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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

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…

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…

AI, Automation, and Supplier Strategy Redefining Modern Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini July 14, 2026Best Practices, Research

In recent years, accounts payable (AP) and procurement teams have sharpened their focus on supplier management as a strategic lever for delivering value. As procure-to-pay (P2P) functions mature, they face…

NEW WEBINAR: Ardent Partners & xSuite – The State of AP 2026: AI Rising

By John Yuva June 12, 2026Events, Research, Solution Providers, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and xSuite on June 23rd (10 AM ET) as they discuss The State of AP 2026: AI Rising. Accounts payable is entering a pivotal new era. As…

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…

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

By John Yuva March 26, 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…

AP Predictions (Part Three): Real-Time Finance, Tariff Visibility, and the Road to the Harvest Year

By Andrew Bartolini March 24, 2026Process, Research, Technology

Ardent Partners has spent two decades tracking how the Accounts Payable function has evolved, and publishing its annual Accounts Payable: Big Trends and Predictions research to help AP and finance…

Analyst Insight – Generation Next: SAP Ariba’s AI Rebuild (II)

By Andrew Bartolini March 19, 2026Research, Solution Providers, Technology

The recent announcement of “next-gen SAP Ariba,” a complete architectural rebuild of SAP Ariba’s market-leading Source-to-Pay (“S2P”) suite is a major industry event. With availability set for February 2026, this…

AP Predictions (Part Two): From Automation to Intelligence, Building the AP Function of the Future

By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2026Process, Research, Technology

Ardent Partners has spent two decades tracking how the Accounts Payable function has evolved, and publishing its annual Accounts Payable: Big Trends and Predictions research to help AP and finance…