Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 3 – B2B Payments
In Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2020, our research indicated 55% of B2B payments were made electronically last year. The positive lining here is the percentage of B2B…
Solving AP’s Reliance on Paper – Phase 1 – Invoice Sending & Receipt
In honor of earth day which took place on April 22, this week we are going to discuss the delivery and receipt of invoices. It’s impossible to know exactly how…
Monday First Thing: Prioritizing Data Management in Accounts Payable
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been discussing topics such as creating an intelligent Accounts Payable ("AP") operation and turning data into value. Transforming AP from a transactional department…
Monday First Thing: Developing an “Intelligent” AP Operation
Last week I discussed the importance of converting data into value in Accounts Payable ("AP"). This week, I want to focus on how to go about creating an ‘intelligent’ AP…
Monday First Thing: Converting Data into Value in Accounts Payable
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused…
Monday First Thing: Data Mining and Data Scientists in AP? YES!
A few years ago the mere mention of data mining and data scientists in the same sentence as Accounts Payable would probably have gotten you puzzled and even concerned looks…
Monday First Thing: The State of ePayables 2019 – Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence
In 2019, businesses and consumers are now fully engulfed by technology and the data it both creates and captures. The same holds true for accounts payable (“AP”) departments across the…
Monday First Thing: The 2019 State of ePayables Market Research Report is Now Available!
[Editor’s Note: You can download The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence Report by clicking here.] I am excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ 14th annual State…
Monday First Thing: Predictive Analytics Future in Accounts Payable
As I’ve written about the last few weeks, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotic Process Automation are having an impact on Accounts Payable (“AP”), and will continue to do so…
Monday First Thing: Artificial Intelligence in AP? Yes!
What exactly is Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially as it relates to the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) and Finance? Today, AI seems to be a ‘catch-all’ term used to lump…