China’s Alipay Launches AI Pay for Autonomous Agents

BNE Intellinews

"China's Alipay has launched an AI Pay service allowing autonomous AI agents to make purchases and complete payments on a user's behalf. The service enables so-called OpenClaw-type AI agents to handle transactions after a user authorises the function through voice command and identity verification. The process runs in three steps: a user states a need, confirms the order and authorises payment. Orders can be modified or cancelled at any point with a single command."