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Lenvi launches verification software to protect against double pledging fraud

Lending technology provider Lenvi has launched new automated loan verification integration software, known as ALVIN, to tackle double pledging and track money in real-time following a series of high-profile fraud cases in securitised markets in the UK and US.

We haven't written up this one. Finextra has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Shingled Magnetic Recording Basics aka SMR Drives

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