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Debra R Richardson

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Debra R Richardson

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Putting the AP in hAPpy

Debra R Richardson

Putting the AP in hAPpy

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Instant Payments are here and the FedNow® Service is now available with this new payment rail.  Hear 5 quick facts I learned when I recently attended a meeting where this service was the presentation topic.  I was surprised.  Keep Listening. Ch
There are two vendor forms that are critical to avoid fraud, fines and bad vendor data.  Each will have its own episode explaining why it is critical and what data to collect on the form and why.  The second form is the Vendor Banking Form.    
There are two vendor forms that are critical to avoid fraud, fines and bad vendor data.  Each will have its own episode explaining why it is critical and what data to collect on the form and why.  The first form is the Vendor Setup Form – with
Remember the days where it was easier to spot an email from a fraudster because it had poor grammar?  Well, fraudsters have access to generative artificial intelligence (just like we do) and now that fraudulent email may be grammatically correc
When was the last time you reviewed your security roles and what access is included?  Reduce the potential for fraud by restricting who has access to your vendor data.  Why?  Because the less non-vendor team members that have access to sensitiv
If you are worried that artificial intelligence will take your job that’s a sign that you need to take control and flip that around.  Use Artificial Intelligence tools to keep your job!   Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardso
Unclaimed property for Accounts Payable can be a tedious, manual process from identifying what is unclaimed property to  sending letters to vendors to avoid the complicated process of transferring that property to the applicable states.  In bet
I recently spoke at an in-person conference and while there I attended a session where an accounts payable practitioner revealed what they are doing when making the confirmation call that surprised other attendees – me included.  Keep Listening
I now have access to the newest ChatGPT / GPT-4o, the “Omnimodel”.  The capabilities of this new model triggers reminders to the vendor team to not expose vendor data that can lead to fraud while using this technology. Keep Listening.  Check ou
You may be getting some help from banks finally on avoiding fraudulent payments.  Hear what new Nacha rule is behind it, when it will go into effect, and what to look for, so…..Keep Listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if y
Remember when Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank failed in March of 2023?  Those were the first bank failures since October of 2020 and news was everywhere.  Well, there have been 4 more bank failures since then with the latest one in April
I experimented with generative artificial intelligence or generative AI – voice cloning for an upcoming webinar on avoiding payment fraud from deepfakes.  Wasn’t expecting this…. Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if
You may worry about vendor banking information and preventing fraudulent electronic payments – however, both internal and external fraudsters are after your checks.  If you want to make sure you are protecting remittance addresses for your chec
Validating Vendor Banking information is critical to 1) make sure payments are successful; and 2) to validate you are paying your actual vendor and not a cybercriminal.  There have been some changes in resources for 2024, so if you want to hear
Most internal fraudsters display at least one of eight (8) red flags that fraud is occurring.  Do you know what to look for? Keep Listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques,
Now that the new IRS Form W-9 is published, let’s look at a frequently asked question I get – what should you do if the vendor’s legal name and tax id combination is not valid with the IRS? Keep Listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichar
In 2023, Business Email Compromise, or BEC, is still a money maker for fraudsters according to the latest report by the FBI.  Here is a quick look at the stats compared to 2022 and before the pandemic.  Keep Listening.  Check out my website www
Finally – the IRS has published the updated version of the Form W-9.  Now what?  Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to pre
Do you have in your vendor bank account add or update process, that if the bank account ownership validation is successful – you stop right there?  That’s no longer appropriate.  Why?.... Keep Listening.  Check out my website www.debrarrichards
Remember that $25.6M successful payment to fraudsters?  Of course you do, seems like every media outlet and all the companies you subscribe to (like mine) reported on it too.  So how can you combat?  Keep Listening. Check out my website www.deb
Get 20 tips to avoid the latest fraud trends of 2023 in 2024.  Discover the latest 6 fraud trends of last year and how you can stay updated, avoid and detect fraud in the vendor setup and maintenance process.   Keep Listening.  Check out my web
Watchlists, sanction lists, exclusion lists, etc – here are three reasons why you may not be compliant with regulatory requirements.  Plus, how you can get recommendations at no extra charge or how you can “diy” and build your own watchlist com
How hard is it for you to get approved $500 of training or software to help you do your job better?  See what fraudsters get for $500 to defraud you and your company.   Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need h
To mitigate fraud, many companies are taking steps to avoid potential fraud risks – including verifying banking details via phone.  If that happens when you try to confirm your vendor’s bank change, what can you do? Keep Listening.  Check out m
It was two years into an AP Sr Manager position when I realized that another group had access to one of my vendor record screens in the vendor master file.  Just one.  What?  Why? Then we fixed it. Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debra
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