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The recent AP Honors Ceremony celebrated the accounts payable profession and recognized excellence in the field. During the ceremony, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the last year – “The AP Honors” – to a variety of high achievers including Accounts Payable and P2P leaders and teams, as well as ePayables [...]

This week, we’re featuring a technology news round-up with the latest provider announcements for accounts payable, procure-to-pay, and finance professionals. If you are an AP, P2P, or finance solution provider and you are continually innovating the way that accounts payable and procure-to-pay leaders and practitioners drive value, we’d love to hear from you. Please drop [...]

The financial services market continues to innovate with the announcement of a joint venture between two prominent players: HSBC, the London-based financial services organization serving more than 40 million customers, and Tradeshift, a leading B2B business commerce platform with customers operating in more than 190 countries. An agreement lays out plans to launch a new, [...]

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing how AP work gets done. Today we are speaking with Michael Medipor, CEO and President, SignUp Software North America. Bob Cohen: Welcome Michael [...]

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing how AP work gets done. Continuing our FinTech Influencer Series, today we are speaking with Tomika Russell, President of Symbeo.   Bob Cohen:  Welcome [...]

Posted by Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva It may be December, but that doesn’t mean merger and acquisition activity has ceased. This week, news broke that Coupa Software, a leader in business spend management, entered into an agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. Valued at $8.0 billion, Coupa will [...]

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of ePayables automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas are changing how AP work gets done. Continuing our FinTech Influencer Series, today we are speaking with Jorge Tracana, Tax Manager, TAP Air Portugal. Bob Cohen: Welcome Jorge [...]

Memorial Day in the United States has different meanings for different people. For many, it is a weekend to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of our armed forces in defense of our liberties and national interests, and to pay our respects. For others, it is a chance to “hit pause” [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its AP-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2022: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. Prediction #5: AP Becomes an Intelligence Hub AP sits on a veritable goldmine of data due to its direct access to [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2022: Big Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. The third year of the new decade began much as last year did: with great uncertainty and a global pandemic that will [...]