# 75 per cent of businesses fear risk of fraud because of weak accounts payable systems Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-06-15 Category: BUSINESS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/business Meta Title: New Report Reveals 75% of UK Finance Decision Makers Fear Meta Description: Discover why 75% of finance decision makers in UK businesses believe their company is susceptible to fraud. Learn more with the 'Changing trends in the URL: https://financedigest.com/75-per-cent-of-businesses-fear-risk-of-fraud-because-of-weak-accounts-payable-systemshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd140618-1-3-1736840327986-compressed.jpg) > **_New report finds that three quarters of finance decision makers in UK businesses think their company is in danger_** Three quarters of finance decision makers within UK businesses have admitted that their company could be susceptible to fraud because of poor accounts payable systems, according to a new report. And 70 per cent of finance decision makers also admitted that a failure to implement robust purchase order processing within their company was also putting them at severe risk from fraud. In fact according to the ‘Changing trends in the purchasing processes of UK businesses’ report commissioned by document managing, accounts payable and purchasing solution provider Invu, less than a quarter (24%) of decision makers are ‘completely confident’ that they could prevent or detect fraud with their current systems. The risk from fraud is also not limited by [company size](https://www.financedigest.com/multigrain-bread-mix-market-size-share-top-leading-companies-consumption-drivers-trends-forces-analysis-revenue-challenges-and-global-forecast-2029.html "Multigrain Bread Mix Market: Size, Share, Top Leading Companies, Consumption, Drivers, Trends, Forces Analysis, Revenue, Challenges And Global Forecast 2029"), according to the research, with 25 per cent of large businesses and 30 per cent of small companies harbouring some concerns about fraud due to weak processes and checks. “Although we’ve seen a slight reduction in the amount of financial decision makers concerned about fraud, it is clear that concerns remain high within Britain’s business community and that not enough is being done to protect companies from becoming victims of fraud,” said Ian Smith, GM and Finance Director at [Invu](https://www.invu.net/). “Fraud is a huge problem for any business, with the results being potentially fatal. [Automated processes](https://www.financedigest.com/the-implantable-biomaterials-market-to-move-ahead-on-rpa-robotic-process-automation.html "The Implantable Biomaterials Market to move ahead on RPA (Robotic Process Automation)"), which can monitor purchase and payment processes, go a long way to prevent and detect these issues, but they are clearly not being deployed enough within UK businesses.” To view the full findings of the survey, including purchasing trends and pain points for UK businesses in 2018, visit the Invu website at: https://www.invu.net/images/Solutions/pdfs/INVU-Report—final-copy-New.pdf --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---