# Alipay
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Stability in the Duopoly: China’s Central Bank Renews Payment Licenses for Alipay and Tenpay
The People's Bank of China has renewed the payment licenses for 17 major institutions, including Alipay and Tenpay, ensuring the operational continuity of the country's massive digital payment infrastructure. The central bank also suspended three smaller firms, signaling a continued effort to consolidate and strictly regulate the fintech sector.
Winning at All Costs: Alipay Rebrands After a Linguistic Own-Goal in China's Grassroots Football
Alipay was forced to rapidly rebrand its local football sponsorship mascot in Nanjing after fans mocked the original name as a homophone for zero following a shutout loss. The incident highlights the linguistic complexities of Chinese branding and the growing significance of grassroots sports leagues in corporate marketing strategies.
China’s AI Stack Moves from Research to Market: New Model, Domestic GPUs, and AI-Native Payments Gain Traction
Zhipu AI released GLM-5 and Moore Threads said it adapted the model to its MTT S5000 GPU the same day, claiming H100-class FP8 performance. Qianli Technology nominated former Honor CEO Zhao Ming to its board to speed commercialisation, while Alipay’s AI-native payments surpassed 120 million transactions in one week. Together these moves show China advancing a vertically integrated AI stack from hardware and models to monetised services.
Jack Ma Reappears at Alibaba as New AI Shopping App Prepares a RMB3bn Lunar New Year Push
Jack Ma's recent visit to Alibaba's Qianwen team coincides with a planned RMB3 billion Lunar New Year promotional campaign for the AI-enabled shopping app. The effort aims to embed Qianwen in everyday holiday consumption by leveraging Alibaba's ecosystem, but it carries commercial and regulatory risks.
Alipay’s Lunar New Year Drive Adds a ‘Health Fu’ — Ant’s Mascot Hands Out New Red Packets as Platforms Battle for Holiday Attention
Alipay will start its 2026 Lunar New Year "collect‑fu" campaign on February 3 and is introducing a new "Health Fu" red packet distributed by Ant Group’s mascot, Ant Afu. The addition refreshes the platform’s seasonal engagement playbook and ties holiday promotions to health themes that can support product cross‑selling while smoothing regulatory optics.
Alipay Issues Tap‑to‑Send 'Red Envelope' Card — A Physical Key to Fee‑Free Lunar New Year Gifting
Alipay launched a physical 'tap' red‑envelope card on Jan 29 that lets users send and receive digital red packets by tapping their phones, with zero fees. The card is a marketing and engagement play aimed at converting offline gifting rituals into sustained digital payments activity, while raising routine security and data‑privacy considerations.