Insurance

AXA launches digital insurance with Ant Bank, AlipayHK tie-up

AXA launches digital insurance with Ant Bank, AlipayHK tie-up

It will use AXA’s portfolio and Ant Bank and AlipayHK’s “E-wallet X Digital Bank”.
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