Winning 2026: The AP 60-Second Briefing (Part Four)
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…
Winning 2026: The AP 60-Second Briefing (Part Three)
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…
Winning 2026: The AP 60-Second Briefing (Part Two)
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…
NEW WEBINAR: Accounts Payable 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions
Join Ardent Partners and Esker on January 29th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Accounts Payable 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. In 2025, we talked about AI. In 2026, we’re…
The Future of AP: Four Big Trends Driving Transformation in 2025
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the accounts payable (AP) function is emerging as a strategic force within the enterprise. No longer relegated to the back office, AP teams are…
AP 2025 BIG Trends & Predictions (Part 12): AI-powered Fraud vs. Protection, New Staffing Models and Skillsets, and AI’s Impact Expands
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next several weeks, this site will feature a series highlighting the key…
AP 2025 BIG Trends & Predictions (Part 9): Geopolitical Conflict Impacts Everyone and Stakeholder Trust with AI Governance
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next several weeks, this site will feature a series highlighting the key…
AP 2025 BIG Trends & Predictions (Part 8): Tariff Impacts on AP and Pressure on Back Office Operations in Eastern Europe
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next several weeks, this site will feature a series highlighting the key…
AP 2025 BIG Trends & Predictions (Part 7): Global Invoicing Complexity and CFOs and Treasurers Contemplate Cryptocurrency
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next several weeks, this site will feature our series highlighting the key…
AP 2025 BIG Trends & Predictions (Part 6): A Poem and Trend about AP Teams in 2025 and Timing of Supplier/Vendor Payments Impacts Financial Performance
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next several weeks, this site will feature a series highlighting the key…