Monday First Thing: Starting 2019 the Right Way for Accounts Payable
The beginning of every New Year comes with a sense of reflection into the prior year’s comings and goings along with an opportunity to begin anew and plan for bigger…
Tradeshift Acquires Cloud Integration Technology Provider Babelway
Tradeshift, the San Francisco based provider of supply chain payments and marketplaces, yesterday announced the acquisition of Babelway, a provider of cloud integration technology. Babelway, which is headquartered in Belgium,…
When Blockchain Meets Supply Chain – December 17, 2018
Every day, solution providers continue to research, develop, and integrate “Industry 4.0” technologies, like 3-D printing, Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, cognitive capabilities, connected devices, and robotics within sourcing, procurement, and…
The Metrics that Matter: Strategies to Empower a More Intelligent AP Department
[Editor’s Note: In Ardent’s “Supply Management Metrics that Matter in 2018” (click to download), we discuss the supply management industry’s best and most widely used metrics that can inform and…
Are You Ready for an AP Transformation? (New Report)
[Editor's Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present its latest report, Five Signs You’re Ready for an AP Transformation, sponsored by Tipalti. If you are interested in reading more about…
Reflections on the CPO Rising 2018 Summit (Part I): Third Time’s a Charm
A few weeks ago, delegates, speakers, and supply management solutions providers descended upon the historic Harvard Club of Boston for Ardent Partners’ third-annual CPO Rising procurement executive summit. The Ardent team…
Monday First Thing: What Are You Thankful For?
Every now and then we all need to take a step back and thank those around us for helping us on both a personal and professional level. Accounts Payable ("AP")…
Black Friday 2018 – Shopping, Supply Chains, and Sales Reminder
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…
P2P Technology Round-Up – November 16, 2018
Now back to our regular scheduled programing…Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, procure-to-pay (P2P), and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past…
Great CPOs Highlight the CPO Rising Summit Agenda
[Editor's Note: It's "CPO Rising Week", and the Ardent Partners research team is highlighting the great agenda and speakers from the CPO Rising 2018 Summit. If you were unable to…