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AP Listicle: Best-in-Class AP Operations Benefit the CFO in Six Ways

By John Yuva July 21, 2026Best Practices, Process

Chief financial officers continue to face some of the most significant challenges in decades, particularly in accounts payable (AP). With the primary goals to maintain cash flow and strengthen supplier…

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…

Winning 2026: The AP 60-Second Briefing (Part Three)

By John Yuva March 26, 2026Process, Research, Technology

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…

Payables Place Listicle: Ardent Partners AP Automation Evaluation Framework

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2026Process, Research, Technology

AP and finance teams looking to automate their invoice and payment processes in 2026 can use Ardent Partners' AP Automation Evaluation Framework to assess and select the solution that best…

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…

State of ePayables (Part Five): Accounts Payable Must Claim Its Future

By Andrew Bartolini November 13, 2025Best Practices, Process, Research

Best of 2024: AP Is a Value Driver

By Andrew Bartolini January 15, 2025Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2024 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2025. A value driver…

AP Is a Value Driver

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

A value driver is a factor that increases the worth of an asset, function, process, outcome, or business. Over the past few years, it has become clear to a majority…

Diving into the Data: Curing your AP Pain-Points with Automation (New Webinar)

By Bob Cohen December 6, 2021Events, Research, Solution Providers

Are your manual AP processes causing some serious symptoms, like limited visibility, inefficiency and poor cash management? Learn about the automation antidote to heal your paper-based pains and AP process…

Monday First Thing: Collaboration in AP, as in Politics, Is the Way to Achieve Real Success

By Andrew Bartolini January 14, 2019Best Practices, Research

Much has been in the news lately about what happens when two groups cannot, or will not work with one another to solve (major) pressing issues. Most of us are…