Alipay AI Conference: Han Xinyi Predicts Agent Commerce Boom in 6-12 Months

At the Alipay AI Ecosystem Partner Conference in Hangzhou, Ant Group CEO Han Xinyi predicted that agent commerce will boom in the next 6-12 months. He cited three conditions: AI tech advances, making agents better at reasoning and tasks; a shift in demand, as traffic gains fade and efficiency matters more; and a sustainable value loop, boosting merchant conversion and cost control.