Chinese E-Insurance Company, Partners With Ethereum for Blockchain Insurance Platform
Zhong An, China’s first online insurance company, has established Zhong An Technology to conduct research and development on artificial intelligence, Blockchain and cloud computing. Their focus is on implementing Blockchains into their online insurance platform and to be an innovator in the healthcare and finance sectors. Xing Jiang, CTO of ZhongAn said: "With the creation of ZhongAn Technology, we are developing a new FinTech ecosystem, integrating technological research with financial innovation. We aim to be an accelerator for both the finance and healthcare sectors.” The....
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