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Putting the AP in hAPpy

Putting the AP in hAPpy

Written by: Debra R Richardson
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A weekly podcast providing fraud prevention and vendor setup training to protect the vendor master file. Immediate takeaways with actionable steps you can implement today into your vendor onboarding and maintenance process to reduce payment fraud, regulatory fines and bad vendor data. Great tips for the Accounts Payable and Procurement teams to clean-up their vendor data, clean-up their vendor processes so that they can pay the right vendor.

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Episodes
  • Episode 408: Don’t Make It Easy For Fraudsters: Is Your Vendor Process Ready for 2027 Nacha ACH Rules?
    Oct 15 2026

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    How confident are you that your current vendor process can avoid tomorrow’s fraud? Without a controlled vendor add and change process to avoid fraud, two upcoming Nacha rule changes will expose your organization to increased financial losses and heightened identity theft risks. Which two rules are coming up in 2027?

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    Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • A Security Audit to Protect Vendor Data and Avoid Fraud (On-Demand): https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/january2024
    • Increasing the Same Day ACH Dollar Limit to $10 Million - https://www.nacha.org/rules/increasing-same-day-ach-dollar-limit-10-million-0
    • International ACH Transactions (IAT): https://www.nacha.org/rules/international-ach-transactions-iat
    • National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
    • Ask Vendor Process Questions: AskVeraTM
    • Authentication Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
    • Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process? Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    36 mins
  • Episode 407: Don’t Make It Easy For Them: 6 Steps To Eliminate Duplicate Vendors
    Oct 8 2026

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    Duplicate vendors can lead to internal and external fraud. Here is how to eliminate duplicate vendors in the vendor master file, how to prevent them in the first place, and which vendors I’ve seen that always have duplicates.

    Keep listening.

    Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • Standardize Vendor Addresses: Smarty - https://smarty.com/
    • National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
    • Ask Vendor Process Questions: AskVeraTM
    • Authentication Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
    • Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process? Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    36 mins
  • Episode 406: Don’t Make It Easy For Fraudsters - A Free IRS Tool To Avoid Paying A Fake Charity
    Oct 1 2026

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    You may know about the TIN Match tool provided by the IRS, but do you know about the other free tool you should be using to validate tax-exempt organizations?

    Keep listening.

    Check out my website training.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to reduce the potential for fraudulent payments, compliance fines or bad vendor data. The Vendor Process Training Center for 173+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

    Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

    • National Cybersecurity Alliance Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026:https://www.staysafeonline.org/cybersecurity-awareness-month
    • Training Session: Validation with IRS Exempt Organizations and State Resources to Avoid Fake Charities for Giving Tuesday and Beyond
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
    • Ask Vendor Process Questions: AskVeraTM
    • Authentication Free Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
    • Do You Have A Controlled Vendor Process? Roadmap to a Controlled Vendor Process
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://training.debrarrichardson.com/validation-reference
    • Vendor Process Training Center - https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
    • Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/webinars
    • Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DebraRRichardsonLLC
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars https://training.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    16 mins
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