Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International Partnership on AI-Agent Payments
Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International signed a strategic agreement on July 18, 2026, to develop AI-agent payment solutions for cross-border commerce, focusing on global procurement and AI token replenishment.
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Lianlian DigiTech and UnionPay International signed a strategic cooperation agreement on July 18, 2026, to develop AI-agent payment applications.
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The partnership integrates Lianlian DigiTech's AI-agent platform with UnionPay International's global payment network.
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The collaboration's initial focus is on two payment scenarios: global procurement and AI Token replenishment.
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The project utilizes a 'Human-in-the-Loop' model where AI executes tasks but humans retain final approval and strategic control.
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The AI-agent payment solution aims to automate supplier matching, product selection, and payment execution within procurement workflows.
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The agreement includes joint research and development of AI technologies for financial services and overseas merchant acceptance expansion.
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Lianlian DigiTech recently completed Greater China's first live B2B agentic transaction using its LoopXPay agent in collaboration with Visa.
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The partnership aims to address cross-border B2B issues including settlement cycles, exchange-rate volatility, and manual reconciliation.
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Lianlian DigiTech's LoopXPay agent has been registered in Visa's Agentic Directory.