrom foundational computing power to real-world applications, telling the\n\"Macau Story\" of how fintech and digital technologies are reshaping the smart\ncity experience.\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/bac15129-ea2c-43db-9753-4a62bc0168f6/1171374/fncls.jpg)\nMACAU Pass: Cultivating a New Digital Payment Ecosystem to Empower Smart City\nand Greater Bay Area Connectivity\n\nAs Macau accelerates its smart city development and advances its strategy for\nmoderate economic diversification, digitalization has melded into the city\ndynamics, becoming a core engine for high-quality development. With deep roots\nin Macau for over two decades, MACAU Pass pioneered the city's transit card\nand e-wallet, actively driving the adoption of mobile payments. As a key\ncontributor to Macau's digital economy, it is now helping the city's digital\necosystem evolve from \"convenient payments\" to \"intelligent services.\"\n\nCurrently, MPay e-wallet serves nearly 90% of Macau's local residents and is\ndeeply integrated into their daily lives, serving as a super-app that brings\nall digital services into one place. MPay has simplified daily routines,\ncovering over one hundred lifestyle scenarios-including dining, retail,\ngroup-buying, ride-hailing, event tickets, utility bill payments, and\ncross-border payments.\n\nThis digital payment interoperability also deepens Macau's integration with\nthe Chinese mainland and the global economy. Powered by the Alipay+ global\npayment network, MPay is now accepted in 62 countries and regions, while MACAU\nPass's merchant acquiring service covers approximately 90% of local\nbusinesses, enabling tourists from over 10 countries and regions to pay\nseamlessly with their local e-wallets, significantly enhancing the payment\nexperience for inbound travelers. The familiar mCard has also evolved beyond\nlocal transport. New products like the \"MACAU Pass-China T-Union mCard,\"\n\"Zhuhai-Macau Public Transport Card,\" and \"Wuhan-Macau Pass Card\" now enable\nseamless public transport access across mainland cities, deepening Macau's\nintegration into the transportation networks of the Greater Bay Area and the\nnation.\n\nMACAU Pass is also at the forefront of integrating AI with its commercial\nservices. In April 2026, the company launched its proprietary \"AI Payment\nAssistant,\" which lowers the technical barrier for small, medium, and\nmicro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) to thrive in the AI era. Previously, MACAU\nPass partnered with Amap to launch the \"Macao City Life Support Program\". This\ninitiative revitalizes local communities by boosting the visibility of\ntime-honoured eateries and small merchants, especially those tucked away in\nthe city's alleys, through AI-powered digital storefronts and significant\npromotional traffic.\n\n\"Macau, with its global outlook and national support, is seizing a strategic\nopportunity for the convergence of its digital economy and AI,\" said Sun Ho,\nChairman and CEO of MACAU Pass. \"Widespread mobile payment adoption has built\na solid digital foundation for diverse scenarios, while also accelerating\nMacau's connectivity with the Greater Bay Area and the world at large. Going\nforward, we will leverage AI as an engine to ensure that these innovations\ndrive merchant growth, public convenience, and urban prosperity.\"\n\nAnt Bank (Macao): Advancing All-Scenario Smart Finance to Upgrade Macau's\nModern Financial Industry\n\nMacau's modern financial industry is a key pillar of its economic\ndiversification strategy and a critical force driving the real economy.\nDrawing on the technological strengths of Ant Group and Alibaba Group, Ant\nBank (Macao)-the first digital bank fully integrated into the local\necosystem-has built an end-to-end digital financial service system. This\nsystem covers the core financial needs of residents and businesses, from\npayments, savings, wealth management, credit, to cross-border remittance, and\nis a powerful force for the high-quality development of Macau's smart finance.\n\nIn October 2025, the bank launched its first 24/7 unmanned self-service\nbranch, which relies on intelligent technology to offer services like cash\ndeposits, cheque drop-offs, and account inquiries, bringing smart finance into\nthe daily lives of residents.\n\nAs an international free port, the convenience and efficiency of Macau's\nfinancial services are vital to its economic vitality and global\ncompetitiveness. Ant Bank (Macao) is driving this progress on all fronts: from\nbuilding a cloud-native core systemto extending offline smart service\nnetworks, and from ensuring precise coverage for personal inclusive finance to\nfully empowering corporate financial services, continuously injecting digital\nmomentum into the city's modern financial industry and helping to establish\nMacau as a global hub for financial innovation.\n\nAlibaba Ecosystem Partners to Shape a New Paradigm in Macau's Urban\nDevelopment\n\nThe foundation for this collaboration was laid in 2017 with a strategic\npartnership framework agreement between the Macao SAR Government and Alibaba,\nwhich designated Alibaba Cloud as the core technical backbone for the city's\nsmart city development. Building on this foundation, Alibaba Cloud took center\nstage at this year's BEYOND Expo, showcasing its world-leading AI\ninfrastructure, a rich and open ecosystem of models, and innovative\nagent-building tools for enterprises and developers.\n\nAlibaba's Qwen model family offers a wide range of choices, from open-source\nto proprietary, balancing cost-effectiveness with local adaptation. This\nallows it to meet the diverse needs of large enterprises, SMMEs, and\nindividual developers, accelerating the adoption of AI technology. Leveraging\nthis core technology, Alibaba Cloud is advancing an open and accessible AI\nservice ecosystem where both enterprises and developers can flexibly build the\nAI capabilities they require. Currently, Alibaba Cloud is widely serving the\ndigital transformation of global enterprises, supporting the global expansion\nof Chinese companies and smart city construction, empowering the intelligent\nupgrading of countless industries with its secure and trusted technology.\n\nA variety of cutting-edge AI terminals and innovative applications from the\nAlibaba ecosystem were featured at the expo. A major highlight was the Qwen AI\nGlasses, connected to Alibaba's most powerful Qwen model. Functioning as both\na wearable super-assistant and a first-person view camera, the glasses feature\npioneering capabilities such as proactive services, spatial 3D display, and\nAI-cloned simultaneous interpretation. They are also seamlessly integrated\nwith Alibaba's full suite of lifestyle services-including shopping, payments,\nride-hailing and travel booking-and proved to be a major attraction for\nattendees at the expo. The showcase also featured the JVS Agent-Building Suite\n(including JVS Claw Teams, JVS Crew, and JVS Mobile), which demonstrated how\nits one-stop solution for building and deploying AI agents allows companies to\ncreate reliable \"digital employee teams\". In addition, the Wukong AI\nAssistantandDingTalk A1 Office Intelligence Assistant are precisely tailored\nfor core enterprise tasks-including content creation, smart meeting\nassistance, and collaborative workflows-all empowering businesses to achieve\nsignificant gains in digital performance.\n\nBy combining MACAU Pass's one-stop digital life services, Ant Bank (Macao)'s\nall-scenario smart finance, Alibaba Cloud's foundational AI and computing\npower, and the tangible application of interactive products like the Qwen AI\nGlasses, Alibaba's ecosystem companies are working in synergy. They are\ncommitted to creating a new urban service paradigm that is perceptive,\ninteractive, and constantly evolving, partnering with Macau's government,\nbusinesses, and the community to build a vibrant urban future where AI\nconverges with digital and physical realities.\n\nPublic Relations:\n\nMacau Pass Group Holdings Ltd.\n\nMay\n\nEmail: myt455242@alibaba-inc.com\n\nSOURCE: AGTech Holdings Ltd\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/powering-macaus-smart-future-with-ai-macau-pass-and-ant-bank-macao-1171374)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSm2w7Qa","title":"Powering Macau's Smart Future with AI - MACAU Pass and Ant Bank (Macao) Partner with Alibaba Ecosystem to Showcase Smart City Vision at BEYOND Expo","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"8279","created":"2026-05-28T08:10:00.283Z","tickers":["8279"],"exchange":"HKEX","article_body":"MACAU, MO / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / May 28, 2026 /\nThe BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo 2026 is being held in\nMacau from May 27 to 30 under the theme \"AI: Digital to Physical\". During the\nexpo, MACAU Pass and Ant Bank (Macao) presented alongside key Alibaba\necosystem partners-including Alibaba Cloud, Qwen AI Glasses, Wuying, and\nWukong-to offer a comprehensive look at the complete innovation chain spanning\nfrom foundational computing power to real-world applications, telling the\n\"Macau Story\" of how fintech and digital technologies are reshaping the smart\ncity experience.\n(https://app.accessnewswire.com/imagelibrary/bac15129-ea2c-43db-9753-4a62bc0168f6/1171374/fncls.jpg)\nMACAU Pass: Cultivating a New Digital Payment Ecosystem to Empower Smart City\nand Greater Bay Area Connectivity\n\nAs Macau accelerates its smart city development and advances its strategy for\nmoderate economic diversification, digitalization has melded into the city\ndynamics, becoming a core engine for high-quality development. With deep roots\nin Macau for over two decades, MACAU Pass pioneered the city's transit card\nand e-wallet, actively driving the adoption of mobile payments. As a key\ncontributor to Macau's digital economy, it is now helping the city's digital\necosystem evolve from \"convenient payments\" to \"intelligent services.\"\n\nCurrently, MPay e-wallet serves nearly 90% of Macau's local residents and is\ndeeply integrated into their daily lives, serving as a super-app that brings\nall digital services into one place. MPay has simplified daily routines,\ncovering over one hundred lifestyle scenarios-including dining, retail,\ngroup-buying, ride-hailing, event tickets, utility bill payments, and\ncross-border payments.\n\nThis digital payment interoperability also deepens Macau's integration with\nthe Chinese mainland and the global economy. Powered by the Alipay+ global\npayment network, MPay is now accepted in 62 countries and regions, while MACAU\nPass's merchant acquiring service covers approximately 90% of local\nbusinesses, enabling tourists from over 10 countries and regions to pay\nseamlessly with their local e-wallets, significantly enhancing the payment\nexperience for inbound travelers. The familiar mCard has also evolved beyond\nlocal transport. New products like the \"MACAU Pass-China T-Union mCard,\"\n\"Zhuhai-Macau Public Transport Card,\" and \"Wuhan-Macau Pass Card\" now enable\nseamless public transport access across mainland cities, deepening Macau's\nintegration into the transportation networks of the Greater Bay Area and the\nnation.\n\nMACAU Pass is also at the forefront of integrating AI with its commercial\nservices. In April 2026, the company launched its proprietary \"AI Payment\nAssistant,\" which lowers the technical barrier for small, medium, and\nmicro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) to thrive in the AI era. Previously, MACAU\nPass partnered with Amap to launch the \"Macao City Life Support Program\". This\ninitiative revitalizes local communities by boosting the visibility of\ntime-honoured eateries and small merchants, especially those tucked away in\nthe city's alleys, through AI-powered digital storefronts and significant\npromotional traffic.\n\n\"Macau, with its global outlook and national support, is seizing a strategic\nopportunity for the convergence of its digital economy and AI,\" said Sun Ho,\nChairman and CEO of MACAU Pass. \"Widespread mobile payment adoption has built\na solid digital foundation for diverse scenarios, while also accelerating\nMacau's connectivity with the Greater Bay Area and the world at large. Going\nforward, we will leverage AI as an engine to ensure that these innovations\ndrive merchant growth, public convenience, and urban prosperity.\"\n\nAnt Bank (Macao): Advancing All-Scenario Smart Finance to Upgrade Macau's\nModern Financial Industry\n\nMacau's modern financial industry is a key pillar of its economic\ndiversification strategy and a critical force driving the real economy.\nDrawing on the technological strengths of Ant Group and Alibaba Group, Ant\nBank (Macao)-the first digital bank fully integrated into the local\necosystem-has built an end-to-end digital financial service system. This\nsystem covers the core financial needs of residents and businesses, from\npayments, savings, wealth management, credit, to cross-border remittance, and\nis a powerful force for the high-quality development of Macau's smart finance.\n\nIn October 2025, the bank launched its first 24/7 unmanned self-service\nbranch, which relies on intelligent technology to offer services like cash\ndeposits, cheque drop-offs, and account inquiries, bringing smart finance into\nthe daily lives of residents.\n\nAs an international free port, the convenience and efficiency of Macau's\nfinancial services are vital to its economic vitality and global\ncompetitiveness. Ant Bank (Macao) is driving this progress on all fronts: from\nbuilding a cloud-native core systemto extending offline smart service\nnetworks, and from ensuring precise coverage for personal inclusive finance to\nfully empowering corporate financial services, continuously injecting digital\nmomentum into the city's modern financial industry and helping to establish\nMacau as a global hub for financial innovation.\n\nAlibaba Ecosystem Partners to Shape a New Paradigm in Macau's Urban\nDevelopment\n\nThe foundation for this collaboration was laid in 2017 with a strategic\npartnership framework agreement between the Macao SAR Government and Alibaba,\nwhich designated Alibaba Cloud as the core technical backbone for the city's\nsmart city development. Building on this foundation, Alibaba Cloud took center\nstage at this year's BEYOND Expo, showcasing its world-leading AI\ninfrastructure, a rich and open ecosystem of models, and innovative\nagent-building tools for enterprises and developers.\n\nAlibaba's Qwen model family offers a wide range of choices, from open-source\nto proprietary, balancing cost-effectiveness with local adaptation. This\nallows it to meet the diverse needs of large enterprises, SMMEs, and\nindividual developers, accelerating the adoption of AI technology. Leveraging\nthis core technology, Alibaba Cloud is advancing an open and accessible AI\nservice ecosystem where both enterprises and developers can flexibly build the\nAI capabilities they require. Currently, Alibaba Cloud is widely serving the\ndigital transformation of global enterprises, supporting the global expansion\nof Chinese companies and smart city construction, empowering the intelligent\nupgrading of countless industries with its secure and trusted technology.\n\nA variety of cutting-edge AI terminals and innovative applications from the\nAlibaba ecosystem were featured at the expo. A major highlight was the Qwen AI\nGlasses, connected to Alibaba's most powerful Qwen model. Functioning as both\na wearable super-assistant and a first-person view camera, the glasses feature\npioneering capabilities such as proactive services, spatial 3D display, and\nAI-cloned simultaneous interpretation. They are also seamlessly integrated\nwith Alibaba's full suite of lifestyle services-including shopping, payments,\nride-hailing and travel booking-and proved to be a major attraction for\nattendees at the expo. The showcase also featured the JVS Agent-Building Suite\n(including JVS Claw Teams, JVS Crew, and JVS Mobile), which demonstrated how\nits one-stop solution for building and deploying AI agents allows companies to\ncreate reliable \"digital employee teams\". In addition, the Wukong AI\nAssistantandDingTalk A1 Office Intelligence Assistant are precisely tailored\nfor core enterprise tasks-including content creation, smart meeting\nassistance, and collaborative workflows-all empowering businesses to achieve\nsignificant gains in digital performance.\n\nBy combining MACAU Pass's one-stop digital life services, Ant Bank (Macao)'s\nall-scenario smart finance, Alibaba Cloud's foundational AI and computing\npower, and the tangible application of interactive products like the Qwen AI\nGlasses, Alibaba's ecosystem companies are working in synergy. They are\ncommitted to creating a new urban service paradigm that is perceptive,\ninteractive, and constantly evolving, partnering with Macau's government,\nbusinesses, and the community to build a vibrant urban future where AI\nconverges with digital and physical realities.\n\nPublic Relations:\n\nMacau Pass Group Holdings Ltd.\n\nMay\n\nEmail: myt455242@alibaba-inc.com\n\nSOURCE: AGTech Holdings Ltd\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/sports-leisure-and-entertainment/powering-macaus-smart-future-with-ai-macau-pass-and-ant-bank-macao-1171374)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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