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Alipay AI Payment launches hackathon to turn AI ideas into businesses

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Alipay AI Payment has launched the "PAYATHON 2026" hackathon, inviting developers to transform their AI creations into viable businesses. The competition, which runs until December 1st with finals on December 26th, focuses on practical application and real-world transaction value, offering a 200,000 yuan prize pool. Participants can submit applications, Skills, or Agents across five tracks, including Vibe Pay, Skill Pay, Token Pay, Machine Payments Protocol, and Agent Pay, with an emphasis on user willingness to pay for AI-driven services. AI

IMPACT Encourages monetization of AI tools and agent-based services, potentially accelerating the adoption of paid AI applications.

RANK_REASON This is a hackathon announcement for a payment platform's AI features, not a core AI model release or research.

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Alipay AI Payment launches hackathon to turn AI ideas into businesses

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  1. 雷峰网 (Leiphone) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    Alipay AI Payment Launches Annual Hackathon, Inviting Developers to Turn AI Ideas into Business

    <p>从 Vibe Coding 到 Skill、Agent，AI 正打开新一轮创业窗口：一个人也能打造应用，一项技能也能成为产品。随着创作与开发门槛降低，新的机会正在浮现——让自己做出的 AI 产品，成为用户愿意付费的生意。&nbsp;</p><p>面向这股浪潮，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。报名截至12月1日，线下决赛将于12月26日举行。</p><p style="text-align: c…

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