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How Cloud Infrastructure Simplifies AP Automation in SMBs

By Andrew Bartolini January 19, 2015Best Practices, Solutions, Technology

For small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) experiencing rapid growth, two key differences between long-term success and failure are (1) how well they manage cash flow and (2) the infrastructure they…

How AP Automation Can Help SMBs Manage Cash

By Andrew Bartolini January 16, 2015Best Practices, Research

Cash management is a critical function in any enterprise, no matter the size. If cash isn't managed effectively, the enterprise risks running low on operating funds, which could result in…

Best of 2014: AribaPay Looks to Simplify, Improve B2B ePayments

By Andrew Bartolini January 1, 2015Solutions, Technology

[Editor's Note: Today, the first day of 2015, we continue our best of 2014 series with our look at AribaPay, which originally appeared on October 3.] It’s an acknowledged fact that…

Best of 2014: ePayables 2014: The State of ePayables Technology

By Andrew Bartolini December 29, 2014Research, TechnologyNo Comments

[Editor's Note: It's almost 2015 and, to cap off 2014 in style, Payables Place will run five of the best posts from the 2014 archives. Today we kick things off with the…

An Early Payment Discount Example to Sink Your Teeth Into

By Andrew Bartolini December 19, 2014Best Practices, TechnologyNo Comments

Enterprises around the world want to maximize working capital for a variety of reasons, not least of which includes freeing up cash from operations in order to hire new employees,…

What Does the Future Hold for AP Automation?

By Andrew Bartolini November 19, 2014Best Practices, ResearchNo Comments

For many enterprises, the accounts payable (AP) function is one of the last bastions of manual processes. Invoices in these organizations are still approved by hand, with paper checks sent…

How Virtual Payment Cards Can Help Optimize Working Capital

By Andrew Bartolini November 10, 2014Best Practices, TechnologyNo Comments

The working capital optimization process is a critical challenge for the modern enterprise. This is no surprise as the working capital management workflow involves a delicate balance between holding onto…

Basware Pay Offers New Method to Counteract Late Payments

By Andrew Bartolini October 8, 2014Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

For many years, payment systems existed as an afterthought for other ePayables (accounts payable automation) systems. That all changed in the last few years, with more and more AP-driven RFPs…

Esker Wants to Take Over the Procure-to-Pay World

By Andrew Bartolini October 6, 2014Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

The disconnected nature of many enterprise systems is a persistent challenge in the procure-to-pay (P2P) process automation world. Accounts payable runs through one system or maybe a backend ERP server…

AribaPay Looks to Simplify, Improve B2B ePayments

By Andrew Bartolini October 3, 2014Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

It’s an acknowledged fact that ePayments are more efficient, faster, and less prone to fraud than paper checks. However, as we’ve said numerous times, one of the biggest problems with…