Canadian Insurance Giant Manulife to Test Ethereum Blockchain
Manulife announces its plan to implement blockchain technology at its US arm for wealth management operations. Manulife, a Canadian insurance service provider, has recently announced that it will be exploring the blockchain technology for its wealth management services. The company will be implementing the blockchain technology into its US business arm. In order to do that, Manulife Financial has struck a deal with ConsenSys, the Ethereum blockchain tools, and Dapps studio and BlockApps to implement the blockchain technology for its operations. The collaboration was announced to the press....
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