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Andy Hutchings Broso
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Continuing financial services product rationalisation has seen the Canberra-based company which issues identification codes, APIR, move to issue a new directory dealing with terminated and archived codes.
The new directory, to be known as the BlackBook, is being described by APIR as a single repository of archived and terminated codes capable of providing valuable information to various groups within the industry to streamline processing.
Commenting on the new product, APIR managing director Andy Hutchings Broso said development of the BlackBook had come in response to increasing demand for the company’s services — something it expected to rise in the face of product rationalisation and demand for increased efficiency.
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