AP Skill Sets Must Evolve with Automation
Our 2013 annual ePayables study [Sidebar: Make sure to visit Payables Place next week when we unveil this year's study] introduced accounts payable's new dawn wherein AP departments have realized the need…
The Quest: 2014
Ardent Partners is going to take its loyal readers on a journey this summer into the "State of Accounts Payable." Along the way we will uncover the key challenges and…
AP Metrics that Matter
Ardent Partners recently published a new AP focused report. Entitled AP Metrics that Matter (click to download, registration is required) and sponsored by Kofax, this Ardent Partners research report…
Lexmark Tenders Bid for ReadSoft – Ardent’s Initial Analysis
Earlier this week, Lexmark (NYSE: LXK) announced that it had commenced a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of ReadSoft (NASDAQ OMX: RSOF-B), a Sweden-based provider of…
Nipendo and Integrate Financial Announce Supply Chain Finance Partnership
Nipendo, the provider of a cloud-based P2P-focused platform and Integrate Financial, a new, non-bank finance and technology company announced a partnership to provide supply chain finance solutions to trading partners…
Ariba & Discover Launch AribaPay, Seek to Revolutionize B2B Payments Industry
The war is on in the B2B payments and last month at its annual user conference, AribaLIVE, Ariba, an SAP company fired off a big shot. As has become customary,…
Payment Factories – Why and When?
Reminder - your participation in our 2014 State of the AP Market survey is much appreciated. Take the survey and get a the complete market research report ($399 value) Increasingly,…
What Every Executive Should Know about B2B Networks
This is your final chance to participate in our annual AP market research study - click here to take the survey. All participants get a free copy of the final…
Three Must Know Stats about Electronic Payments
For any AP/Finance/Procurement/Shared Service professionals that enjoy our articles, please take a few minutes to share your insights by participating in our 2014 AP survey. Participants will receive the full…
eInvoicing Stats Every AP & Finance Leader Must See
Ardent Partners’ research over the past few years has shown that while the average accounts payable department still lacks automation, executive focus, and general alignment with the enterprise, leading enterprises…