Alipay+ Launches World's First Smart Glasses-Embedded Payment Solution
Alipay+ enables world's first successful e-wallet payment transaction on Meizu StarV Snap smart glasses via AlipayHK.
The new feature expands use case scenarios for the AR glasses industry leader, and creates new growth avenues for e-wallets and merchants.
This adds to Alipay+'s payment innovation power suite, including Model Context Protocol (MCP)-powered AI payments and NFC-based integration of QR and card payments, among others.
After Alipay debuted a smart glasses payment solution with Rokid in China, Alipay+, the unified wallet gateway service under Ant International, announced the Alipay+ smart glasses-embedded payment solution for global e-wallets. In collaboration with Meizu, a global industry leader, Alipay+ completed the world's first real-world smart glasses-embedded e-wallet payment transaction in Hong Kong.
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The world's first successful e-wallet payment transaction was completed on Meizu StarV Snap smart glasses via AlipayHK
The successful transaction on Meizu StarV Snap smart glasses with AlipayHK, Hong Kong's leading superapp, marks another milestone in Alipay+'s advance at the forefront of global mobile payment innovation. Users are able to make seamless payments with QR scans or voice commands from their smart glasses, backed by Alipay+'s AI-powered voice interface, intent recognition, and voiceprint authentication technologies. The new feature will roll out to Alipay+ global partner e-wallets in 2025 upon the integration of Alipay+ upgraded tech suite for smart glasses.
In April 2025, Meizu officially announced the global pioneer of offline AI glasses-enabled mobile payment function powered by Alipay+. Alipay+'s advanced payment SDK solutions are integrated into all new Meizu smart glasses, supported by Meizu's industry-leading optical waveguide display technology, voice noise reduction and capture technology, and camera-based code scanning technology.
Alipay+ is accelerating new innovations to support e-wallets' transition into the future of seamless commerce. Today, Alipay+ connects over 1.7 bn user accounts on 36 global e-wallets, national QR schemes and banking apps to 100 million merchants across 70+ core markets.
With one integration, wallet partners can access Alipay+'s expanding toolkits for customer engagement and business growth. Among these, Alipay+ now integrates QR-based and card payments via a global NFC solution. It also enables a full range of agentic AI features including MCP-based AI payments built on Alipay+ GenAI Cockpit, an AI-as-a-Service platform for fintechs.
'The offline payment function of smart glasses launched overseas by Meizu and Alipay+ has set a new technological benchmark for the industry,' said Peng Guo, General Manager of the XR Division of Meizu. 'The innovation in the payment scenario has enhanced the practicality and appeal of smart glasses and also promoted the progress and development of the AR glasses industry. We hope this function will bring more convenient experiences to users.'
'We are grateful to work with industry leaders like Meizu to pioneer smart glasses-embedded payment solutions. By unlocking payment capabilities, smart glasses will rapidly transform into the next-gen personal device like the mobile phone,' said Jiangming Yang, Chief Innovation Officer of Ant International. 'We look forward to supporting more industry partners with one integration into Alipay+'s premium wallet ecosystem across global markets, to help them build broader user scenarios and achieve growth.'
About Alipay+
Ant International's Alipay+ is a unified wallet gateway with cross-border payment and digitization services that help connect global merchants to consumers. Consumers enjoy seamless payments, a broad choice of deals and the convenience of digital services using their preferred payment app/e-wallet while travelling abroad. Many small and medium-sized businesses already use Alipay+ digital tools to enhance efficiency and achieve omni-channel growth.
About Meizu
Meizu is a global technology company, with AI eco-products. It contains StarV smart glasses and StarAuto smart cars. And also the Meizu smartphone, which has been continuously innovated for more than 20 years and attracted more than 30 million Meizu fans, with a strong brand influence among global consumers. With FlymeAIOS as its core, Meizu seamlessly integrates smartphones, XR, and smart cars, establishing a smart mobile ecosystem that combines hardware and software. With the advancement of technology, the interconnection of cars and smartphones leads the industry into the era of intelligence and ecosystem 3.0. With deep technological expertise in multiple industries, Meizu is recognized as a leader in smart ecosystems. For more information, please visit the official website: https://flyme.global
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