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  • Published On: October 26th, 2020

    Smarter Processes in Action: Automating Accounts Payable

    Accounts Payable is a common application for Robotic Process Automation.  It’s an essential activity that is mundane, repetitive and [...]

  • Bounce Back Smarter Reset Customer Relationships
    Published On: June 16th, 2020

    Bouncing Back after the crisis: have your relationships with customers reset?

    As we start to unlock business and social activities are we on a journey back to how things were?  The [...]

  • Published On: May 11th, 2020

    Should sharing documents securely really be so hard?

    One of the things that working under COVID-19 lockdown has given us is insight to how our other halves [...]

  • Published On: April 23rd, 2020

    RPA and Micro-Outsourcing: You don’t need a head-start to get ahead of the game

    During the profound changes we’ve all had to go through during the Covid-19 pandemic and ‘social distancing’ there have [...]

  • Published On: April 22nd, 2020

    Are you in the right race?

    Report Shows How Larger Companies are Gaining Productivity Advantages A recent report from automation software business, Blue Prism (www.blueprism.com)*  declares [...]

  • Published On: April 16th, 2020

    Smarter Operations Webinar Series

    After a busy few weeks helping clients respond to the pressures of lock-down it has been good to [...]

  • Published On: April 6th, 2020

    Hamstrung by Legacy Systems? The Answer Could be Simple and Quick

    Companies with Legacy Technology - systems that have been in place for many years - find change tougher. But does [...]

  • Published On: April 1st, 2020

    Smarter Processes In Action: B2B Pricing and Quote Generation

    This illustrative example draws on elements of processes we have examined within multiple B2B Sales and Service contact centres. [...]

  • Published On: April 1st, 2020

    Smarter Processes in Action: Managing Inbound Service Requests

    In this example we look at a real-life operational hub in a charity. The Challenge This health charity's service [...]

  • Published On: March 25th, 2020

    What do we mean by Smarter Processes?

    We're talking about helping clients to break free of Productivity Lock - releasing the 30% of their back-office costs. [...]

  • Published On: March 23rd, 2020

    Automating the Small Stuff

    Certain kinds of work have remained frustratingly manual for years.   It seems that no matter which new software [...]

  • Published On: February 29th, 2020

    Charity Commission issues Invoice Hijack warning

    The British Government issued a warning to charities in December 2019 after a spike in reported cases of 'mandate fraud' [...]

  • Published On: October 28th, 2019

    Webinar: Prevent or Protect? Is there a Smarter Approach to Preventing Cyber Loss?

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum | Open Webinar Book Your Place Now - CLICK HERE> The number of cyber attacks has [...]

  • Published On: September 20th, 2019

    Smarter Practice, Brighter Future Webinar: Automation – Unlocking Smarter Practice

    Smarter Practice, Brighter Future | Webinar for Accounting Firms Thursday 3 October, 11am View the On Demand Recording> The [...]

  • Published On: September 4th, 2019

    Process Automation – What’s it Worth?

    Many organisations are turning to Process Automation (Robotic Process Automation, Digital Workmates - the terminology leads to the same place) [...]

  • Published On: September 3rd, 2019

    What’s the real cost of repetitive back-office tasks?

    What is the Disengagement Cost of mundane work? A recent survey established that 40% of workers spend at least 25% [...]

  • Published On: July 11th, 2019

    Webinar: Invoice Hijack, CEO Fraud and how to avoid it

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum | Open Webinar Available to View On Demand now - click here> The latest Cyber Loss [...]

  • Published On: July 9th, 2019

    Smarter Practice, Brighter Future Webinar: The Advisory Opportunity

    Smarter Practice, Brighter Future | Webinar for Accounting Firms Available to View On Demand View OnDemand Now> The latest Smarter [...]

  • Published On: July 9th, 2019

    Smarter Practice, Brighter Future Webinar: Productivity Gaps and Missed Opportunity

    Smarter Practice, Brighter Future | Webinar for Accounting Firms Available to view On Demand   The latest Smarter [...]

  • Published On: May 29th, 2019

    Industry Experts come together to discuss Smarter Practice, Brighter Future for Accounting Firms

    Process Security and Automation specialists, VaultConnect, have joined forces with a leading advisor to professional services firms and innovative automation [...]

  • Published On: March 25th, 2019

    UK Finance Report Reveals Extent of Invoice Hijack and Business Email Compromise

    UK Finance Report: Over 4,000 cases of Invoice Hijack in 2018 in UK. Typical loss over £20,000 Invoice Hijack takes [...]

  • Published On: March 25th, 2019

    Webinar: Awareness Gaps and Open Doors for Fraudsters

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum | Open Webinar Available to view On Demand Access the On Demand Recording Here> The latest [...]

  • Published On: March 21st, 2019

    Webinar: Effective Cyber Risk Management – Your Biggest Risk Wears Shoes

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum | Open Webinar Available to view On Demand Access the On Demand Recording Here> The latest [...]

  • Published On: January 17th, 2019

    Who is most at threat from Business Email Compromise?

    It is now pretty much undeniable that Business Email Compromise poses a significant and growing threat to businesses and individuals [...]

  • Published On: January 9th, 2019

    Can Invoice Hijacking and Business Email Compromise be stopped with better email technology?

    The challenge with Business Email Compromise is that it is a cyber-enabled scam, but essentially relying on human deception. As [...]

  • Published On: January 8th, 2019

    Webinar: Email: The Fraudster’s Tool of Choice | Cyber Loss Prevention Forum

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum | Open Webinar Available to view On Demand Access the On Demand Recording Here> This month [...]

  • Published On: January 2nd, 2019

    Invoice Hijack: Your Defences are Only as Strong as Your Weakest Supplier

    Invoice fraud is perhaps one of the simplest forms of fraud - with the potential to cost businesses tens of [...]

  • Published On: December 17th, 2018

    The Weaknesses Leaving You Exposed to Business Email Compromise

    Business Email Compromise (BEC), Invoice Hijacking and Email Interception fraud is growing at an exponential rate. Fraudsters are successfully exploiting [...]

  • Published On: December 10th, 2018

    Don’t Rely on Your IT Team to Prevent Business Email Compromise

    Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are so successful precisely because they don't rely merely on technology. The strength of BEC [...]

  • Published On: December 6th, 2018

    Webinar: Emerging Threats and Hidden Costs of Cyber Crime | Cyber Loss Prevention Forum

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum | Open Webinar Available to view On Demand Access the On Demand Recording here> The Cyber [...]

  • Published On: November 29th, 2018

    Cyber Loss Prevention Forum Launched to Tackle Rising Costs to Business of Cyber Attacks and Fraud

    Security Software and Fraud Prevention experts, VaultConnect have teamed up with Risk Management and Insurance brokers, Riskworks to help business [...]

  • Published On: November 29th, 2018

    The Anatomy of a Business Email Compromise Scam

    Why is Business Email Compromise (BEC) posing such a threat to organisations both large and small? How are international organised [...]

  • Published On: November 26th, 2018

    Business Email Compromise: How fraudsters are hijacking invoice processing

    Fraudsters no longer need access to your bank accounts to steal money or to hack your cyber-protection in order to [...]

  • Published On: November 19th, 2018

    Email Fraud – It’s safe, you can send the money now!

    Real Life Business Email Fraud: What and How Could this impact your business? This case of employing a classic deception [...]

  • Published On: November 14th, 2018

    Five Ways Fraudsters Perpetrate Business Email Compromise Scams

    Business Email Compromise scams (or email fraud, CEO fraud - or any number of other descriptions) are on the increase. [...]

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