WEEKLY FACTS 21 - 2026

Every day, Adnews reviews the latest innovations and news on financial services and international payment. Focus on announcements that should not be missed this week and that outline major trends in the sector.
Alipay authorizes delegation of purchase to IA agents on Taobao
The Chinese payment giant Alipay takes a decisive step in the development of the agent trade by allowing its users to delegate the purchase act to artificial intelligence. Integrated natively into the e-commerce platform Taobao, this feature called Alipay AI Pay transforms the shopping assistant into a real financial agent able to monitor prices and execute transactions independently on behalf of the consumer.
ChatGPT becomes a financial assistant
OpenAI It is taking a new step in the integration of artificial intelligence in everyday life, offering US users the opportunity to ChatGPT Pro an unprecedented experience in managing personal finances. The service, available in beta version, allows you to securely connect your financial accounts, access a centralized view of its flows and benefit from personalized answers to your budget questions.
BLIK will join EuroPA and EPI's interoperable European network
The European payments ecosystem is taking a new step. The Polish mobile payment leader BLIK has announced his intention to join the coalition of the largest payment solutions in Europe, in collaboration with Bancomat (Italy), Bizum (Spain, Andorra), SIBS/MB Way (Portugal), Vipps MobilePay (Nordic States) and the Portfolio Wero operated by EPI. BLIK The aim is thus to provide its Polish and Slovak users with access to a genuine pan-European network of interoperable payments, a sign of a collective desire to speed up the sovereignty of European payments.
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