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The State of AP 2026 Pt. 3: Challenges in 2026: Familiar Friction, Rising Stakes

By John Yuva August 11, 2026Process, Research, Solution Providers, Technology

Accounts payable is entering a new era. After years of focusing on digitization and process automation, organizations are now applying artificial intelligence to improve decision-making, accelerate workflows, and transform AP…

Why Successful AP Transformation Starts Before the Technology

By John Yuva August 6, 2026Process, Solution Providers, Technology

In Part Two of our Scaling AP Without Scaling Complexity webcast article series, we dive deeper into the AP transformation at FirstCash. Before organizations realize the benefits of automation, artificial…

The State of AP 2026 Pt. 2: AP Priorities in 2026: The Familiar and the Urgent

By Andrew Bartolini August 4, 2026Process, Research, Solution Providers, Technology

Building a Modern AP Organization Starts with Eliminating Bottlenecks

By John Yuva July 30, 2026Process, Solution Providers, Technology

For many organizations, accounts payable (AP) has long been viewed as a necessary back office function responsible for processing invoices and paying suppliers on time. While accuracy and efficiency remain…

The State of AP 2026 Pt. 1: Move Toward Intelligent Operations

By Andrew Bartolini July 28, 2026Process, Research, Solution Providers, Technology

For more than two decades, Ardent Partners' annual State of Accounts Payable research has chronicled the evolution of a function that has transformed from a back-office operation into a strategic…

AP Listicle: Best-in-Class AP Operations Benefit the CFO in Six Ways

By John Yuva July 21, 2026Best Practices, Process

Chief financial officers continue to face some of the most significant challenges in decades, particularly in accounts payable (AP). With the primary goals to maintain cash flow and strengthen supplier…

Breaking Barriers: How Digital Transformation Is Reshaping B2B Payments

By Andrew Bartolini July 7, 2026Process, Technology

The business-to-business (B2B) payments sector is in the midst of a profound shift. Companies are increasingly aware that manual, paper-based processes no longer align with the speed, security, and scalability…

Coupa Inspire 2026: Betting the Future on Data, Agents, and Outcomes

By Andrew Bartolini June 16, 2026Events, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Ten Inspires in, you develop a feel for the difference between a company “performing” confidence and a company that actually has it. Recently, Inspire felt like a conference in transition.…

Winning 2026: The AP 60-Second Briefing (Part Four)

By John Yuva April 16, 2026Process, Research, Technology

Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, has been tracking how accounts payable evolves for 20 years and publishing an annual report for the past decade to…

Payables Place Listicle: AI Expands Scope and Quality Within AP

By Andrew Bartolini April 2, 2026Process, Research, Technology

In recent years, leading accounts payable teams have expanded their responsibilities and developed a deeper understanding of how the function affects enterprise performance. The rise of AI is accelerating this…