What It Actually Means to ‘Know Your Vendor’ in 2026
The phrase "know your vendor" has been circulating in AP and procurement circles for years. It sounds straightforward. It sounds like something most organizations already do.
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Supplier Portal Software: Identifying What You Need
Supplier portal software has become a standard part of the AP technology stack. Most mid-market and enterprise organizations now have some form of vendor-facing portal, a place where suppliers can…
How Fraud Insurance Protects B2B Transactions
Vendor payment fraud is a financial risk. Like most financial risks, it can be managed through a combination of prevention, process controls, and coverage.
Vendor Payment Management Software Is Only Half the Picture
Vendor payment management software has gotten very good at what it was designed to do.
From Vendor Forms to Vendor Identity: PaymentWorks and the B2B Agentic Trust Layer
PaymentWorks recently made a significant upgrade to our software platform, and it represents a critical milestone for achieving our ultimate vision for the Company.
What Should Your Vendor System Actually Do? The Capabilities Most Organizations Discover Too Late
Most organizations don't go looking for a better vendor system until something breaks.
Press Release: PaymentWorks Launches Payee Profile to Make Vendor Identity Portable Across B2B Payments
WALTHAM, Mass. , Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PaymentWorks, the vendor identity platform for secure B2B payments, today introduced Payee Profile, a standardized, reusable credential that helps businesses manage…
What Your Vendor Payment Software Can’t Protect You From (And What Fills the Gap)
You've invested in vendor payment software. Maybe it automates your payment runs, integrates with your ERP, handles ACH and wire payments, reduces check volume, and gives you a cleaner approval…
Ready or Not: How to prep for a Vendor Master File Audit
A vendor master file audit examines how your organization creates, changes, authenticates, and retires vendor records, and whether the controls around those records actually hold. Preparing means proving those controls…
Vendor Onboarding vs. Vendor Identity: The Problem With Treating Them As The Same Thing
Ask most AP teams how they authenticate their vendors, and they'll describe their onboarding process.