Latest Debra richardson Podcast Episodes
Episode 297: 7 Quick Facts About Instant Payments Through the FedNow® Service
Putting the AP in hAPpy - July 11, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsInstant 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. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if y...
Episode 296: 2 Company Branded Vendor Forms You Need Part 2: The Vendor Banking Form
Putting the AP in hAPpy - July 04, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere 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. Keep Listening. Check out my website www.de...
Episode 295: 2 Company Branded Vendor Forms You Need Part 1: The Vendor Setup Form – With a Twist
Putting the AP in hAPpy - June 27, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere 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 a twist. Keep Listening. Check out my website w...
Episode 294: Now That GenAI Solved Poor Grammar - 4 Other Signs Your Bank Change Email Is Fraudulent
Putting the AP in hAPpy - June 20, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRemember 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 correct as a college application essay. But there are sti...
Episode 293: In 5 Steps: A Security Audit to Protect Vendor Data and Avoid Fraud
Putting the AP in hAPpy - June 13, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen 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 sensitive data, the less potential for them to be social eng...
Episode 292: If You Are Afraid Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Take Your Job – Make It Your Job By Tackling These
Putting the AP in hAPpy - June 06, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIf 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authenticati...
Episode 291: 4 Vendor Setup & Maintenance Tasks That Can Make the Unclaimed Property Process Easier
Putting the AP in hAPpy - May 30, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsUnclaimed 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 between those steps, there are four vendor setup and ma...
Episode 290: One Step You Are Probably Not Doing with the Confirmation Phone Call – But Here are Reasons it Why It Might Not Work For You
Putting the AP in hAPpy - May 23, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsI 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. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com...
Episode 289: ChatGPT-4o Is Here and Triggers These Reminders to Avoid Exposing Vendor Data That Can Lead to Fraud
Putting the AP in hAPpy - May 16, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsI 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 out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you n...
Episode 288: New Nacha Rule Could Help To Avoid Payment Fraud. Here is What to Look For
Putting the AP in hAPpy - May 09, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsYou 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 you need help implementing authentication techn...
Episode 287: Replay! Bank Failures, Mergers and Acquisitions – What the Vendor Team Must Do
Putting the AP in hAPpy - May 02, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRemember 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 of 2024. What should the vendor team do? Keep Li...
Episode 286: I Experimented With Voice Cloning, Here is What it Sounded Like
Putting the AP in hAPpy - April 25, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsI 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 need help implementing authentication techni...
Episode 285: 4 Ways to Secure Your Vendor Remittance Address From Unauthorized Changes
Putting the AP in hAPpy - April 18, 2024 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsYou 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 checks…. Keep Listening. Check out my website www.deb...
Episode 284: Free and Paid Resources to Validate Vendor Banking Details - Updated for 2024
Putting the AP in hAPpy - April 11, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsValidating 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 the updated resources…… Keep Listening. Ch...
Episode 283: 8 Most Common Behavioral Warning Signs of Internal Fraud According to the ACFE
Putting the AP in hAPpy - April 04, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsMost 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, internal controls, and best practices to pr...
Episode 282: What if the IRS TIN Match is Unsuccessful? 3 Options
Putting the AP in hAPpy - March 28, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNow 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authent...
Episode 281: According to the FBI – BEC Scams Still Worked in 2023 and This Stat Continues to Increase
Putting the AP in hAPpy - March 21, 2024 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help impleme...
Episode 280: 6 Next Steps Now That the IRS Has Published Form W-9 Rev March 2024
Putting the AP in hAPpy - March 14, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFinally – 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 prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or ba...
Episode 279: What Fraudsters Are Doing That Pass Bank Account Ownership Validation
Putting the AP in hAPpy - March 07, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDo 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentic...
Welcome to Episode 278: Discover Deepfakes on Video Conferencing with Authentication
Putting the AP in hAPpy - February 29, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRemember 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing ...
Episode 278: Discover Deepfakes on Video Conferencing with Authentication
Putting the AP in hAPpy - February 29, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRemember 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing ...
Episode 277: 20 Tips For Avoiding Six Fraud Trends From 2023 in 2024
Putting the AP in hAPpy - February 22, 2024 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsGet 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 website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help i...
Episode 276: Is Your Vendor Team Compliant with Watch List Requirements? 3 Reasons Why The Answer is Probably No
Putting the AP in hAPpy - February 15, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWatchlists, 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 compliance matrix. Keep Listening. Check out my...
Episode 275: Here is What a Fraudster Gets for $500 to Defraud You and Your Company
Putting the AP in hAPpy - February 08, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHow 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 help implementing authentication techniques, inte...
Episode 274: Here is What To Do When Your Vendor’s Policy is Not to Confirm Banking Via Phone
Putting the AP in hAPpy - February 01, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTo 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 my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need...
Episode 273: 3 Vendor Data Risks You Can Uncover With a Security Role / Access Audit
Putting the AP in hAPpy - January 25, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt 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.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing au...
Episode 272: 20 Tips For Handling US Federal and State Reportable Vendors
Putting the AP in hAPpy - January 18, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNow that it’s 1099 season many of you are reminded of how you just didn’t get around to making sure the information you collect from your vendors is sufficient and valid for tax reporting, nor how you make sure it stays that way. If you want 20 tips on how to handle your Federal and State Repor...
Episode 271: Plug Up The Gaps In Your Vendor Process
Putting the AP in hAPpy - January 11, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIf your vendor had to notify you of a fraudulent payment, you don’t have enough controls. Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory f...
Episode 270: 4 Free Official Sources to Find a Vendor Address Just in Time for 1099 Distribution
Putting the AP in hAPpy - January 04, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt shouldn’t happen but it always does – vendors don’t have a valid address on file. You don’t want check payments or 1099s to come back, so here are some free reliable sources to find an address that is tied to your vendor. Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if y...
Episode 269: #Scamolidays Wrap-Up: 15+ Content Pieces To Help the Vendor Team Avoid Fraud This Holiday Season and into 2024
Putting the AP in hAPpy - December 21, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings#Scamolidays are still going on, but we’re in the final week of the 4 week focus on specific scams and all content is up and published. Want to know what content is ready for you to stay safe through New Years and into 2024? Keep Listening. Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if ...
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