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Putting the AP in hAPpy

Putting the AP in hAPpy

By: Debra R Richardson
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Summary

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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Episodes
  • Episode 387: What Agentic AI Should Not Do When Looking For Red Flags in Emails

    Episode 387: What Agentic AI Should Not Do When Looking For Red Flags in Emails
    May 14 2026

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    Agentic AI in email can be the difference between making a fraudulent payment and catching the payment fraud before the request moves past email. As with all tools, there are activities that require a human.

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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:

    • Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Email Burnout Can Cause Payment Fraud - 3 Warning Signs & Fixes
    • Agentic AI Training Session: Build a Copilot Agent For Outlook to Spot Vendor Bank Change Red Flags
    • 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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    15 mins
  • Episode 386: Use AI Tools To Detect Red-Flags in Emails Requesting Vendor Bank Changes

    Episode 386: Use AI Tools To Detect Red-Flags in Emails Requesting Vendor Bank Changes
    May 7 2026

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    What if you had not only had second set of eyes to review a vendor email to make sure there are no red flags in when there is a request to change banking, but also to check for this new fraudster trend to pass your confirmation call?

    Keep listening.

    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:

    • Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Email Burnout Can Cause Payment Fraud - 3 Warning Signs & Fixes
    • Agentic AI Training Session: Build a Copilot Agent For Outlook to Spot Vendor Bank Change Red Flags
    • 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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    23 mins
  • Episode 385: Use An Approval Workflow For Vendor Record Activity And Tips If It’s Not Automated

    Episode 385: Use An Approval Workflow For Vendor Record Activity And Tips If It’s Not Automated
    Apr 30 2026

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    Approval workflows for vendor adds and changes can help to reduce payment fraud and avoidable errors in vendor data. For why to do it and how to do it if your system does not support approval workflows……

    Keep listening.

    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:

    • IOFM White Paper: IOFM’s 2026 AP Fraud Playbook
    • 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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    26 mins
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