Ant International has launched AI SHIELD, a new security platform designed to protect AI-powered financial services from vulnerabilities including unauthorized access, data leakage, and systemic bias. The solution, which can reduce AI service risks by up to 90%, underscores the company’s commitment to building trusted, reliable financial AI as adoption accelerates globally.
AI is deeply integrated across Ant International’s operations, powering everything from fraud detection to payment authorization. In 2024, the company processed over US$1 trillion in transactions using AI-driven systems. But with nearly 90% of organizations deploying large language model (LLM) tools and only 5% confident in their security readiness, the launch of AI SHIELD addresses a widening gap in financial AI risk management.
At the core of AI SHIELD is AI Security Docker, which safeguards AI agents across the entire lifecycle from development to deployment. Its features include Agent Trustworthiness Authentication, pre-launch evaluations to ensure reliability; AI Service Safeguard, continuous monitoring with multilayer threat detection; and Dynamic Patrolling & AI Red Teaming, proactive testing to uncover and resolve vulnerabilities.
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These protections are critical as AI agents increasingly handle sensitive financial tasks, where errors or misuse could undermine trust. Already, Ant International’s risk management tools protect over 100 million merchants and 1.8 billion users worldwide. Solutions like Alipay+ EasySafePay 360, launched in 2025, have reduced digital wallet account takeovers by 90%.
“Trusted AI could be a defining factor in unlocking the full potential of artificial intelligence in financial services,” said Tianyi Zhang, General Manager of Risk Management and Cybersecurity at Ant International. “At Ant International, we are committed to working with industry partners to evolve the most advanced risk management framework for AI, while harnessing AI itself to strengthen our risk management capabilities.”
The company is also working with industry peers, including Google, through the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), setting new standards for secure AI-driven transactions.
