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Tradeshift Introduces Supply Chain Finance Using Blockchain Technology

By Andrew Bartolini May 30, 2018News, Solution Providers, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Last week Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Director, Bob Cohen, met with Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng to discuss his company’s new announcement related to blockchain…

A Conversation with B2B Payments Network Provider Finexio

By Philip Bartolini May 2, 2018Best Practices, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week, Ardent’s Research Director, Bob Cohen, and I met with Ernest Rolfson, the Founder & CEO of B2B payment network provider, Finexio. During our call we discussed some of…

The Marketplace is the Future – A Briefing with Tradeshift

By Bob Cohen March 21, 2018Research, Solution Providers, Technology

The research team at Ardent Partners recently met with Tradeshift in its San Francisco headquarters. CEO and Chairman, Christian Lanng led the discussion attended by Chief Strategy Officer, Sarika Garg, Chief Marketing…

Oildex: AP Automation For the Oil and Gas Industry

By Andrew Bartolini March 14, 2018Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Editors Note: Members of the Ardent ePayables Team (Bob & Phil) recently took a briefing with Mike Donaldson, the Chief Marketing Officer at Oildex to discuss three of their five…

Monday First Thing: What’s Really Changed in AP Over the Last 10 Years? A Ton, That’s What!

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2018Process, Research, Technology

It is sometimes easy to forget that when you work in an industry that delivers regular incremental innovation, that the aggregate steps taken forward can be quite significant. This is…

P2P Optimization Breeds Procurement Success

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2017Best Practices, Process, Technology

While a fully automated Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process remains the exception and not the rule in today’s market, Best-in-Class procurement departments are keenly aware of the importance of process automation in…

The Value of Business Networks for Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini August 18, 2017Process, Solution Providers, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. If you would like to access the report, it is available for…

SAP Ariba Live 2016 Case Study: GlaxoSmithKline and the Boulders, Rocks, and Sand of Business Networks

By Andrew Bartolini May 13, 2016Best Practices, Events, Process, Research, Solution ProvidersNo Comments

Business networks are web-based platforms that enable interconnected buyers and suppliers to trade, communicate, and collaborate with each other. As a result of this inherent nature, and the drive among…

The Network Effect: How B2B Networks Can Impact Accounts Payable (Webinar)

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2016Events, Solution Providers, Technology

The speed of business continues to accelerate while markets expand, shift, merge, and emerge at a pace never seen before. The result is a fast-moving and highly-competitive global marketplace that…

Best of 2015: How Will Business Networks Transform Talent Engagement?

By Christopher J Dwyer January 6, 2016Best Practices, Solution Providers

Editor's Note: As 2015 draws to a close, it is the time of year when we revisit some of our best articles from the past year. Over the next week, the…