Ant Group traces its roots back to Alipay, which was established in 2004 to create trust between online sellers and buyers. Over the years, Ant Group has grown to become one of the world's leading open Internet platforms.Through technological innovation, we support our partners in providing inclusive, convenient digital life and digital financial services to consumers and SMEs. In addition, we have been introducing new technologies and products to support the digital transformation of industries and facilitate collaboration. Working together with global partners, we enable merchants and consumers to make and receive payments and remit around the world.The company has won six major science and technology awards in fields such as security and trustworthiness, artificial intelligence, and privacy computing, including the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award, the Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Progress Award, and the Zhejiang Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award.In 2025, Alipay supported the national "Skills Light Up the Future" training initiative, leveraging Ant Group's capabilities in digital technologies, intelligent systems, and AI products to enhance government service delivery and drive industrial digitalization. It has established partnerships with over 10 State ministries and provincial human resources and social security departments and built an ecosystem of over 800 vocational training partners, offering over 100,000 courses and creating over 14 million jobs. Through this endeavor, Ant Group supports the government's "four-in-one" employment service model connecting job market demand, skills training, competency assessment, and job placement to empower workers in achieving high-quality, full employment.