Taking an Integrated Approach to AP
Procure-to-Pay ("P2P") technology is currently riding a wave of innovation as more and more business executives (within both the procurement and finance functions) seek to not only make financial and…
Wednesday First Thing: Where is the Best Place to Begin an ePayables Automation Initiative?
It is generally agreed that ePayables automation includes three distinct processes – 1) Receive, 2) Process, and 3) Pay. There is value to an organization in automating each part of…
A Conversation with B2B Payments Network Provider Finexio
Last week, Ardent’s Research Director, Bob Cohen, and I met with Ernest Rolfson, the Founder & CEO of B2B payment network provider, Finexio. During our call we discussed some of…
Monday First Thing: The Change in the ePayables Buying Process Over Time
The way enterprises do business has changed significantly over the past 15 years and these shifts are reflected in the way ePayables and P2P solution providers go to market today.…
NEW SURVEY: The “State of ePayables” 2018 Market Research Study
Even as other enterprise functions begin to adopt digital transformation strategies, the average accounts payable (AP) unit still faces a more traditional challenge: continuing to automate specific facets of invoice-…
Monday First Thing: Supply Chain Finance – Creating a Win-Win Situation for Buyers and Suppliers
Supply Chain Finance (SCF) is something that we are being asked about much more today than we have in the past. Many of the practitioners we speak with have heard…
TOP STRATEGIES FOR P2P SUCCESS
Last week I presented on a webinar with Zycus entitled ‘Design Thinking: Top Strategies for P2P Success’. The webinar contained some excellent practical and useful information that I thought would…
Esker: Growing the P2P Suite in 2018 and Beyond
Editor’s Note: The Payables Team at Ardent Partners recently met with Catherine Dupuy-Holdich, Gina Leranth, and Justin Cunningham from Esker to get an update and briefing on its P2P solutions…
AP Automation: Beyond Transactional Efficiency
Throughout my career, I’ve worked with hundreds of companies looking to automate their Accounts Payable operations. Typically, the organizations are drowning in paper, suffering from manual, time-consuming, costly, error-prone processes…
Oildex: AP Automation For the Oil and Gas Industry
Editors Note: Members of the Ardent ePayables Team (Bob & Phil) recently took a briefing with Mike Donaldson, the Chief Marketing Officer at Oildex to discuss three of their five…