Andrew Bartolini, Author at Payables Place

AP 2024 BIG Trends (Part 1): AI Is Everywhere, Impact of Community Intelligence, and the Year of Efficiency Part Two

By Andrew Bartolini May 7, 2024Best Practices, Other, Process, Research, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2024: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key discussion points…

Coupa and Bottomline Partner to Optimize and Streamline Payments

By Andrew Bartolini May 1, 2024News, Process, Solutions, Technology

Part of the Ardent Partners team made it to Vegas last week for the Coupa Inspire conference. You can expect another article or two covering the briefings, presentations, and conversations that…

State of ePayables 2023: AP’s Strategic Priorities in 2023

By Andrew Bartolini October 26, 2023Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

With the release of my 18th-annual Accounts Payable-themed report, my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with Accounts Payable (AP), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and other finance leaders. The report…

State of ePayables 2023: Paving the Way to a Smarter Future

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2023Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

HSBC and Tradeshift Bringing Jointly-Owned Business to Financial Services Market

By Andrew Bartolini August 3, 2023News, Solutions, Technology

The financial services market continues to innovate with the announcement of a joint venture between two prominent players: HSBC, the London-based financial services organization serving more than 40 million customers,…

PayablesPlace Listicle: Benefits of Paying Suppliers Electronically

By Andrew Bartolini May 9, 2023Other

For many years, the B2B payment process was an extremely low priority for most AP departments. However, that has changed and ePayments represent the current focus for many AP teams…

Six Ways That a CFO Can Get Value From a Top-Performing AP Operation

By Andrew Bartolini April 19, 2023Best Practices, Process

Today on Payables Place, we’re sharing a listicle from CPO Rising that focuses on the CFO and gaining value from a top-performing AP operation. Every Friday, CPO Rising features its…

Ardent Partners Launches 2023 ePayables Technology Advisor Report

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2023Other

New Report Addresses the ePayables Technology Landscape BOSTON, MA, April 11, 2023 — Ardent Partners, a leading research and advisory firm, announced today that its new ePayables Technology Advisor report, which…

AP Can Be a Career Launching Pad

By Andrew Bartolini March 30, 2023Best Practices, Other, Process, Technology

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…

Ardent Analysis: Coupa Board Accepts Thoma Bravo $8B Bid to be Taken Private

By Andrew Bartolini December 14, 2022News, Technology

Posted by Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva It may be December, but that doesn’t mean merger and acquisition activity has ceased. This week, news broke that Coupa Software, a leader…