Ardent Partners Analyst Team, Author at Payables Place

Monday First Thing: Making Payment Exceptions a Thing of the Past

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 8, 2018Best Practices, Research

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve discussed payments automation as being the final frontier of Accounts Payable (“AP”) Automation, along with how electronic payments can be a source of…

Monday First Thing: Electronic Payment as a Source of Value to Organizations

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 1, 2018Best Practices, Process

Where does the most money flow out of an organization? No, it’s not fraud, theft, or even sales meetings. The simple answer is Accounts Payable (“AP”). Since AP pays all…

B2B Payments – The Final Frontier of AP Automation

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 24, 2018Best Practices, Process, Research

In a world where the speed of business increases moment by moment, and the next big competitor is right around the corner, enterprises can ill afford to let business value…

Monday First Thing: Fraud on Ice

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 17, 2018Best Practices, Research

A Connecticut man recently pleaded guilty to defrauding the owners of a Stamford ice rink, where he worked as general manager, of nearly a half-million dollars. Stamford police said the…

How Data in AP Can Drive Success for the Entire Business

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 12, 2018Event, Process, Research, Webinar

Editor’s Note: Do you want to learn more about Bob’s take on the importance of data within Accounts Payable, and how best to utilize that data to take AP to…

Monday First Thing: Unpaid invoices: Liabilities or Assets?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team September 10, 2018Best Practices, Research

Most people rightfully assume an unpaid invoice is a liability. After all, an invoice means you or your organization owe another organization or person payment for goods or services they…

Monday First Thing: Proof that AP is Broadening its Value To Organizations

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 13, 2018Process, Research, Technology

There has long been a common misconception that all Accounts Payable does is pay bills. Anyone who works in AP or with knowledge of today’s AP function knows, nothing could…

Visibility, Expectations, and Experience: Why Delivering Top Customer Service Matters to AP

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team August 6, 2018Process, Technology

It’s 11pm on Monday night and I am on hold with my airline trying to get through to an agent to change a flight I have for the next day.…

How Do We Know The Best AP Departments Really Are Better?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 30, 2018Process, Research

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…

The State of ePayables 2018: What Makes The Best AP Departments Better?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team July 23, 2018Best Practices, Process, Research