Technology giant Ant International announced the appointment of Jiang-Ming Yang as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), effective immediately.

As CIO, he will drive the development of Ant International’s product and technology teams.

He will also lead the CIO Organization, the team responsible for steering Ant International’s global innovation and product strategy, ensuring that products and solutions are continually enhanced to stay ahead of industry trends and customer needs.

“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 democratize cutting-edge technology solutions for SMEs on payment, trade and financial services; and to revolutionize user experience with new intelligent technology for cross-border travel,” Jiang-Ming said.

In December 2024, Peng Yang, CEO of Ant International, announced organizational and strategic upgrades to expand its range of AI-powered fintech solutions to support inclusive growth for businesses and support SMEs across its payment and digitalization ecosystem.

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With deep expertise and experience in leading global payments and e-commerce enterprises, Jiang-Ming Yang has played a critical role as Ant International’s Chief Product Officer in building fintech and growth tech solutions to drive customer success and enhance operational efficiencies across Ant International’s four main business pillars: unified digital gateway for mobile payment and super apps (Alipay+), unified payment services for global merchants (Antom), unified account service for global SMEs (WorldFirst), and embedded finance services that provide global liquidity management and SME credit tech solutions (Bettr and platform tech).