Payables News Weekly: EU Commercial Cards and Bitcoin in China
We’re two days away from Christmas, but that doesn’t mean the speed of business slows down. The accounts payable world last week enjoyed several new developments, as you’ll see below.…
Where Can Travel and Expense Go? (Part II)
On Monday, we published the first article in this brief, two part series exploring the value proposition of travel and expense management. Click here to check it out. To recap, we discussed that:…
Payables News Weekly: Iron Mountain Puts in Takeover Bid, AmEx Launches New Card in India
We're getting into the final weeks of 2014, with only 15 days left before the start of the new year and nine days until Christmas. This doesn't mean the news…
Where Can Travel and Expense Management Go? (Part I)
It was sometime in mid-2009 that I first heard the following phrase: “We’re looking at travel and expense as being more strategic here internally.” It was uttered by a CFO at…
How Can Enterprises Sustain High Business Traveler Morale?
Editor’s Note: Today’s article was developed from an interview that resident Ardent Partners business travel / expense management, Christopher J. Dwyer, conducted with the team at MarketWatch. Listen to a…
Payables News Weekly: Password Eradication and Starbucks Possibly Entering Mobile Payments
The past week has seen much in terms of news interesting to accounts payable and financial operations professionals. Today, for example, we find out that Japan has sunk back into…
Payables News Weekly: Europe Simplifies Bank Accounts, Africa Looks for Factoring, and More
Today is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in the U.K and Canada, and Armistice Day in France and other nations—the day when we honor the signing of the…
What’s the Best Way to Maximize Your Business Travel Budget?
Editor’s Note: Today’s article was developed from an interview with resident Ardent Partners business travel / expense management, Christopher J. Dwyer, with the team at MarketWatch. Listen to a recording…
Three Travel and Expense Management Metrics That Matter
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…
Three Goals Every Travel & Expense Management Program Must Achieve
The world of business travel is evolving at a rapid clip, as more and more enterprises experience higher travel budgets, more complex processes within the expense management framework, and new,…