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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

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The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. Earlier this year, the British Virgin Islands partnered with blockchain firm LIFElabs.io

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Radial Fights Fraud, Releases Annual Holiday Fraud Index

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Radial is an industry leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations. With headquarters in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Radial provides major brands and merchants with fraud, payments and tax solutions, as well as a host of other commerce technology solutions. “We Radial knows a thing or two about fighting fraud.

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Blockchain Steers Toward Auto Supply Chain Transparency

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Marco Philippi, head of strategy for Volkswagen Group Procurement, said in a statement dovetailed with the release that: “Digitalization provides important technological instruments that enable us to track the path of minerals and raw materials in cross-border supply chains in ever greater detail.”.

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Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off

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Virgin Islands and other U.S. Virgin Islands cards and its cards offered in the 50 U.S. Cybercriminals seem to prefer to target cryptocurrency users and traders for this particular form of fraud. territories. states, as well as differences with respect to certain consumers with a Spanish language preference.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 4: Counterproliferation

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Kim Chol-Sam Kim Chol-Sam and British banker Nigel Cowie created numerous shell companies (was named in the Panama Papers linked to Mossack Fonseca the Panamanian law firm) including “DCB Finance”, in the British Virgin Islands, mainland China, and Hong Kong. Stay up-to-date on the latest FinCEN priorities.

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