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## [Vendoring 101: Live Event Recap](https://blog.paymentworks.com/vendoring-101-live-event-recap)

 Posted by [Angela Sarno](https://blog.paymentworks.com/author/angela-sarno) on Aug 24, 2022, 11:03:37 AM

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## **Vendor Onboarding 101: How to Build a More Secure and Compliant Process**

## ***Top 3 Take-Aways from Our Live Event with AP Guru, Debra R. Richardson***

We recently had the pleasure of talking to Debra R. Richardson, LLC., who is using her 20+ years of experience in AP, AR, general ledger and financial reporting for Fortune 500 companies to help AP teams implement authentication

**![DeborahRichardson-400x400](https://blog.paymentworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DeborahRichardson-400x400.jpg?width=263&name=DeborahRichardson-400x400.jpg) ****techniques, internal controls and best practices to prevent fraud in the vendor master file. She also has a weekly blog and hosts the podcast: “[Putting the AP in hAPpy](https://www.debrarrichardson.com/podcasts)”.******

Thinking about moving to automation, but haven’t made the jump yet? Here are 3 actionable items that you can implement today to mitigate the risks associated with fraud and compliance and mistakes!

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