{"id":13521,"date":"2026-07-31T07:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zenwork.com\/payments\/blog\/?page_id=13521"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:54:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:54:01","slug":"from-w9-to-first-payment-vendor-onboarding-controls-to-prevent-fraud-and-1099-risk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zenwork.com\/payments\/blog\/webinar\/from-w9-to-first-payment-vendor-onboarding-controls-to-prevent-fraud-and-1099-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"From W-9 to First Payment: Vendor Onboarding Controls to Prevent Fraud and 1099 Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13521\" class=\"elementor elementor-13521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236a0cb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"236a0cb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9797b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe9797b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a8546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73a8546\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9357a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da9357a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Topic:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf525dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf525dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From W-9 to First Payment: Prevent Errors, Fraud, and 1099 Rework<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a04630 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a04630\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27dba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f27dba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speaker:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c12920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c12920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeffery Cronin (Chief Strategy Officer, Zenwork)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f1db4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f1db4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edf0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2edf0de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7ea31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b7ea31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many vendor payment problems can be traced back to the first step in the process: vendor onboarding.<\/p><p>Incomplete W-9s, inaccurate tax information, unverified banking details, inconsistent vendor records, and missing approval documentation can lead to failed payments, duplicate vendors, reconciliation issues, fraud exposure, and time-consuming 1099 corrections.<\/p><p>In this session, Jeffrey Cronin will explain how AP and finance teams can build a more controlled vendor onboarding process that supports every downstream activity &#8211; from vendor onboarding and payment processing to reconciliation and year-end reporting.<\/p><p>Attendees will learn how to collect and validate essential vendor information, establish appropriate approval controls, protect payment detail changes, and maintain an organized vendor record throughout the relationship. The session will also demonstrate how Zenwork Payments connects vendor onboarding, payment approvals, ACH and check payments, accounting sync, and 1099-ready records in a single workflow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1676f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e1676f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391e1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"391e1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways: <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24edb10 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"24edb10\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Create a more complete and consistent vendor record before the first invoice is paid.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Collect W-9 and tax information earlier to reduce year-end 1099 corrections and vendor follow-ups.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Build a documented onboarding-to-payment workflow with greater visibility and accountability.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Use Zenwork Payments to manage vendor onboarding, approvals, payments, accounting sync, and 1099-ready records in one connected process.  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e90ca6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e90ca6b\" 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