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The Link Between a COVID-19 Vaccine and the Future of Work

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 23, 2020News, Research, Technology

(Editor's Note - This article by Christopher J. Dwyer, Vice President of Research at Ardent Partners, first appeared on CPORising.com on 11/20/2020) Never before has a public health crisis caused…

Best-in-Class AP Performance Requires Electronic Invoicing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 16, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

There is no denying the many benefits that straight through processing of invoices brings to Accounts Payable. However, an organizations ability to achieve straight-through processing is contingent first and foremost…

B2B Payments are Becoming Increasingly Strategic

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team November 2, 2020Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

In a world where the speed of business increases moment-by- moment, and new competitors lurk around the next financial statement, it is imperative that enterprises of all sizes take a…

A New Focus on B2B Payments

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 26, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

From a technology adoption perspective, AP leaders for much of the past two decades tended to more often than not focus on how invoices were received, processed, validated, and approved…

What Will Business Look Like a Year From Now?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 21, 2020Research, Technology

(Posted by Chris J. Dwyer) No matter how far you scroll on any preferred social media platform, there is one common news items that dominates the day (well, besides the…

Best in Class AP Performance: The Value of Straight-Through Processing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 19, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

For over a decade, Ardent Partners has conducted an in-depth market research study of the accounts payable (“AP”) market that leverages a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier…

AP: Rising to the Challenge of a New Decade

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 12, 2020Best Practices, Process, Research

(Editors note: this article, by Andrew Bartolini, originally appeared on CPORISING.COM on October 9th) In the 2020s, the accounts payable (“AP”) profession will continue to gain momentum and impact business…

Four Factors Influencing The Adoption of ePayables Technology

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 5, 2020Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

There are many different theories and models that attempt to explain the complex riddle of how and why users adopt technology. One of the best known is the Unified Theory…

ePayables Usage and Adoption in 2020

By Andrew Bartolini September 28, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

According to Ardent’s 2020 State of ePayables market research report, 62% of AP leaders stated that the pandemic did not create a need to invest in automation, as accounts payable…

20 for 2020: Key Providers in the 2020s – apexanalytix

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2020Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

Today we continue our “Key Providers in 2020” series with a focus on apexanalytix. Key Provider in the 2020s – apexanalytix If you think you know apexanalytix ("Apex"), but have not engaged…