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Alipay AI Pay and Guancha Launch PAYATHON 2026 for Payment-Connected AI Projects

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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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    Alipay AI Payment and Guancha Launch the PAYATHON 2026 Hackathon

    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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