What is the AI Exclusive Card
The AI Exclusive Card is a payment card exclusively for agents provided by WeChat Pay, with TencentWorkBuddytaking the lead in integrating it to enable AI agent payment capabilities. Through a single natural language instruction, users can complete the full closed-loop process from finding restaurants and claiming Meituan coupons to placing group-buy orders and paying. The AI Exclusive Card uses an independent quota and a per-transaction mobile phone confirmation mechanism to ensure that funds are safe and controllable. Currently, the WorkBuddy PC client needs to be upgraded to version 5.1.1 or above, and on a Mac computer users can summon the Meituan Life Assistant via the expert page to try it out. In the future, it will be opened to more third-party agent platforms.
Main features of the AI Exclusive Card
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AI payment closed loop: WorkBuddy connects the entire process of finding restaurants, claiming coupons, placing orders, and paying, which users can trigger with a single sentence.
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Exclusive quota control: The AI Exclusive Card is independent of the main account, and users can customize the recharge amount to ensure funds are used for designated purposes.
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Manual confirmation for every transaction: Every payment initiated by AI requires user authorization via a pop-up on the mobile phone, preventing mistaken deductions and reckless spending.
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Meituan ecosystem integration: The first batch connects Meituan coupon claiming and group-buy verification, covering dine-in consumption scenarios.
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Expert mode invocation: The service can be enabled by summoning the Meituan Life Assistant through the WorkBuddy expert page.
How to use the AI Exclusive Card
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Upgrade the client: Update theWorkBuddyPC client to version 5.1.1 or above.
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Enter the expert page: Click the expert entry in the left navigation bar.
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Summon the assistant: Search for and summon the Meituan Life Assistant expert.
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Issue an instruction: Enter a natural language instruction, such as "Help me find a single-person lunch nearby for under 30 yuan".
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Confirm payment: After AI generates the order, confirm the AI Exclusive Card deduction on your mobile phone and complete coupon code verification.
Core advantages of the AI Exclusive Card
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Secure isolation: The AI Exclusive Card is physically isolated from the main funds account, with a controllable quota that reduces risk exposure.
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Extremely simple process: Compresses the traditional five steps of finding a store → comparing prices → claiming coupons → placing an order → paying into one sentence.
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Ecosystem closed loop: Directly connects Meituan coupons and group-buy verification, with no need to switch between multiple apps.
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Transparent and controllable: Every transaction requires secondary confirmation on the mobile phone, and users retain the final payment decision-making authority.
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Open platform: WeChat Pay opens it in the form of infrastructure, and more third-party agents can be integrated in the future.
Comparison of the AI Exclusive Card with similar competitors
| Dimension | WeChat Pay AI Exclusive Card + WorkBuddy | Alipay Smart Assistant (Zhi Xiaobao） |
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| Payment mode | Independent AI Exclusive Card, funds used for designated purposes | Based on main account balance/Huabei/bank card |
| Security mechanism | Per-transaction mobile phone confirmation + independent quota | Biometric recognition + payment password |
| Service scenarios | The first batch focuses on Meituan group-buy dine-in | Covers full scenarios such as e-commerce, bill payments, and transfers |
| Access Point | WorkBuddy PC Expert Mode | Conversational interaction within the Alipay App |
| Platform Positioning | Payment infrastructure, open access | Closed loop within the ecosystem, serving its own system |
Application scenarios of AI-exclusive cards
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Workday lunch: Office workers use WorkBuddy to quickly lock in nearby discounted group deals and redeem them by scanning the code in-store.
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Team dining: Administrative staff initiate a multi-person package search and coupon claim with one sentence, and initiate payment uniformly.
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Business travel dining: Business travelers quickly find compliant dining options in an unfamiliar city and complete payment without manual operation.
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Daily coupon hunting: Users have AI automatically search for and claim Meituan limited-time coupons, reducing daily living costs.
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AI proxy purchase: Remotely initiate AI payment for elders unfamiliar with mobile phone operations, with confirmation on the children's mobile phones.