ePayables 2018

The team at Ardent Partners has been very excited about the recent publication of our annual AP-themed market research report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now“, written by Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Director, Bob Cohen. This report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening [...]

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the report’s key findings. If you would like to get the full report, it is available for download here (registration required). With the recent publishing of [...]

Last week I discussed ‘Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level’ and transforming the accounts payable (“AP”) function from a tactical operation to a strategic one. I spoke about leveraging technology to facilitate this transition and the benefits to be gained. One of the biggest impediments to becoming more strategic is having to deal with [...]

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now”, which is available for download here. Over the next few months, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points from the report. The speed of innovation within [...]

Even as other enterprise functions begin to adopt digital transformation strategies, the average accounts payable (AP) unit still faces a more traditional challenge: continuing to automate specific facets of invoice- and payment-processing while breaking free from the back office. But, AP executives must also keep an eye towards the future and plan for the next [...]