Alipay AI Payment and Guancha Launch the PAYATHON 2026 Hackathon
支付宝AI支付发起年度黑客松大赛，邀开发者把AI创意变成生意
- Who
- Alipay AI Pay and Guancha
- What
- launched the PAYATHON 2026 annual hackathon for AI applications, skills, and agents
- When
- Quote
10月24日，支付宝AI支付联合观猹发起“PAYATHON 2026”年度黑客松，邀请开发者带着应用、Skill 或 Agent 参赛：接入支付，把创意推向真实市场，争夺 20 万元总奖池。
What happened
On October 24, Alipay AI Payment and Guancha launched the PAYATHON 2026 annual hackathon, inviting developers to enter apps, Skills, or Agents that connect to payments and compete for a 200,000 yuan prize pool. Registration closes December 1, and the in-person final is scheduled for December 26. The five tracks focus on apps, Skills, Token Pay, Machine Pay, and Agent Pay, with real user payments among the judging criteria.
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Alipay AI Pay and Guancha have launched PAYATHON 2026, inviting individual developers and teams to enter payment-connected apps, Skills, or Agents for a total prize pool of 200,000 yuan. The hackathon has five tracks: apps, Skills, Token Pay, Machine Pay, and Agent Pay. The app and Skills tracks center on Vibe Pay and Skill Pay, while the other tracks explore usage-based billing, recurring subscriptions, and transactions between machines and agents. Judging criteria include real user payments. Registration closes December 1.
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