Why Accounts Payable and Treasury are Natural Partners
The accounts payable (“AP”) team has, in recent years, taken on new importance to the enterprise as a source of financial and operational intelligence. The rich data that AP collects…
Why Managing Supplier Payments Matters
Efficiency rules in the modern business world, and cost savings are frequently one of the primary goals of executive leadership. As part of this objective to run an efficient organization,…
P2P Tech Roundup – February 18, 2016
CPO Rising regularly collects and publishes P2P news stories and general announcements on the people, companies, and events that will have the biggest impact in the P2P and AP markets…
B2B Payments 2015: The Emerging Business Value of Electronic Payments
Inertia takes many forms in the enterprise. One of the most subtle is hidden in the idea of always having done certain tasks a certain way. This is particularly true…
Accounts Payable Predictions for 2016: Greater Collaboration, More Automation
Editor’s Note: The evolving nature of accounts payable and the procure-to-pay process certainly impacts the procurement function, especially as this industry continues to expand and grow. Don’t forget to register for Ardent’s…
2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments
In 2014, we expect to see a big rise in business networks and B2B payments and we're more than ready. The Ardent Partners analyst team has been very involved with…
The Changing View of Suppliers
Today's article is based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, which surveyed 245 AP and finance leaders. More on the report very soon. When…
What Does a Best-in-Class AP Organization Look Like?
At the moment, Ardent Partner’s research team is putting the final touches on its annual AP-focused market research report which will be widely available shortly – ePayables 2013: AP’s New…
Is Your AP Dept. Making an Impact on Working Capital? Why Not?
Changing the standard payment terms in supplier contracts is one way that procurement departments are impacting working capital. It was a popular strategy in 2009-2010 like when we wrote about with…
InSEPArable – Payments across the Eurozone
Executives and other leaders in procurement (and accounts payable) increasingly have roles with global responsibilities and implications. For this reason, I have taken a European focus with a few of…