08 SafeguardsMoney in, cybercrime out

Cybercrime, payments and security for small businesses.

How I use AI here

  1. AI checks each invoice and payment request against what it expects.
  2. A changed bank detail or an odd charge is held for a call-back.
  3. Money moves only after a person checks it.

Builds used

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How the work moves

Sample

  1. Invoice in
  2. Bank change flagged
  3. Call to verify
  4. Paid safely

Built by someone who knows how cybercrime actually works against a small business.

How it runs

I build payment checks for small businesses that pay and get paid every day: the fake invoice, the changed bank detail, the rushed request from a boss who never sent it. Every invoice and payment request passes an AI check against what the business expects, and anything odd is held for a call-back before money moves. The same system answers chargebacks on time, with the right proof.

Where a person decides

Money moves only after a person checks it. A changed bank detail is always confirmed by a call to a number you already had.

Builds it runs on

Watch it run

Eight businesses, filmed. Tap any agent.

How it runsOne payment request, inbox to paid or stopped6 steps4 agents

  1. Payments agentPayment checks

    Reads every invoice and payment request that arrives, from the inbox or the books.

  2. Company brainCompany brain

    Compares it with the vendor's history: the usual amount, the usual bank, the usual sender.

  3. Checking agentAI agents

    Flags a changed bank detail, a lookalike email address, a sudden rush or an odd amount.

  4. A personYour yes

    Calls the vendor back on the number already on file, never the one in the email.

  5. Payments agentPayment checks

    Pays the ones that check out and holds the rest, with the reason written down.

  6. Brief agentMorning brief

    Shows the week's held payments, open disputes and their deadlines.

What gets builtHow it worksWho it's forQuestionsGuides

What gets built?

Payment processing set up right, and the cybercrime aimed at small businesses kept out: fake invoices, changed bank details, chargebacks and taken-over logins. It is for owners who take card payments or pay vendors by transfer, and want the basics done right.

In plain wordsWhat is a chargeback?

A chargeback is when a customer's bank reverses a card payment after the customer disputes it. The business can answer with evidence before a deadline, and a dispute answered on time with the right proof can be won back.

  1. Payment processing set up and wired into your checkout, with the fees reviewed line by line

  2. Chargebacks and disputes answered on time, with the evidence attached

  3. Fake invoices and vendor bank-change requests stopped by a call-back rule before money moves

  4. Account takeover checks on the email, banking and payment logins that matter

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  1. Refund abuse spotted before it turns into a habit

  2. Phishing awareness for your team, built on the scams that actually reach businesses like yours

  3. Access and password hygiene: who can get into what, two-step sign-in, nothing shared

How does it work?

  1. 01Look

    How money moves today. Checkout, fees, vendor payments and who can sign in where.

  2. 02Build

    The basics, done right, inside your own accounts: the call-back rule, two-step sign-in and the dispute replies.

  3. 03Run

    Kept up: fees reviewed, disputes answered on time, and a flag when something looks off.

  • A real conversation, not a pitch
  • You keep your accounts
  • Nothing sends without your yes

Who is it for?

  • Shops that take cardsCheckout and fees set up right, and disputes answered on time.
  • Businesses that pay vendorsA call-back rule before any bank change, so a fake invoice gets a phone call first.
  • Small teamsPhishing awareness, two-step sign-in and nothing shared.

Questions owners ask

How do I stop fake invoices and bank change requests?

With a call-back rule: any request to change where money goes gets a call to a number you already have on file, never the one in the email. Then the payment goes out.

Can you help with chargebacks?

Yes. Disputes answered on time, with the evidence attached.

Are my card fees too high?

Send your last statements. The fees get reviewed line by line, so you see what you pay for before anything changes.

What is account takeover?

Someone else signing in to your email, bank or payment accounts. Two-step sign-in, nothing shared and a short list of who can get into what are the basics.

Do you train staff on phishing?

Yes, on the scams that actually reach businesses like yours, in plain words.

Worth reading first

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Where it connects

  • 02 Revenue

    Websites and funnels

    I design sites and funnels that turn more visitors into calls and orders.

    1. Visitor lands
    2. AI follows up
    3. Order in

  • 07 Claims

    Insurance and claims

    I keep claims moving: AI takes the first report and the photos, a person signs off.

    1. Loss reported
    2. AI files it
    3. Update sent

Next step

What would a fake invoice cost you?

Money in, cybercrime outAll ventures
  • A real conversation, not a pitch
  • You keep your accounts
  • Nothing sends without your yes