Two-person approval

By the Pakka team · Updated October 2026

Two-person approval means the person who raises a payment cannot be the one who approves it.

In practice

Also called maker and checker. It is the simplest control against errors and fraud in project payments, and it gives every payment a clear record of who asked and who agreed.

In Pakka

Whoever raises a payment cannot approve it. Every change is logged, and whoever pays records the bank reference.

Vendor payments: how it works in Pakka

Related terms.

PO (purchase order)A purchase order is a numbered document that commits you to buy specific items from a vendor at agreed rates, quantities and terms.Read more
GRN (goods receipt note)A goods receipt note records what material actually arrived on site against a purchase order: what was received, what was short and what was damaged.Read more
Three-way matchA three-way match checks that the purchase order (what was ordered), the goods receipt (what arrived) and the vendor's bill (what is charged) agree before the bill is paid.Read more

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