Waton Financial shares surge 11.51% after-hours after announcing AI and Fintech joint lab with Tsinghua University and PandaAI.

Waton Financial surged 11.51% in after-hours trading following its announcement of a partnership with Tsinghua University’s X-Tech and PandaAI to establish an AI and Fintech Joint Lab. The collaboration aims to develop autonomously trading AI agents capable of real-time macroeconomic analysis, stock screening, and risk control, leveraging Tsinghua’s academic expertise and Waton’s secured trading systems. The initiative positions the company to democratize access to institutional-grade quantitative trading tools for individual investors, aligning with growing demand for AI-driven financial solutions. Waton’s chairman emphasized the partnership’s potential to enhance its technology offerings and expand market participation, reinforcing investor optimism about the firm’s role in the evolving fintech landscape.