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Powering Macau's Smart Future with AI —MACAU Pass and Ant Bank (Macao) Partner with Alibaba Ecosystem to Showcase Smart City Vision at BEYOND Expo
Macau – 28 May 2026 – The BEYOND International Technology Innovation Expo 2026 is being held in Macau from May 27 to 30 under the theme “AI: Digital to Physical”. During the expo, MACAU Pass and Ant Bank (Macao) presented alongside key Alibaba ecosystem partners—including Alibaba Cloud, Qwen AI Glasses, Wuying, and Wukong—to offer a comprehensive look at the complete innovation chain spanning from foundational computing power to real-world applications, telling the “Macau Story” of how fintech and digital technologies are reshaping the smart city experience. MACAU Pass: Cultivating a New Digital Payment Ecosystem to Empower Smart City and Greater Bay Area ConnectivityAs Macau accelerates its smart city development and advances its strategy for moderate economic diversification, digitalization has melded into the city dynamics, becoming a core engine for high-quality development. With deep roots in Macau for over two decades, MACAU Pass pioneered the city's transit card and e-wallet, actively driving the adoption of mobile payments. As a key contributor to Macau's digital economy, it is now helping the city’s digital ecosystem evolve from "convenient payments" to "intelligent services." Currently, MPay e-wallet serves nearly 90% of Macau's local residents and is deeply integrated into their daily lives, serving as a super-app that brings all digital services into one place. MPay has simplified daily routines, covering over one hundred lifestyle scenarios—including dining, retail, group-buying, ride-hailing, event tickets, utility bill payments, and cross-border payments.This digital payment interoperability also deepens Macau’s integration with the Chinese mainland and the global economy. Powered by the Alipay+ global payment network, MPay is now accepted in 62 countries and regions, while MACAU Pass’s merchant acquiring service covers approximately 90% of local businesses, enabling tourists from over 10 countries and regions to pay seamlessly with their local e-wallets, significantly enhancing the payment experience for inbound travelers. The familiar mCard has also evolved beyond local transport. New products like the “MACAU Pass–China T-Union mCard,” “Zhuhai-Macau Public Transport Card,” and “Wuhan-Macau Pass Card” now enable seamless public transport access across mainland cities, deepening Macau’s integration into the transportation networks of the Greater Bay Area and the nation.MACAU Pass is also at the forefront of integrating AI with its commercial services. In April 2026, the company launched its proprietary “AI Payment Assistant,” which lowers the technical barrier for small, medium, and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs) to thrive in the AI era. Previously, MACAU Pass partnered with Amap to launch the “Macao City Life Support Program”. This initiative revitalizes local communities by boosting the visibility of time-honoured eateries and small merchants, especially those tucked away in the city’s alleys, through AI-powered digital storefronts and significant promotional traffic. “Macau, with its global outlook and national support, is seizing a strategic opportunity for the convergence of its digital economy and AI,” said Sun Ho, Chairman and CEO of MACAU Pass. “Widespread mobile payment adoption has built a solid digital foundation for diverse scenarios, while also accelerating Macau's connectivity with the Greater Bay Area and the world at large. Going forward, we will leverage AI as an engine to ensure that these innovations drive merchant growth, public convenience, and urban prosperity.”Ant Bank (Macao): Advancing All-Scenario Smart Finance to Upgrade Macau’s Modern Financial IndustryMacau’s modern financial industry is a key pillar of its economic diversification strategy and a critical force driving the real economy. Drawing on the technological strengths of Ant Group and Alibaba Group, Ant Bank (Macao)—the first digital bank fully integrated into the local ecosystem—has built an end-to-end digital financial service system. This system covers the core financial needs of residents and businesses, from payments, savings, wealth management, credit, to cross-border remittance, and is a powerful force for the high-quality development of Macau’s smart finance. In October 2025, the bank launched its first 24/7 unmanned self-service branch, which relies on intelligent technology to offer services like cash deposits, cheque drop-offs, and account inquiries, bringing smart finance into the daily lives of residents. As an international free port, the convenience and efficiency of Macau’s financial services are vital to its economic vitality and global competitiveness. Ant Bank (Macao) is driving this progress on all fronts: from building a cloud-native core system to extending offline smart service networks, and from ensuring precise coverage for personal inclusive finance to fully empowering corporate financial services, continuously injecting digital momentum into the city’s modern financial industry and helping to establish Macau as a global hub for financial innovation.Alibaba Ecosystem Partners to Shape a New Paradigm in Macau's Urban DevelopmentThe foundation for this collaboration was laid in 2017 with a strategic partnership framework agreement between the Macao SAR Government and Alibaba, which designated Alibaba Cloud as the core technical backbone for the city's smart city development. Building on this foundation, Alibaba Cloud took center stage at this year's BEYOND Expo, showcasing its world-leading AI infrastructure, a rich and open ecosystem of models, and innovative agent-building tools for enterprises and developers.Alibaba's Qwen model family offers a wide range of choices, from open-source to proprietary, balancing cost-effectiveness with local adaptation. This allows it to meet the diverse needs of large enterprises, SMMEs, and individual developers, accelerating the adoption of AI technology. Leveraging this core technology, Alibaba Cloud is advancing an open and accessible AI service ecosystem where both enterprises and developers can flexibly build the AI capabilities they require. Currently, Alibaba Cloud is widely serving the digital transformation of global enterprises, supporting the global expansion of Chinese companies and smart city construction, empowering the intelligent upgrading of countless industries with its secure and trusted technology. A variety of cutting-edge AI terminals and innovative applications from the Alibaba ecosystem were featured at the expo. A major highlight was the Qwen AI Glasses, connected to Alibaba's most powerful Qwen model. Functioning as both a wearable super-assistant and a first-person view camera, the glasses feature pioneering capabilities such as proactive services, spatial 3D display, and AI-cloned simultaneous interpretation. They are also seamlessly integrated with Alibaba's full suite of lifestyle services—including shopping, payments, ride-hailing and travel booking—and proved to be a major attraction for attendees at the expo. The showcase also featured the JVS Agent-Building Suite (including JVS Claw Teams, JVS Crew, and JVS Mobile), which demonstrated how its one-stop solution for building and deploying AI agents allows companies to create reliable “digital employee teams”. In addition, the Wukong AI Assistant and DingTalk A1 Office Intelligence Assistant are precisely tailored for core enterprise tasks—including content creation, smart meeting assistance, and collaborative workflows—all empowering businesses to achieve significant gains in digital performance.By combining MACAU Pass’s one-stop digital life services, Ant Bank (Macao)’s all-scenario smart finance, Alibaba Cloud’s foundational AI and computing power, and the tangible application of interactive products like the Qwen AI Glasses, Alibaba’s ecosystem companies are working in synergy. They are committed to creating a new urban service paradigm that is perceptive, interactive, and constantly evolving, partnering with Macau’s government, businesses, and the community to build a vibrant urban future where AI converges with digital and physical realities.Public Relations:Macau Pass Group Holdings Ltd.MayEmail: myt455242@alibaba-inc.com28/05/2026 Dissemination of a Financial Press Release, transmitted by EQS News.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.Media archive at www.todayir.comEQS
Thu, May 28
XPEV: Inflection Point in Sight — Does the 'Eastern Tesla' Story Still Have Legs?
$XPeng(XPEV.US) released its Q1 2026 results after HK close and before U.S. pre-market on May 28 Beijing time. Overall, it beat under a low bar, with standout prints in auto GPM and Q2 guidance, as the new model cycle shows early signs of a turn.1) Revenue beat, but 'Services & others' fell from a s...Dolphin Research
Thu, May 28
Crypto Daily | Bitcoin Slides Below $75,000 Amid Iran Strike Reports; Mastercard Receives New York BitLicense; SoFi Enters Stablecoins
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Thu, May 28
Hang Seng Index Slips Below 25,000; Chip Shares Buck Weakness; Hua Hong Semi Jumps 8%
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Thu, May 28
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Thu, May 28
SG Morning Brief | Dow Hits Record as Oil Crashes to $89, PDD Plunges 10% on Double Miss
US OvernightThe Dow rose 182.60 points (+0.36%) to a new record close of 50,644.28, also hitting an intraday all-time high. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.02% to 7,520.36, another closing record. The Nasdaq edged 0.07% higher to 26,674.73. The main driver was a 5.55% collapse in WTI crude to $88.68 — its l...Longport
Thu, May 28
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Thu, May 28
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Wed, May 27
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Wed, May 27
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Wed, May 27
MRVL: In the AI inference era, is connectivity more valuable than compute?
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Wed, May 27
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Wed, May 27
Airline And Cruise Stocks Jump. United Airlines Up Over 7%; Norwegian Cruise Line Up 6%; Alaska Air, Delta Air And Carnival Up 5%
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Wed, May 27
Hungarian Drinks Maker Leads First Global Energy Drink Quality Assessment as Study Reveals Continental Divide
FRANKFURT, GERMANY - May 27, 2026 - (SeaPRwire) - The first systematic global evaluation of the $83 billion energy drink industry has revealed a profound transatlantic split in product manufacturing standards. Published by independent German beverage professional Pat Eckert under the banner of the Six Continents Index (SCI), the study documents that energy drinks have effectively diverged into two distinct product categories sharing a single name. While European and Asian formulations prioritize high ingredient quality, North American products have largely optimized for producer margins.The SCI, conducted independently by Eckert's team at Fine Liquids, evaluated products across six inhabited continents using 36 objective criteria. Hungarian manufacturer HELL Energy secured the top position in the global index, scoring highest on ingredient composition, formulation standards, and label transparency.The Transatlantic Formulation DivideThe SCI assessment framework applied objective, verifiable metrics—such as caffeine declaration, sugar type, preservation methods, and vitamin content—to samples collected over six months from dozens of global markets, including the US, Germany, Japan, Nepal, and Kenya.The empirical findings reveal a stark contrast between regional manufacturing philosophies:Pasteurization vs. Chemical Preservation: In Europe, 85.7 percent of assessed energy drinks utilized pasteurization—a century-old heat-treatment process that eliminates the need for artificial preservatives. In North America, that figure dropped to just 12 percent, with the vast majority relying on chemical preservation. Real Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners: In Asia, real sugar remains the primary functional carbohydrate, utilized in 78.9 percent of products. Conversely, 84 percent of North American energy drinks relied entirely on artificial sweeteners, while only 8 percent used real sugar. Vitamin Content: Australian products led the index with an average of 4.2 vitamins per serving, compared to an average of 2.9 vitamins in North American formulations.The study highlights a fundamental nutritional contradiction in "zero-sugar" variants. Basic nutritional science establishes that carbohydrates, specifically glucose, are the primary physiological fuel sources for physical and cognitive alertness. The SCI report argues that entirely sugar-free variants fail to deliver on the core promise of the category name, acting instead as flavored caffeine delivery mechanisms.Economic and Regulatory DriversThe index ranked North America last overall among the six continental regions assessed. Analysts attribute this result to competitive economics in a highly concentrated market, where the top two or three brands command the vast majority of revenue. To protect profit margins, major North American manufacturers have rationalized the use of low-cost artificial sweeteners and synthetic preservatives over costlier sugar and pasteurization infrastructure.Conversely, Europe and Asia have retained formulation practices closer to the category's original functional intent, which dates back to the 1962 launch of Lipovitan-D in Japan. This adherence to quality is supported by a stricter European Union regulatory environment regarding food additives and a highly fragmented, multi-brand market structure that discourages extreme cost-cutting.Global Health Implications and Aspartame TrackingThe SCI also addresses global consumer transparency regarding sensitive ingredients. The artificial sweetener aspartame—classified by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer as Group 2B ("possibly carcinogenic to humans")—was present in 10.5 percent of products assessed globally. Notably, 43 percent of those aspartame-containing products were found in African markets, underscoring the previous absence of a systematic global tracking tool for consumers.HELL Energy Tops Global RankingsAchieving the highest score based strictly on objective formulation and label transparency, Hungary's HELL Energy outperformed global competitors. Founded in 2006, the company operates a megafactory with an annual capacity of ten billion cans certified to the highest international food safety standards.While holding limited name recognition in North America, HELL Energy maintains a consistent 65 percent market share in its home market and commands leadership positions across more than 60 countries, including achieving top market share in India within five years. Notably, the brand retails at approximately half the price of the global category leader, leveraging a product philosophy that rejects artificial preservatives and aspartame in its standard formulations.A New Benchmark for Global RetailersWhile categories like wine, mineral water, and hotels have long benefited from independent star ratings and quality frameworks, the energy drink industry—forecast to approach $116 billion by 2030 — previously had none.The publication of the SCI introduces an objective benchmark that mirrors the mainstream adoption of the organic food movement in the 1990s. For global distributors and retailers, the index simplifies procurement by allowing formulation transparency and ingredient quality to inform portfolio selection alongside traditional marketing power and distribution reach.About The Six Continents Index & Fine LiquidsThe Six Continents Index was conducted independently by Pat Eckert and his team at Fine Liquids, based in Meckesheim, Germany. Assessed brands were not notified in advance and had no commercial involvement, sponsorship, or paid participation in the evaluation. For full methodology details, visit SixContinentsIndex.com.Media ContactFine Liquids Press Officemedia@sixcontinentsindex.comhttps://sixcontinentsindex.com27/05/2026 Dissemination of a Financial Press Release, transmitted by EQS News.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.Media archive at www.todayir.comEQS
Wed, May 27
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Wed, May 27
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