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?
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What Every Executive Should Know about B2B Networks
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Three Must Know Stats about Electronic Payments
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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…
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…