# Ant Group

**Type:** Company  
**Status:** Active  
**Domain:** internet-finance  
**Parent:** Alibaba Group  

## Overview

Ant Group is Alibaba's financial arm and the largest fintech company in Asia by many measures. The company operates Alipay and other financial services platforms.

## AI Agent Payments

In April 2026, Ant Group's blockchain arm launched a platform for AI agents to transact on crypto rails, representing the first incumbent at scale building explicitly for the agent economy.

## Timeline

- **2026-04-02** — Ant Group blockchain arm launches platform for AI agents to transact on crypto rails