BearingPoint to Address Catastrophe Card Deployment During 2007 Prepaid Card Expo.Will Speak About Important Role Of Catastrophe Cards On Disaster Recovery And Insurance Claims Panels NASHUA, N.H. -- Prepaid Media, a leading provider of business-to-business, integrated media and information services See Information Systems. to the prepaid and stored value card industry, today announced that BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BE), a leading global management and technology consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , will present its latest findings and insight on the use of prepaid Catastrophe Cards during the 2007 Prepaid Card Expo in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Catastrophe Cards represent the next step in disaster relief, allowing banks and insurers to offer the safest and most convenient way of protecting and distributing emergency funds to consumers during disasters. They also provide safeguards to banks, government and non-government organizations and insurers providing funding, from fraud and misappropriation misappropriation n. the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate, or by any of funds. BearingPoint will identify related strategies for program control and new opportunities for financial institutions, insurers and government agencies going forward. "After the problems of fraudulent spending associated with catastrophes like hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , BearingPoint set out to establish
leading practices to demonstrate how secure prepaid cards can be used
successfully to distribute relief funds," said Kirsten Trusko, a
senior manager at BearingPoint. "As the largest industry conference
focused around the use of prepaid card products in corporate/business,
marketing, consumer and government applications, we felt the 2007
Prepaid Card Expo in Las Vegas was the ideal forum to present our
research findings."
"Prepaid cards are extremely effective tools for distributing relief funds to victims of disasters," said Jonathan A. Weiner, president of Prepaid Media. "We are pleased to have BearingPoint present the findings from their research during the Prepaid Card Expo." About BearingPoint, Inc. BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE) is one of the world's largest providers of management and technology consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to Global 2000 companies and government organizations in 60 countries worldwide. Based in McLean, Va., the firm has over 17,000 employees and major practice areas focusing on the Public Services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. , Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and Commercial Services markets. For nearly 100 years, BearingPoint professionals have built a reputation for knowing what it takes to help clients achieve their goals, and working closely with them to get the job done. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.BearingPoint.com. About Prepaid Media Prepaid Media provides a host of business-to-business media and information services to the rapidly growing network branded prepaid and stored value card industry. Prepaid Media's properties include the Paybefore online portal, Paybefore Update electronic newsletter, and Prepaid Card Report (PCR PCR polymerase chain reaction. PCR abbr. polymerase chain reaction Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ) print publication, the leading information sources for the prepaid and stored value card markets. Prepaid Media also owns and produces the Prepaid Buyers Guide, Prepaid Card Data, and Prepaid Card Awards, all of which are incorporated across its various media properties. As the prepaid and stored value card industry continues to evolve, Prepaid Media serves as a trusted partner, providing compelling learning, buying and selling, and networking opportunities to key market participants. For more information on Prepaid Media, please visit: www.prepaidmedia.com. |
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