[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent Partners on our upcoming webinar, Accounts Payable 2020: Big Trends and Predictions (click to register), next Thursday, December 12th at 2 PM ET.] The accounts payable (AP) industry is consistently evolving and shifting, forcing AP and finance professionals across the globe to prepare for change and innovation in technology, business regulations, [...]
December 3, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Research, Webinar
Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool new thing everyone’s talking about but hardly anyone’s doing — it’s real, and it’s happening. When mated with other emerging technologies and innovations, like connected [...]
November 22, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
News, Solutions, Technology
Another all-new edition of the Contingent Workforce Weekly podcast features a conversation with Rob Israch, Chief Marketing officer of global payables automation solution Tipalti. Rob joins me to discuss why payments (and payment management) are so critical in the face of incredible contingent workforce and freelancer growth. Rob and I chat about why payments are linked to the candidate [...]
November 19, 2019
Christopher Dwyer
Solutions, Technology
Last week Ardent Partners hosted its fourth annual CPO Rising Summit at Boston’s Harvard Club where CPOs and senior procurement leaders gathered to discuss best practices, learn about emerging market trends, and collaborate with like-minded peers. All in, there were over 150 attendees from across North America that took part. The event featured nearly two [...]
November 4, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Event
[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent’s Research Director, Bob Cohen, this Thursday, October 31st at 11 AM ET on a new webinar (click to register), hosted by Determine, and learn how to make the right choice when it comes to evaluating Accounts Payable automation solutions.] Transforming an accounts payable operation can deliver a compelling ROI if the [...]
October 28, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Solutions, Technology, Webinar
Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments, or Spend Management solution provider and you have news to share with us, please drop us a note at editor at cporising dot [...]
October 18, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
Other, Solutions, Technology
One never really knows what the coming business environment will hold. We are in the midst or quite possibly at the tail end of one of the longest market expansions in modern times. History tells us one thing, nothing lasts forever. Given this undeniable truth, it behooves organizations to plan and take appropriate steps for [...]
October 7, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices
Smart business leaders perpetually pursue the ideal way of getting things done. To succeed, they know that they must execute a series of transformational strategies with supporting technology to optimize their specific processes, programs, and overall capabilities…and then remain open to new ways to push the envelope. Similar opportunities await forward-thinking AP leaders who pursue [...]
September 24, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Webinar
Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool new thing everyone’s talking about but hardly anyone’s doing — it’s real, and it’s happening. When mated with other emerging technologies and innovations, like connected [...]
September 23, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
Solutions, Technology
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present a new webinar, 3 Secrets of Best-in-Class AP Departments, sponsored by Bottomline Technologies. This webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 19th at 2 PM ET. If you are interested in learning more, click here.] Best-in-Class Accounts Payable (“AP”) organizations have blazed the trail for all other groups, showing [...]
September 17, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Webinar