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Ardent Partners is going to take its loyal readers on a journey this summer into the “State of Accounts Payable.” Along the way we will uncover the key challenges and pressures that AP leaders are facing on a daily basis. We will look at the tools and processes that most directly impact AP (and enterprise) [...]

Nipendo, the provider of a cloud-based P2P-focused platform and Integrate Financial, a new, non-bank finance and technology company announced a partnership to provide supply chain finance solutions to trading partners that leverage Nipendo’s platform. Ardent Partners was briefed on the announcement by Nipendo’s VP of Marketing, Eran Livneh and Integrate Financial’s CEO, Zalman Vitenson, and [...]

This is your final chance to participate in our annual AP market research study – click here to take the survey. All participants get a free copy of the final report which will publish next month. For most enterprises, conducting business today and successfully delivering goods and services to their customers means managing an increasingly [...]

In a recent article, I noted Supply Chain Finance (SCF) as being one of the top trends for 2014 (read more here). This article offers a more detailed discussion of SCF. SCF has been around for a while in one form or another but it is only in the last few years that this market [...]

How can AP impact working capital? Well, in many cases, in an effort to improve working capital positions enterprises will decide to withhold payments and aggressively push for extended terms. However, there is a danger that this can become a standard practice which can harm supplier relationships and potentially disrupt the buying organization’s business operations. [...]

In part 1 of this article, I covered the annual Concur Fusion event and some of the announcements made around the new Concur App Center, Open Booking and The Perfect Trip Fund. Today’s piece will continue to highlight some of new capabilities that Concur is looking to deliver to its customers including updates around Concur’s [...]

In July of 2011, the US Department of Treasury announced that it is mandating that all Treasury Bureaus implement the Internet Payment Platform (IPP) by the end of 2012 and in 2013 Treasury will require that its commercial vendors submit their invoices using IPP. This initiative will both improve government efficiency and cut costs for [...]