Putting the AP in hAPpy
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.
Putting the AP in hAPpy
Episode 333: Looking for Vendor Contact Info? 3 Reasons Why the FTC Warns Not To Use Online Search Results
If you perform a web search and use the results to find your vendor contact information or to confirm their information – you might want to hear what the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns against. Plus what you can do instead.
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Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
- FTC Article: Online search results: The good, the bad, and the scammy
- AVM Toolkit – Internal Vendor Request Form
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