Ardent Partners Analyst Team, Author at Payables Place

Monday First Thing: Why Doesn’t Accounts Payable Get the Recognition it Deserves?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 26, 2018Best Practices, Process

I’ve been working with Accounts Payable (“AP”) professionals for almost 15 years now, and it never ceases to amaze me how infrequently they get the recognition and credit they wholeheartedly…

Transforming Accounts Payable Requires a Holistic Approach

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 21, 2018Best Practices, Process, Technology

Over the past decade, Ardent Partners research has consistently shown that transforming an Accounts Payable (AP) department is a worthwhile undertaking that can deliver significant bottom-line value while also elevating…

Monday First Thing: What’s Really Changed in AP Over the Last 10 Years? A Ton, That’s What!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 19, 2018Process, Research, Technology

It is sometimes easy to forget that when you work in an industry that delivers regular incremental innovation, that the aggregate steps taken forward can be quite significant. This is…

Tipalti Introduces PO Matching To Their AP Platform

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 14, 2018Solutions, Technology

Members of Ardent’s ePayables Research team (Bob, Andrew, & Phil) recently took a briefing and product demo from the team at Tipalti regarding their announcement introducing automated purchase order (PO)…

Monday First Thing: Basware in the News

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 12, 2018News, Solutions, Technology

My name is Bob Cohen, newly-hired as research director at Ardent Partners. I’m excited to lead and expand Ardent’s ePayables (Accounts Payable) research practice and leverage the knowledge and experience…