Guarding your Finances: Best Practices for Accounts Payable Professionals to Combat Payment Fraud

If it feels like your organization’s risk of payment fraud is higher these days, you are not alone. Payment fraud is the No. 1 concern of accounts payable (AP) professionals. And for good reason! Today’s complex payment fraud schemes are hard to detect and the financial losses from payment fraud are even harder to recover. Join us for this webinar and stay one step ahead of the fraudsters. Our speakers will unravel the intricacies of the most common fraudulent tactics, reveal the shortcomings of traditional approaches to validating banking details and processing supplier payments, and equip you with essential strategies to fortify your financial defenses.

What you will learn:

• The most common payment fraud schemes 
• Real-world examples of payment fraud attacks
• How AP departments unwittingly leave themselves vulnerable to fraud
• Best practices for mitigating the risk of payment fraud

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 30 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Allen Gracey
EVP, Direct Sales and Marketing, Edenred Pay

Allen Gracey is the EVP of Direct Sales and Marketing at Edenred Pay. Allen has 20 years of proven expertise overseeing Sales Enablement, BDR, and Demand Gen functions, specifically in Payments and Financial Services. He has 15 years of hands-on experience in finance and accounting and has managed regional sales offices and teams.

Allen is committed to business development and growth. He’s led successful expansion initiatives, launched national marketing campaigns, and contributed to sales and revenue generation for corporate payment SaaS software and applications. His stellar strategic sales and marketing team leadership has earned him several sales awards throughout his career.

Allen, a CPA, holds an MBA from Auburn University and a BS in Accounting from Trevecca Nazarene University. He’s had several industry-specific conference speaking engagements, including AFP, CFMA, and IOFM. Allen’s upcoming session will provide strategies for automating the payment process and highlight the importance of reducing manual tasks.

In his free time, Allen enjoys golf, running, off-roading in his Jeep, and doting on his first grandchild.