P2P Metrics that Matter
The procure-to-pay (P2P) process is growing in importance within many enterprises as we've noted in many articles including here and here. As with any business process, optimization is key to…
eInvoicing – Creating Value for Suppliers
In the earlier post (The Rise of the B2B Network and B2B Payments) we talked about the increasing need for eInvoicing providers to create value for suppliers as well as…
Driving Value through a Connected P2P Process – Part II: Hire a P2P Lead
We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on Payables Place because of its central importance to Chief Financial Officers and AP operations. We also see it is as a “Hot…
Driving Value Through a Connected P2P Process – Part I
We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on Payables Place because of its central importance to CFOsand AP operations. We also see it is as a “Hot Button” issue for…
Data Capture & Workflow – Two Important Pieces of Automating AP
Even with eInvoicing solutions becoming more commonplace within the enterprise today, there is still a significant amount of paper and PDF invoices being submitted by suppliers. In fact, the average…
Trending in 2014: Supply Chain Finance
In a recent article, I noted Supply Chain Finance (SCF) as being one of the top trends for 2014 (read more here). This article offers a more detailed discussion of…
Hot Button Issues for AP Leaders in 2014
This is really a continuation of the last article which focused on trends & predictions for 2014 around technology in the AP/P2P space. Today, I wanted to continue the discussion…
Five Accounts Payable Trends & Predictions for 2014
2014 is going to be an exciting time for the providers of ePayables solutions and for the AP organizations that use them. For far too long, AP departments have been…
The Institute Of Finance And Management (IOFM) Expands its Presence with an Acquisition
In the world of AP and Financial Operations, M&A activity is not only limited to solution/service providers as is evidenced by the recent acquisition by The Institute Of Finance And…
New and Improved B2B Settlement Network – Paymode-X 2.0 from Bottomline Technologies
As many of you may know, Paymode-X is a growing B2B settlement network from Bottomline Technologies (read our last article covering them here). Paymode-X currently has more than 230,000 active…