by Brian Weeks | Jul 6, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
The ongoing attack methods targeting companies’ information and payments has scaled heavily over time. The uses of technology, including generative AI to help create deep fakes, spoofing, and compromising, have been challenging AP and treasury groups heavily, and this technology is enhancing the criminal playbook. This discussion will dig into some payment channel differences, including checks, virtual cards, ACH, and wires, and the steps you can take to make your payments more secure.
by Brian Weeks | Jun 21, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Breaking a budget is a ditch on one side of the road. This impacts overall financial performance and impairs accurate forecasting. Poor procurement processes contribute to this process. Adding compensating and manual controls (i.e., manual purchase orders) is used to control the spend, but it can act as a ditch on the other side of the road, as manual processes cost time, impair efficiency, and lead to errors. This session will cover the direct and cascading value (to performance, cashflow, quality, and cost) for organizations that deploy electronic purchase order processes.
by Elizabeth Jeffery | May 26, 2023 | CTP Credits, Podcast
Tune in to this discussion of trends, data, and industry statistics that shed light on the overall payer/payee experience and the transformative potential of next-generation payments.
by Brian Weeks | May 22, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Securing inbound payments and outbound payments continues to be top of mind for many companies. The risks of fraud and data breaches are at elevated levels and continue to rise. In 2022, 65% of financial professionals reported they were victims of either attempted or actual fraud. Fraud considerations on the receivables side are too often ignored or minimized. Securing inbound payments is vital.
This session will explore how you can assess the security processes and standards for payments flowing in through your lockboxes (paper and electronic). What are the common issues that create problems? How can these issues be controlled or mitigated? New security standards are needed to provide reasonable care and control over your inbound payments.
In this webinar, you’ll learn:
-Top considerations to keep in mind when designing an inbound payment process and evaluating services.
-Security questions to know and answers that are required.
by Elizabeth Jeffery | Apr 20, 2023 | Coffee Break Sessions, Podcast
What are real-time payments? Coffee Break Session Host Jason Campbell catches up with Strategic Treasurer’s Managing Partner, Craig Jeffery, to chat about real-time payments. They discuss how these payments work, the benefits, and the risks. Listen in and learn a little bit about real-time payments.