Managing Supplier Relationships More Effectively
Accounts Payable is one of the few areas within a business that relies on third parties to adopt and use its solutions. In this regard, it is important for AP…
Understanding Supply Chain Finance
Supply chain finance (“SCF”) is an advanced financial solution that accomplishes two primary goals: suppliers get paid more quickly but at a slight discount, and buyers preserve their days payable…
ePayables Convergence Part II: Supplier Management
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of a new four-part series focused…
Six Strategies to Expand Commercial Card Programs
Leading organizations know that in order to maintain market share and market relevance, they must find strong trading partners with shared or aligned interests and develop a coalition of willing…
The Value of Better, “Deeper” Remittance Information in ePayments
Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is excited to announce the launch of its 2015 “State of ePayables” market research survey, available here. All participants of this landmark research survey will receive a complimentary…
The Compliance Management Checklist, Part I
Welcome to the first article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of…
eInvoicing – Creating Value for Suppliers
In the earlier post (The Rise of the B2B Network and B2B Payments) we talked about the increasing need for eInvoicing providers to create value for suppliers as well as…