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State of ePayables 2023: Paving the Way to a Smarter Future

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2023Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

With the release of my 18th-annual Accounts Payable-themed report, my team and I continue our nearly two-decade-long dialogue with Accounts Payable (AP), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and other finance leaders. The report…

The Value of Analytical Thinking for the P2P Team

By Andrew Bartolini March 29, 2016Research, Solutions, Technology

Our annual "State of ePayables" research survey is now open. Your responses will help us establish the Best-in-Class metrics that readers can use to benchmark the performance of their AP…

P2P News Roundup: SAP Acquires Roambi; BuyerQuest, Taulia Announce Partnership

By Andrew Bartolini March 4, 2016News, Solutions, Technology

One of the more important jobs of the procure-to-pay (“P2P”) and accounts payable (“AP”) professional is keeping up with what is happening in the industry at large. This is critical…

P2P News Roundup: SAP Inks Payments Deal with First Data; Bottomline Announced Paymode-X Growth

By Andrew Bartolini February 19, 2016News, Solutions, Technology

One of the more important jobs of the procure-to-pay (“P2P”) and accounts payable (“AP”) professional is keeping up with what is happening in the industry at large. This is critical…

Accounts Payable Predictions for 2016: Greater Collaboration, More Automation

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2016Process, Technology

The accounts payable (“AP”) department has experienced a number of changes over the past 15 years. At first little more than a back-office function that processed invoices and supplier payments,…

ePayables 2015: AP’s Role in Collaborative P2P

By Andrew Bartolini October 6, 2015Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

It is with great pleasure that Ardent Partners announces the publication of its latest state of accounts payable (AP) research report—“ePayables 2015: Higher Ground.” Like the annual reports that came…

Payables News Weekly: Basware Names New Customer Care Head; Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Low

By Andrew Bartolini June 26, 2015News, Solutions

One of the more important jobs of the accounts payable professional is keeping up with what is happening in the industry at large. This is critical for a few reasons,…

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…

Driving Value through a Connected P2P Process – Part II: Hire a P2P Lead

By Andrew Bartolini January 30, 2014ProcessNo Comments

We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on Payables Place because of its central importance to Chief Financial Officers and AP operations. We also see it is as a “Hot…