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The accounts payable industry is consistently evolving and shifting, forcing AP and finance professionals across the globe to prepare for change and innovation in technology, regulations, and the general speed of commerce. Join Ardent Partners and SAP Concur on Tuesday, January 30th, at 1:00 PM ET for a new webinar focused on Accounts Payable 2024: [...]

Join Ardent Partners and Esker on December 14th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on Accounts Payable 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions. Are you ready for 2024? Are you sure? This webinar is designed to help! As the world enters a new era of technological innovation, the accounts payable (AP) function is on the cusp [...]

Join Ardent Partners and Yooz next Wednesday, July 26th for a webinar that highlights the key findings from Ardent Partners’ 2023 AP Pulse on the Mid-Market eBook.  “The AP Pulse on the Mid-Market in 2023” is a compilation of knowledge and performance metrics needed by mid-market AP and finance organizations to gain key insights into accounts payable [...]

The Accounts Payable (AP) profession has been around for a long time and is a vital component of any organization. AP professionals are responsible for ensuring that all invoices and bills are paid on time, and that the company’s financial records are accurate and up-to-date. However, many people underestimate the value of the AP profession [...]

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. Ardent Partners: Welcome Michael [...]

[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 begins much as last year did: with great uncertainty and a global pandemic that will [...]

New Report Addresses the ePayables Technology Landscape BOSTON, MA, April 6, 2021 — Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm, announced today that its new ePayables Technology Advisor report, which analyzes and evaluates the accounts payable (AP) solutions marketplace, is now available. The 2021 ePayables Technology Advisor (click to download) is the market-leading technology assessment [...]

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 [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken many businesses to their core, replacing traditional business structures and protocols with an entirely new paradigm. The ramifications of the pandemic have increased attention on cash management, and therefore, onto suppliers and B2B payments. CFOs, treasurers, and other finance leaders are rethinking not only how to manage and execute payments, [...]

New Report Addresses the B2B Payments Technology Landscape BOSTON, MA, August 17, 2020 — Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm, announced today that its new B2B Payments Technology Landscape report, which analyzes and evaluates B2B Payments technology and leading solutions in the marketplace, is now available. The 2020 B2B Payments Technology Landscape is the market-leading [...]