Verified suppliers, verified payments: closing the data gap before AP
AP & P2P Analyst
July 22, 2026
Most organisations have automated invoice processing. But supplier data is often still managed manually through emails and spreadsheets, creating unnecessary risk before a payment is ever released. For SoftCo customers, this session explores how to close that gap and strengthen the controls around your current setup.
This 45-minute webinar explores a structured approach to collecting, verifying, and approving supplier information before it reaches your ERP. We will also show how SoftCo SLM supports the full supplier lifecycle, including onboarding, updates, and offboarding, with verification and auditability built into the process.
You will see how unverified supplier data creates risk that AP automation cannot catch on its own, and how a controlled workflow helps reduce manual effort, improve visibility, and protect payments before they are released.
What we’ll cover:
- How supplier data gaps create payment risk
- How manual supplier processes weaken control
- A 3-step model: collect, verify, approve
- How verification fits into supplier approvals
- A live walkthrough of supplier onboarding in SoftCo SLM
- How the same controls support supplier updates and offboarding
Speakers
Aisling Scolard
Senior Product Manager · SoftCo
Aisling is the lead for SLM and has over a decade of experience delivering B2B SaaS and fintech products. She has worked across payments, digital banking, and client-facing platforms, with a focus on understanding customer needs through continuous discovery and translating them into products that work at scale.
Paul McGovern
Finance Automation Consultant · SoftCo
Paul helps organisations understand how to solve complex AP and finance process challenges. Before joining the Presales team, Paul spent more than two and a half years delivering SoftCo implementations across a wide range of customer projects. Prior to SoftCo, he worked as an ERP Consultant at EY.