The Real Cost of a Lax Company Culture
We’ve all heard the saying, “What you allow is what will continue.” But when it comes to company culture, letting things slide can cost you way more than you think—financially,…
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Takes, breakdowns, and hard truths about vendor identity and AP.
Avoiding the Horror Story of Manual Supplier Onboarding: What Every Business Should Know
Picture this: You’re bringing a new supplier into your system. What should be a simple task turns into a back-and-forth loop of emails, missing documents, manual data entry, and inevitable…
Trick or Treat… or Fraud? Stop Being Scammed by Executive Impersonation
As cyber threats get more clever, executive impersonation has become one of the scariest tricks haunting the vendor management world. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill phishing attempt; it’s far more devious.
Spot These 5 Scary Fraud Tactics and Fortify Supplier Fraud Prevention
Supplier fraud prevention is a lot like living in a horror movie, except instead of masked villains chasing you through dark alleys, you’re dealing with fraudsters lurking in your inbox,…
Press Release: PaymentWorks Announces Call for Submissions for Vendor Management Appreciation Day Awards
BOSTON, MA. October 1, 2024 — PaymentWorks, the digital supplier onboarding platform for secure, compliant, and optimized business payments, today announced a call for submissions for the second annual Vendor…
The Anatomy of B2B Electronic Payments Fraud
No one in AP enjoys paying a vendor via check. The inefficiencies and costs are legendary. For modern finance teams, electronic payments have become the backbone of business operations. However,…
Stop! Do this to Prevent Business Payments Fraud
Think your small business is safe from vendor fraud? Think again. Lackluster security measures are an open invitation for fraudsters.
Why a Weak Vendor Identification Process at Onboarding Makes You Vulnerable to Fraud
A business is its own living, breathing thing that has its own identity attributes. Specifically, there are legal attributes: Are you an LLC? Inc? There are compliance attributes: Are you…
Who Are You Doing Business With? A Primer on Supplier Identification
Supplier identification can be a touchy subject for vendor managers. Considering the manual labor involved in the process, we don’t blame them. Understanding who you’re doing business with is a…
How to Achieve Vacation-Ready Vendor Management With the Right Vendor Management Policy
Vacation should be a time to relax and recharge, but for many professionals, especially those involved in vendor management, taking time off can be a big source of stress. The…