There are two vendor forms that are critical to avoid fraud, fines and bad vendor data. Each will have its own episode explaining why it is critical and what data to collect on the form and why. The first form is the Vendor Setup Form – with a twist.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• IRS Substitute Form Requirements:
  • Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9
  • Instructions for the Requester of Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP and W-8IMY
• Free Authentication Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop https://training.debrarrichardson.com/course/vendoronboardingworkshop
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://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

Remember the days where it was easier to spot an email from a fraudster because it had poor grammar? Well, fraudsters have access to generative artificial intelligence (just like we do) and now that fraudulent email may be grammatically correct as a college application essay. But there are still red flags you can look for….and controls you can put into place to mitigate.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• Free Authentication Training: 3 Step Vendor Setup & Maintenance Process Workshop
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://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

When was the last time you reviewed your security roles and what access is included? Reduce the potential for fraud by restricting who has access to your vendor data. Why? Because the less non-vendor team members that have access to sensitive data, the less potential for them to be social engineered into giving it away - resulting in fraud. Discover how the vendor team can implement a security audit with minimal IT input - in 5 steps.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

• On-Demand Webinar: In 5 Steps: A Security Audit to Protect Vendor Data and Avoid Fraud
• Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
• Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
• Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://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