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Six Ways That a CFO Can Get Value From a Top-Performing AP Operation

By Andrew Bartolini April 19, 2023Best Practices, Process

Today on Payables Place, we’re sharing a listicle from CPO Rising that focuses on the CFO and gaining value from a top-performing AP operation. Every Friday, CPO Rising features its…

Ardent Partners FinTech Influencer Series: Todd M. Albers, Senior Payments Consultant, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team April 7, 2023Best Practices, Process, Technology

Ardent’s FinTech Influencer Series highlights innovative voices in the world of Accounts Payable (“AP”) automation. This series is the go-to spot for progressive thoughts on how technology, transformational thinking, and revolutionary ideas…

AP – Planning for the Year Ahead – Part 2

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team January 25, 2021Best Practices, Process, Solutions, Technology

Warren Buffet, the legendary investor once said “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” What does this have to do with Accounts…

What Will Business Look Like a Year From Now?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 21, 2020Research, Technology

(Posted by Chris J. Dwyer) No matter how far you scroll on any preferred social media platform, there is one common news items that dominates the day (well, besides the…

Best in Class AP Performance: The Value of Straight-Through Processing

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team October 19, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

For over a decade, Ardent Partners has conducted an in-depth market research study of the accounts payable (“AP”) market that leverages a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier…

Becoming Data-Driven in Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini September 21, 2020Best Practices, Research, Technology

Due to the rise of business process automation tools, cloud-based applications, mobile solutions, and connected devices permeating the modern business environment, more data is being created each year than ever…

What Do Phased Re-openings Mean for the Workforce? Four Things to Watch

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 17, 2020Best Practices, News, Process, Solutions, Technology

Across the globe, many countries have begun (or are about to begin) the process of “phased re-openings” of their economies, only three months after the COVID-19 pandemic began. In the…

Procurement’s Impact on Cash Management

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 10, 2020Best Practices, Process, Research, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

The global uncertainty that pervades today’s market indicates a very real threat of a deep economic downturn. In response, the CFO’s new “hierarchy of needs” has placed a laser focus…

There Has Never Been a Better Time or Justification to Automate AP and B2B Payments Than Right Now!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team June 8, 2020Best Practices, Other

I’ve been involved in many AP automation initiatives over the course of my career, all of them involved some type of formal (or informal) ROI calculation and cost/benefit analysis. Most…

Transform Your AP Department by Measuring These Key KPIs (New Webinar)

By Philip Bartolini April 16, 2020Process, Solutions, Webinar

Automating Accounts Payable ("AP") can deliver a compelling ROI if you focus on the right activities and have the right technology in place. But how do you know what to…