On July 17-20, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was held in Shanghai. With the theme of “Smart Partners, Co-creating the Future”, more than 1,100 companies brought more than 3,000 exhibits to the conference. According to a data report released by payment and financial platform Airwallex during the conference, compared to the European and American market's development path that focuses on AI forecasting and data insight, Chinese overseas companies showed unique and practical characteristics: 49% of domestic respondents wanted AI to open up global data and quickly output financial insights, which was higher than the global average of 43%. Tang Xiaofei, head of Airwallex's marketing department in China, said, “The implementation of financial systems in the AI era cannot only rely on single-point tools, but requires opening up a full link of data, processes, systems and governance.”

On July 17-20, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference was held in Shanghai. With the theme of “Smart Partners, Co-creating the Future”, more than 1,100 companies brought more than 3,000 exhibits to the conference. According to a data report released by payment and financial platform Airwallex during the conference, compared to the European and American market's development path that focuses on AI forecasting and data insight, Chinese overseas companies showed unique and practical characteristics: 49% of domestic respondents wanted AI to open up global data and quickly output financial insights, which was higher than the global average of 43%. Tang Xiaofei, head of Airwallex's marketing department in China, said, “The implementation of financial systems in the AI era cannot only rely on single-point tools, but requires opening up a full link of data, processes, systems and governance.”