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2026
SMBC and Ant International sign cross-border payments memorandum
SMBC said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Ant International to cooperate on cross-border payments and support business expansion, focusing on trade flows involving Japan, Singapore and Southeast Asia. The agreement covers financial services for Ant International's payment and account-management businesses and potential cooperation involving its Whale RTP platform; it does not announce a new payment-service launch.
2026
Ant International launches upgraded Falcon Time-Series Transformer Model 2.0 adopted by global banks
Ant International, a unit of Ant Group, launched an upgraded AI model, the Falcon Time-Series Transformer Model 2.0, designed for financial scenarios. The company said it has partnered with six major banks including Citi, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered and Barclays, and that precise forecasting can cut FX hedging and allocation costs by more than 60%.
2026
Ant International releases FalconTST 2.0 time-series forecasting model
Ant International released version 2.0 of its self-developed time-series forecasting model FalconTST (Time-Series Transformer), aimed at cross-border payments and foreign-exchange risk management, with plans to expand into e-commerce supply chain and aviation operations. The model reportedly achieved a MASE of 0.666 on a global time-series benchmark and is used by Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered for cash-flow forecasting and FX management.