AribaPay Looks to Simplify, Improve B2B ePayments
It’s an acknowledged fact that ePayments are more efficient, faster, and less prone to fraud than paper checks. However, as we’ve said numerous times, one of the biggest problems with…
The Significance of Complex Spend Management
Around these parts, the phrase “complex spend management” is tossed around frequently when discussing how the modern executive should develop their global programs and strategies. Today’s Payables Place article is an overview…
Softpro Acquisition Latest Bright Star in Kofax Constellation
In its third acquisition in less than two years, Kofax (NASDAQ: KFX; LSE: KFX) announced on September 2 that it had purchased Softpro GmbH, a provider of eSignature verification software, for $34.7…
Traxpay Raises $15 Million Series B Funding; Inks MasterCard Partnership
B2B ePayments provider Traxpay announced today the close of a $15 million Series B funding round. The reportedly oversubscribed round included Software AG and banking powerhouse Commerzbank; early investors also…
Instant Analysis: SAP Announces Plans to Acquire Concur for $8.3 Billion
Thursday afternoon, global software provider SAP AG (NYSE – SAP) announced its intent to purchase Seattle-based travel, expense and invoice management solution provider Concur (Nasdaq - CNQR) for approximately $8.3 billion (based upon the announced acquisition…
Apple Pay: The Killer App for Mobile Payments?
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a habit of taking aim at industries it decides are antiquated. Thirteen years ago it was the way consumers purchased music; on September 9, the Silicon…
ePayables 2014: How to Get Noticed by Your Executive Team (in a Good Way)
Ardent Partners recently published our annual ePayables report, “ePayables 2014: The Quest,” and, like all of our payables reports this year, the research is geared toward AP leaders, financial managers,…
ePayables 2014: Five Drivers of Top AP Performance
Ardent Partners recently published our annual ePayables report, “ePayables 2014: The Quest,” and, like all of our payables reports this year, the research is geared toward AP leaders, financial managers,…
ePayables 2014: What Makes an AP Department Best-in-Class?
Ardent Partners recently published our annual ePayables report, “ePayables 2014: The Quest,” and, like all of our payables reports this year, the research is geared toward AP leaders, financial managers,…
Nipendo Supplier Cloud: An Open World for eInvoicing
When last we talked about Nipendo (Nipendo: A Not-So-Little Business Network with Big Dreams), it was a general discussion about the company and its growth trajectory. Today, I’d like to…