Tencent just launched TenPayGo, a payment app for international visitors to China💸 At merchants that accept Weixin Pay, you can pay directly with TenPayGo, without exchanging cash or preparing change. -Covers everyday spending scenarios including shopping, dining, transportation, hotels, attractions,entertainment, and health. -View transaction history to check your budget and bills more easily. It supports 7 major card networks, including UnionPay and Visa, plus nearly 60 overseas wallets. TenPayGo is also adding a Shenzhen Tong transit wallet. Scan to ride Shenzhen Metro and buses. Closed beta expected in late September.

Tencent has launched Hy Translate, an AI translation app powered by its Hy-MT2 model🚀 It supports 33 languages, plus 5 Chinese ethnic minority languages and dialects. It also supports: • Voice translation • Photo translation • Offline translation Download the model to your phone and translate without an internet connection. The app is now available in 12 countries and regions, including the US, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Tencent Cloud and Boost are expanding their collaboration to accelerate digital transformation across Southeast Asia. Tencent Cloud is pleased to partner with Boost, a leading regional fintech player and digital bank, to support its next phase of growth across Malaysia and Indonesia. The collaboration will focus on three key areas: 1. Cloud infrastructure — leveraging Tencent Cloud’s scalable IaaS capabilities to strengthen infrastructure agility and support future expansion. 2. AI innovation — working together on Boost’s AI development roadmap, including the exploration and co-creation of AI-powered products and solutions. 3. Super app development — leveraging Tencent Cloud Super App as a Service (TCSAS) to further enhance digital experiences and bring multiple financial services together within a more unified ecosystem. As Southeast Asia’s digital economy continues to grow, we look forward to working closely with Boost to explore how cloud, AI and super app technologies can enable more seamless and innovative financial services for consumers and businesses across the region. Looking forward to what we can build together.

Ten banks are providing a $22 billion loan to support Alphabet and Blackstone’s new AI cloud JV, Crux AI, with Blackstone investing an initial $5 billion to bring 500MW of capacity online in 2027. $GOOG $AVGO