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Technology Round-Up – September 8, 2014

By Andrew Bartolini September 8, 2014Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Basware Announces Mastercard Partnership, Reaches 80 Million Transactions Per Year Basware, the world’s largest e-invoicing network, has joined forces with MasterCard, one of the world’s largest payment networks, to create…

Technologies that Make P2P Automation Possible

By Andrew Bartolini September 4, 2014Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Collaboration is more than important in the modern marketplace. It’s downright essential to reaching top-performing status as a company. Collaboration in the procure-to-pay (P2P) process is no different, as it’s…

Why 2015 Will Be a Critical Year for Events Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 2, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Enterprises have been conducting conferences, meetings, and events for decades with the purpose of driving revenue, improving customer relationships, boosting training efforts, and reaching new audiences and communities. The industry…

What Concur’s Partnerships with Airbnb and Uber Say About the Travel / Expense Management Industry

By Christopher Dwyer September 1, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

There’s no question that the realm of complex spend management has evolved in recent years, with categories such as business travel (and expense management) and corporate meetings and events not…

An SMB Buyer’s Guide to AP Automation

By Andrew Bartolini August 28, 2014Articles, Process, Technology

Once upon a time, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) expended significant effort to automate business processes such as accounts payable (AP). With the advent of cloud solutions, this is no…

The SMB of the Future

By Andrew Bartolini August 26, 2014Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Today’s article is a brief snippet of a report that Ardent Partners completed for Concur entitled - The SMB of the Future: Start Fast, Then Accelerate For an entire generation, technology has…

Chief Procurement Officers in 2014: Procurement’s Convergence with Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 22, 2014Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising research report is now available. I called this year’s report, CPO Rising 2014: Convergence and it presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the…

The State of Contingent Workforce Management: A Guidebook for 2015

By Christopher Dwyer August 21, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, General, People, Process, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent’s resident contingent workforce management (CWM) expert and research director, Christopher Dwyer, is set to launch the exciting next iteration of his annual State of Contingent Workforce Management…

Ardent Partners Publishes Annual ePayments Rising Report

By Andrew Bartolini August 20, 2014Articles, Process, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners will soon publish "ePayments Rising: The 2014 Market Report." This independent research report seeks to present a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of…

Three Talent Management Capabilities That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer August 19, 2014Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Technology

A recurring theme within the scope of the modern contingent workforce program is “talent first.” With more and more freelance, contract, and non-traditional talent holding the skill sets required for…