Business Intelligence Archives

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…

State of ePayables (Part Six): ePayables Adoption Must Increase

By Andrew Bartolini November 20, 2025Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “The State of ePayables 2025: AP's Unfinished Journey.” Over the next several weeks, this site will feature our series highlighting key…

How Data in AP Can Drive Success for the Entire Business

By Andrew Bartolini September 12, 2018Events, Process, Research

Editor’s Note: Do you want to learn more about Bob’s take on the importance of data within Accounts Payable, and how best to utilize that data to take AP to…

AP Automation: Beyond Transactional Efficiency

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2018Best Practices, Process, Research

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with hundreds of companies looking to automate their Accounts Payable operations. Typically, the organizations are drowning in paper, suffering from manual, time-consuming, costly, error-prone processes…