Ardent Partners Analyst Team, Author at Payables Place

The AP Metrics That Matter in 2019: Accounts Payables Key To Success (People)

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 11, 2019Process, Research, Technology

Last week on our journey through Ardent Partners’ Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2019 (click to download) we took a look at some of the top challenges plaguing AP.…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Matt Clark, President and COO of Corcentric

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 6, 2019Process, Solutions, Technology

Ardent's FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and…

The AP Metrics That Matter: Top Challenges Plaguing Accounts Payable

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 4, 2019Process, Research

A couple of weeks ago, we announced the availability of our annual eBook, “Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2019” (click to download) that I co-authored with Andrew Bartolini.…

Basware Terminates Discussions with Tradeshift

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 28, 2019News, Solutions, Technology

Basware today announced that it has terminated discussions with Tradeshift in relation to a possible offer to acquire all shares in Basware. These two leaders in the Procure-to-Pay ("P2P") space…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Daniel Saraste, SVP of Product Marketing and Innovation at Medius

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 27, 2019Solutions, Technology

We continue our FinTech Influencer Series, which highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology,…

Monday First Thing: Predictive Analytics Future in Accounts Payable

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 25, 2019Process, Technology

As I’ve written about the last few weeks, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotic Process Automation are having an impact on Accounts Payable (“AP”), and will continue to do so…

Monday First Thing: Artificial Intelligence in AP? Yes!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 19, 2019Process, Technology

What exactly is Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially as it relates to the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) and Finance? Today, AI seems to be a ‘catch-all’ term used to lump…

Monday First Thing: What Can Machine Learning do for Accounts Payable?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 11, 2019Best Practices, Process, Technology

Many of the technology innovations that will carry Accounts Payable (“AP”) departments and ePayables solutions into the future have already largely arrived. AP and finance leaders that keep an eye…

A Briefing with Direct Commerce – Three Takeaways

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 6, 2019Solutions, Technology

The Ardent Partners ePayables Research team recently met with leaders from Direct Commerce, the cloud-based global ePayables (AP automation) platform provider. On the call were President and CEO, Bruce Hanavan,…

When it Comes to Technology – The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 4, 2019Best Practices, Process

In his first Inaugural address as President of the United States in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt said “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." When he said…