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Survey: ePayables 2016 – Accounts Payable is Keeping its “Eyes on the Prize”

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

The skills that accounts payable (“AP”) teams will need to succeed in the months and years ahead are evolving rapidly. Skills that involve more transactional duties are becoming less important…

The Value of Analytical Thinking for the P2P Team

By Andrew Bartolini March 22, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

The tsunami of big data has broken over the enterprise for 15 years, drowning the average business operation in a deluge of financial and operational information. In terms of the…

Why Accounts Payable and Treasury are Natural Partners

By Andrew Bartolini March 9, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

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

By Andrew Bartolini March 1, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay

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

By Andrew Bartolini February 18, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

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

By Andrew Bartolini February 10, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

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

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay1 Comment

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

By Andrew Bartolini December 19, 2013Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

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

By Vishal Patel August 16, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

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?

By Vishal Patel June 17, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

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…