Ant International has appointed Jiang-Ming Yang as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), effective immediately.
In this role, he will oversee the integration of the company’s product and technology teams and lead the CIO Organisation, which is responsible for shaping Ant International’s global innovation and product strategy.
His focus will be on enhancing products and solutions to keep pace with industry trends and customer needs.
Jiang-Ming stated,
“Ant International will continue to invest at the frontier of innovation to help businesses, especially SMEs, to achieve sustainable growth in an increasingly complex global environment.”
“Top on our list of priorities will be to push the cost and efficiency boundary for cross-border payment and settlement; to democratise cutting-edge technology solutions for SMEs on payment, trade and financial services; and to revolutionise user experience with new intelligent technology for cross-border travel.”
In December 2024, CEO Peng Yang announced organisational and strategic updates to expand AI-driven fintech solutions aimed at fostering inclusive growth and supporting SMEs across Ant International’s payments and digitalisation ecosystem.
Jiang-Ming, formerly the company’s Chief Product Officer, has extensive experience in global payments and e-commerce.
He has played a key role in developing fintech and growth tech solutions that enhance operational efficiency across Ant International’s four business areas: Alipay+ (a unified digital gateway for mobile payments and super apps), Antom (payment services for global merchants), WorldFirst (unified account services for SMEs), and Bettr (embedded finance solutions, including global liquidity management and SME credit technology).
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