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Monday First Thing: A Conversation with Andre Hoddevik, Secretary General for OpenPEPPOL

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 23, 2018Event, News, Solutions

I recently had the opportunity to connect with Andre Hoddevik, the Secretary General for OpenPEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online), a European-based, non-profit international association whose purpose is to enable European…

P2P Technology Round-Up – April 20, 2018

By Philip Bartolini April 20, 2018News, Solutions, Technology

Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable,…

The Corcentric Brand Unification: Setting a Strategy for Future Growth

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 18, 2018News, Solutions, Technology

A few weeks ago, Corcentric announced that they were combining business operations with its parent company, AmeriQuest Business Services, under the Corcentric company name (read Ardent's initial coverage of the…

P2P Technology Round-Up – March 2, 2018

By Philip Bartolini March 2, 2018News, Solutions, Technology

Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments,…

Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship

By Andrew Bartolini February 28, 2018Best Practices, Process

Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…

Transforming Accounts Payable Requires a Holistic Approach

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 21, 2018Best Practices, Process, Technology

Over the past decade, Ardent Partners research has consistently shown that transforming an Accounts Payable (AP) department is a worthwhile undertaking that can deliver significant bottom-line value while also elevating…

AP’s Evolving Role in Cash Management

By Philip Bartolini November 15, 2017Other

From hard coinage to electronic funds, cash has been the basic building block of business success for centuries. Cash allows enterprises to pay employees, fulfill debt obligations, invest in new…

Understanding Supply Chain Finance

By Philip Bartolini October 16, 2017Best Practices, Process

Supply chain finance (“SCF”) is an advanced financial solution that accomplishes two primary goals: suppliers get paid more quickly but at a slight discount, and buyers preserve their days payable…

ePayables Convergence Part I: Cash Management

By Andrew Bartolini August 2, 2017Best Practices, Process, Research

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of new four-part series focused on…

The State of ePayables 2017: Collaboration is the Name of the Game

By Andrew Bartolini July 26, 2017Best Practices, Research