Safeguarding Your Finances: Mitigating Payment Fraud Risks Through Automation

From supplier impersonation to invoice manipulation, the threat of cyberattacks and payment fraud looms large over AP departments.  But the right knowledge and tools can help AP leaders fortify their defenses.  During this webinar, our speakers will reveal the most prevalent payment fraud schemes, dissect how conventional approaches to processing invoices, executing payments to suppliers, and managing bank account change requests leaves AP susceptible to fraud, discuss how invoice-to-pay automation mitigates the risk of fraud, and provides an action plan for automating invoice-to-pay.  

What you will learn:

• The cunning tactics used by fraudsters to exploit vulnerabilities in traditional AP processes
• Weaknesses within conventional invoice-to-pay processes
• How automation serves as a formidable defense against fraudulent activities
• An action plan for automating invoice-to-pay processes

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.