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Struggling to get a new container of shredded parmesan cheese open the other day, my heart went out to the elderly, who do not have the vision or dexterity to accomplish such small tasks. If it’s difficult for me, imagine the difficulty for one with arthritis or bad vision. [more]

I am a Permanent Accredited ACH Professional!  Never heard of it? That’s because that designation was only offered in 1992 and 1993. Back then, NACHA allowed those who passed the AAP exam to take it again 5 years later [more]

We encounter some common concerns when we’re working with companies to implement a payments project.  Outsourcing or revising A/P processes can seem daunting, but we can address some of the larger concerns here.  I’ll cover moving from check to virtual card first, and in the next blog, I’ll discuss concerns with ACH and check printing projects.

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Phishing, pharming, scamming, phooey! I am tired of receiving emails promising amazing results for body parts I don’t have. I’m tired of emails selling me everything from no-name insurance, walk-in bathtubs, to diet supplements with ingredients I cannot pronounce!

I usually just hit the delete button when scrolling through my email to get rid of these pesky distractions. But the other night while wading through the junk email to find any real email, I began to recognize the same senders. So I thought, rather than just hit the delete button and continue to receive the same irritating email solicitations, I would unsubscribe instead and stop them once and for all. [more]

The 2013 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey has been published and this year’s survey results indicate an overall decrease in the incidence of fraud attempts. This downward trend is due in part to the increasing shift from paper to electronic payments.  With fewer checks in the system, less check fraud occurs although checks still remain the most popular vehicles for criminals committing payments fraud. [more]