AP automation

[Editor’s Note: Join us this Tuesday, December 8 at 2pm ET for a complimentary webinar presentation called 5 Strategies for Ensuring AP Success in 2021, sponsored by Metaviewer. Click here to register.] Please join us tomorrow December 8th at 2pm ET when Ardent’s own Bob Cohen, will present the findings and lessons learned from their 15th annual [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent Partners on our upcoming webinar, Accounts Payable 2021: Big Trends and Predictions (click to register), next Wednesday, December 9th at 2 PM ET.] As 2020 draws to a close, Ardent Partners is excited to bring you an ideal “stage-setting” event for AP and finance professionals as you move into 2021 The AP industry [...]

(Editor’s Note – This article by Christopher J. Dwyer, Vice President of Research at Ardent Partners, first appeared on CPORising.com on 11/20/2020) Never before has a public health crisis caused so much disruption in both the personal and business worlds. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented level of chaos as companies were forced [...]

There is no denying the many benefits that straight through processing of invoices brings to Accounts Payable. However, an organizations ability to achieve straight-through processing is contingent first and foremost upon being able to receive invoices electronically. That paper-based invoices remain such a huge proportion (49% according to Ardent Partner’s State of Accounts Payable 2020  market [...]

[Editor’s Note: Join us this Wednesday, November 11 at 2pm ET for a complimentary webinar presentation called Why You Need AP Automation For 2021, sponsored by Medius. Click here to register.] If AP is going to move to the next level of performance within the enterprise, the function must develop the capabilities to get them [...]

For over a decade, Ardent Partners has leveraged a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier organizations (versus all others) by analyzing a specific set of benchmark criteria. Over each of those years, Ardent Partners has defined Best-in- Class performance in this research report (download this years’ report – 2020 State of ePayables market research) as [...]

In a world where the speed of business increases moment-by- moment, and new competitors lurk around the next financial statement, it is imperative that enterprises of all sizes take a hard look at how they pay suppliers. The simple fact of the matter is that there is significant untapped value in the financial supply chain, [...]

[Editor’s Note: Ardent’s AP Quarterly Webinar Series AP 2020: Five Game-Changing Strategies for Top Results continues next Thursday, October 29th at 2 PM ET  presented by Bob Cohen & Andrew Bartolini and sponsored by Canon. Click here to register.] As we continue to navigate these disruptive days, it is clear that some of an enterprise’s [...]

For over a decade, Ardent Partners has conducted an in-depth market research study of the accounts payable (“AP”) market that leverages a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier organizations (which Ardent refers to as the “Best-in-Class”) by analyzing a specific set of benchmark criteria. In each of those years, Ardent Partners defined Best-in-Class [...]

The modern Accounts Payable (“AP”) function sits at a fascinating juncture in its overall evolution: enhance just enough to survive in the years ahead, or, revolutionize its development to truly thrive in the face of the digital enterprise. Following the lead of Best-in-Class AP departments, AP professionals (and their leaders) in most other organizations must [...]