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Payables News Weekly: Ariba Network Free for SMEs; 3Delta Systems Hits a Milestone

By Andrew Bartolini December 2, 2014News, TechnologyNo Comments

Black Friday has made the leap from a solely United States event. The United Kingdom had local Black Friday sales on November 28, which resulted in police getting called to…

Why Haven’t ePayments Completely Replaced Paper Checks?

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2014Best Practices, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

Electronic payments offer many advantages over paying with paper check. Ardent Partners research has shown that, no matter the payment method (i.e., ACH, wire, card, networks, etc.), ePayments cost up…

Business Networks and ePayments: Transforming the B2B Commerce Landscape

By Andrew Bartolini November 24, 2014Best Practices, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

The world of business-to-business (B2B) commerce changes constantly; the current climate for enterprises at all levels is no different. Ever-increasing globalization and technology innovation, as well as the quickening speed…

How Virtual Payment Cards Can Help Optimize Working Capital

By Andrew Bartolini November 10, 2014Best Practices, TechnologyNo Comments

The working capital optimization process is a critical challenge for the modern enterprise. This is no surprise as the working capital management workflow involves a delicate balance between holding onto…

What are Virtual Payment Cards?

By Andrew Bartolini October 29, 2014Best Practices, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

It’s a safe bet that commercial cards are, if not common knowledge, then at least easily recognizable in the business world. The venerable purchasing card (p-card) has existed since the…

Which Commercial Card is Right for You?

By Andrew Bartolini October 27, 2014Process, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

For more than 70 years, enterprises of all sizes have used commercial payment cards to purchase everything from airline tickets to office supplies. This flexibility has led solution providers to…

3 Benefits of Virtual Payment Cards You Might Not Know

By Andrew Bartolini October 22, 2014TechnologyNo Comments

Commercial cards are an established fact of business life, with all the varieties credit card issuers provide. There are fleet cards, purchasing cards, travel cards, ONE cards, meetings cards, and…

Three Travel and Expense Management Metrics That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 20, 2014Best Practices, Process, TechnologyNo Comments

It’s been previously stated here at Payables Place that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more enterprises…

The CFO’s View of Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer October 10, 2014Best Practices, TechnologyNo Comments

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the typical organization is now tasked with more than ever before, often asked to be the “savior” of enterprises that struggle to maintain a…

Basware Pay Offers New Method to Counteract Late Payments

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2014Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

For many years, payment systems existed as an afterthought for other ePayables (accounts payable automation) systems. That all changed in the last few years, with more and more AP-driven RFPs…