AP’s Need for Speed in Invoice and Exception Handling
For many Accounts Payable (“AP”) and finance leaders, there is a strong desire to take the department to the next level of performance. But AP departments that get stuck processing…
AP’s Road Ahead: Automation & Collaboration
The Accounts Payable (“AP”) function sits in a prime position to become a central hub of value, insights, and intelligence for the average enterprise. AP and finance professionals that either…
Blockchain for Accounts Payable – An Introduction
In the ever-evolving world of business, the role of the accounts payable ("AP") profession stands in an enviable position. Spending smart and saving more has given the AP function a new…
Procurement Influencer Series: Jack Mulloy of BuyerQuest – Part II
Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of an interview by Andrew Bartolini with Jack Mulloy, CEO of BuyerQuest. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity. Last week,…
CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade – WEBINAR Tomorrow!
Do you wish to master the technological tools necessary to take your procurement team to the next level? If so, then this webinar is for you! Join us on Wednesday, May…
Technology Round-up – May 22 (Coupa Inspire Edition)
Coupa Inspire was held last week May 16-18 in San Franciso. Ardent Partners analysts were in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software made many announcements. Today’s Technology Round-up is dedicated to several…
Ardent Partners Announces The CPO Rising 2017 Summit
Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is absolutely thrilled to announce the dates and times of its CPO Rising 2017 Summit. Over the next few weeks, we will be making a series…
SAP Ariba and IBM’s New Partnership – An Executive Q&A
Ardent's team met with the executives at SAP Ariba and IBM to discuss the new partnership in more detail. Below is a series of questions and answers that we believe…
P2P Technology Round-Up – May 18, 2017
CPO Rising’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, B2B payment, and P2P solution-provider news and updates from the past month. If you are an AP or P2P…
SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses
This morning at SAP’s annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference, SAP Ariba President, Alex Atzberger announced that his company will partner with IBM Emptoris to bring cognitive procurement to the Ariba Network…