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Putting the AP in hAPpy

Putting the AP in hAPpy

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 fraud and regulatory fines. 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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  • Episode 380: A Fraud Prevention Strategy From A 1982 Film To Avoid Deepfakes

    Episode 380: A Fraud Prevention Strategy From A 1982 Film To Avoid Deepfakes
    Mar 26 2026

    This fraud prevention strategy appeared in a 1982 film with Robert De Niro and still works today to avoid deepfakes that lead to B2B payment fraud.

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    Check out my website www.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. Check out 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: Stay Safe Online - Safe Word & Deepfakes https://www.staysafeonline.org/campaigns/safeword
    • Free Nacha Compliance Webinar: Last Minute Compliance: 3 Ways To Meet Nacha’s ACH Fraud Monitoring Rule Before the Deadline! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7321756135093063258
    • Confirmation Call / But Better: Vendor Callback Confirmation ToolkitTM https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/callback-confirmation-toolkit
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • 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://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    18 mins
  • Episode 379: Nacha Fraud Monitoring Rule Compliance for Non-Consumer Originators > Determining High Risk Vendors

    Episode 379: Nacha Fraud Monitoring Rule Compliance for Non-Consumer Originators > Determining High Risk Vendors
    Mar 19 2026

    Phase 1 of the Nacha Fraud Monitoring Rule for ACH initiators is here. Part of the rule requires that you have a risk-based approach, but what criteria can you use to determine risk for your vendors? In this episode we’ll talk about three approaches to classify your vendors based on risk.

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    Check out my website www.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. Check out 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:

    • Nacha: RISK MANAGEMENT TOPICS – (Fraud Monitoring Phase 1)
    • Free Nacha Compliance Webinar: Last Minute Compliance: 3 Ways To Meet Nacha’s ACH Fraud Monitoring Rule Before the Deadline!
    • Confirmation Call / But Better: Vendor Callback Confirmation ToolkitTM
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links
    • 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://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    30 mins
  • Episode 378: 3 Reasons Why I Don’t Recommend ACH Prenotifications To Avoid Payment Fraud Or For Nacha Fraud Monitoring Compliance

    Episode 378: 3 Reasons Why I Don’t Recommend ACH Prenotifications To Avoid Payment Fraud Or For Nacha Fraud Monitoring Compliance
    Mar 12 2026

    You may already be sending pre-notes when vendors submit banking for an ACH payment method, or maybe you’re thinking about it as a way to comply with the upcoming Nacha rule. Here’s why pre-notes don’t help to prevent fraud and are not recommended for Nacha compliance.

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    Check out my website www.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. Check out 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:

    • Nacha: RISK MANAGEMENT TOPICS – (Fraud Monitoring Phase 1) https://www.nacha.org/rules/risk-management-topics-fraud-monitoring-phase-1
    • Free Nacha Compliance Webinar: Last Minute Compliance: 3 Ways To Meet Nacha’s ACH Fraud Monitoring Rule Before the Deadline! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7321756135093063258
    • Customized Vendor Validations Session: https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-session
    • Free Download: Vendor Validation Reference List with Resource Links https://debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download
    • 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://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
    • YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
    • More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
    • More ideas? Email me at debra@debrarrichardson.com
    • Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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    14 mins
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