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	Southern Supply Automates Positive Pay Fraud Prevention Measures with Informer

Southern Supply Automates Positive Pay Fraud Prevention Measures with Informer

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Fraud Detection Process Control & Optimization Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Southern Supply, a group of distribution and manufacturing companies, faced significant challenges in preventing check fraud. The company needed to implement positive pay to match checks issued with those presented for payment across various business units. However, there was no practical manual strategy for activating positive pay, leading to delayed payment processing. The company required a streamlined solution to protect against fraudulent activity and ensure timely payments. Read More
About Customer	Southern Supply is a group of distribution and manufacturing companies headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The company distributes automation and ancillary products to commercial, utility, governmental, and industrial customers throughout the region. Additionally, they manufacture commercial aluminum doors and windows used globally. The company operates various business units, each running different ERPs and sending checks to multiple banks. Jesse Owsley, the Software Project Manager, identified the need to prevent check fraud through positive pay implementation. Read More
Solution	Southern Supply utilized Informer to automate the process of submitting required check information to banks. The setup took less than a couple of hours for multiple business units running different ERPs. Informer, being ERP-agnostic, allowed the same solution to be used across multiple platforms. The automation was achieved through features like scheduling Jobs to send emails or FTPs to any address and aggregating payment amounts by check number. Informer’s ability to connect to various databases facilitated the process, making it efficient and cost-effective. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Fraud Detection

Process Control & Optimization

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Southern Supply, a group of distribution and manufacturing companies, faced significant challenges in preventing check fraud. The company needed to implement positive pay to match checks issued with those presented for payment across various business units. However, there was no practical manual strategy for activating positive pay, leading to delayed payment processing. The company required a streamlined solution to protect against fraudulent activity and ensure timely payments.

About Customer

Southern Supply is a group of distribution and manufacturing companies headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The company distributes automation and ancillary products to commercial, utility, governmental, and industrial customers throughout the region. Additionally, they manufacture commercial aluminum doors and windows used globally. The company operates various business units, each running different ERPs and sending checks to multiple banks. Jesse Owsley, the Software Project Manager, identified the need to prevent check fraud through positive pay implementation.

Solution

Southern Supply utilized Informer to automate the process of submitting required check information to banks. The setup took less than a couple of hours for multiple business units running different ERPs. Informer, being ERP-agnostic, allowed the same solution to be used across multiple platforms. The automation was achieved through features like scheduling Jobs to send emails or FTPs to any address and aggregating payment amounts by check number. Informer’s ability to connect to various databases facilitated the process, making it efficient and cost-effective.

Impact #1	Southern Supply can now securely send checks to vendors, avoiding the hassle and danger of fraudulent transactions.
Impact #2	The company has saved time, money, and resources through an efficient, automated process requiring only one software solution.
Impact #3	Payment processing times to vendors have been sped up, enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Impact #1

Southern Supply can now securely send checks to vendors, avoiding the hassle and danger of fraudulent transactions.

Impact #2

The company has saved time, money, and resources through an efficient, automated process requiring only one software solution.

Impact #3

Payment processing times to vendors have been sped up, enhancing overall operational efficiency.

Benefit #1	Automated positive pay setup took only a few hours.
Benefit #2	Cost savings from using ERP-agnostic Informer for multiple platforms.

Benefit #1

Automated positive pay setup took only a few hours.

Benefit #2

Cost savings from using ERP-agnostic Informer for multiple platforms.

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Southern Supply Automates Positive Pay Fraud Prevention Measures with Informer

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