State of ePayables Archives

Cash is King for Suppliers Too: Use This Fact to Enable More of Them

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2024Best Practices, Other, Process, Research, Technology

From the beginning, supplier enablement has been the Achilles heel for ePayables technology deployments. Traditional buyer-centric solutions and approaches to supplier enablement may be the reason why a majority of…

NEW WEBINAR: The 2024 State of ePayables: Money Never Sleeps

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2024Best Practices, Event, Research, Solutions, Technology, Webinar

Join Ardent Partners and Medius on October 8th (2 PM ET) for a discussion on The 2024 State of ePayables: Money Never Sleeps. Are you struggling to keep up with the…

BIG Data in Action

By Andrew Bartolini September 30, 2024Best Practices, Other, Process, Research, Technology

Big data management and usage will become the critical element to establishing Best-in-Class performance in accounts payable in the future. With the broad consumerization of AI technology over the past…

AP Is a Value Driver

By Andrew Bartolini September 23, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

A value driver is a factor that increases the worth of an asset, function, process, outcome, or business. Over the past few years, it has become clear to a majority…

AP Performance Advantages of Best in Class

By Andrew Bartolini September 16, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

For nearly two decades, Ardent Partners has leveraged a unique framework to highlight the performance of top-tier organizations (formally referred to as the “Best-in-Class”) by analyzing a specific set of…

Follow the Best-in-Class in AP

By Andrew Bartolini September 9, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

Accounts payable executives and professionals can gain a rewarding and strategic outcome if they understand the inherent value in AP mastery, push the envelope regarding innovation, and serve as a…

Adoption Rates Increase for ePayments and eInvoicing

By Andrew Bartolini September 5, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Solutions, Technology

Given recent trends toward improving business processes in a bid to better manage cash and drive down costs, it is somewhat baffling that more enterprises have not fully automated their…

AI in Action: AP Operations and Use Cases

By Andrew Bartolini August 26, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

Many innovations throughout history, from the printing press to the light bulb to the airplane and the personal computer, led to dramatic societal and business expansion in periods frequently described…

AP Priorities and Strategies to Overcome Barriers

By Andrew Bartolini August 19, 2024Best Practices, Process, Research, Technology

The typical AP function faces a bevy of challenges ranging from slow processing speeds to too many invoice exceptions and an overall pressure to drive efficiencies across its operation. However,…

Align AP Performance, Overcome Barriers

By Andrew Bartolini August 12, 2024Best Practices, Other, Process, Research, Technology

The strategic plan in accounts payable sits at the top of the pyramid that drives decision-making throughout the department. As you move toward the bottom of the pyramid, specific performance…