Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship
Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…
Monday First Thing: Why Doesn’t Accounts Payable Get the Recognition it Deserves?
I’ve been working with Accounts Payable (“AP”) professionals for almost 15 years now, and it never ceases to amaze me how infrequently they get the recognition and credit they wholeheartedly…
Transforming Accounts Payable Requires a Holistic Approach
Over the past decade, Ardent Partners research has consistently shown that transforming an Accounts Payable (AP) department is a worthwhile undertaking that can deliver significant bottom-line value while also elevating…
Monday First Thing: What’s Really Changed in AP Over the Last 10 Years? A Ton, That’s What!
It is sometimes easy to forget that when you work in an industry that delivers regular incremental innovation, that the aggregate steps taken forward can be quite significant. This is…
P2P Technology Round-Up – February 16, 2018
Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past month. If you are an accounts payable,…
Tipalti Introduces PO Matching To Their AP Platform
Members of Ardent’s ePayables Research team (Bob, Andrew, & Phil) recently took a briefing and product demo from the team at Tipalti regarding their announcement introducing automated purchase order (PO)…
Monday First Thing: Basware in the News
My name is Bob Cohen, newly-hired as research director at Ardent Partners. I’m excited to lead and expand Ardent’s ePayables (Accounts Payable) research practice and leverage the knowledge and experience…
P2P Technology Round-Up – February 2, 2018
Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past month. If you are an accounts payable, payments, or spend management…
New Webinar – Automating Accounts Payable: A Guide to Getting Started
Looking for ways to improve operations and automate Accounts Payable never goes out of style. Some companies have already started this journey while others are just beginning. With that in…
Accounts Payable Expert Bob Cohen Joins Ardent Partners
[Publisher’s Note: It goes without saying that we are absolutely thrilled to make today’s announcement. I have known Bob Cohen for more than 12 years and have been thoroughly impressed…