AP automation

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 Nick Sprau, Co-CEO at Metafile  Ardent Partners: Welcome Nick and thank [...]

Join us next Thursday, June 3 at 2 PM ET for a complimentary webinar presentation based on our upcoming flagship market research report “The State of ePayables 2021” (click to register) sponsored by Esker. This webinar is the culmination of Ardent Partners’ 16th annual “State of ePayables” research study that examines Accounts Payable (“AP”) organizations [...]

The benefits of automating the AP function have never been in question. The reason for doing so where never more obvious than over the past 16 months. Organizations that had already completed a digital transformation of accounts payable were better prepared to the harsh realities of a changed world that was thrust upon all of [...]

Top-performing enterprises have taken their AP operations to the next level by leveraging technology to streamline the AP process, make it more efficient, and enable more strategic initiatives to be carried out. Best-in-Class enterprises have demonstrated their ability to drive superior performance across both traditional and contemporary AP metrics. One area where Best-in-Class teams show [...]

We need your input! – Please take the 2021 State of ePayables market research survey.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ArdentPartners-ePay2021 Ardent Partners’ annual State of ePayables market research survey is part of our ongoing dialogue with AP and Finance professionals for the past 16 years. In exchange for about 15 minutes of your time, you will help us define [...]

Before we get down to serious business, I thought I would start off with a fun fact about Earth Day: Why is Earth Day Celebrated on April 22nd? The April 22 date was selected in part because it fell between colleges’ spring break and final exams, and also from the observance of Arbor Day, which [...]

Over the past year, the challenges of maintaining business continuity with outdated technology and processes were experienced by far too many organizations. Along with this, the problem of manual processes was never more apparent and exposed enterprises that were still relying on paper to get things done. However, with every challenge comes a corresponding opportunity, [...]

Ardent Partners is pleased to announce that the survey for our annual “State of ePayables” report is now open. If you have 15 minutes to spare today or later this week to complete the survey, our team would be most appreciative. The COVID-19 global pandemic created new issues and challenges for AP and Finance organizations [...]

[Editor’s Note: Click here to register to Ardent’s upcoming webinar, The Automation Imperative: 5 Ways Accounts Payable Must Adapt for Success, sponsored by Nvoicepay.] If AP is going to move to the next level of performance within the enterprise, the function must develop the capabilities to get them there. Technology is a core component of [...]

This is the last week you will be able to download Ardent Partners’ annual AP-themed eBook, The Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2021. Download the eBook before it’s gone! The Accounts Payable function has risen in stature, prominence, and impact within the enterprise over the past few years, but the larger opportunities for value [...]