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AP 2025 BIG Trends & Predictions (Part 5): Cost of Capital Remains Higher and Creates B2B Payment Focus

By Andrew Bartolini April 3, 2025Process, Research, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its Accounts Payable-themed report, “Accounts Payable 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions”. Over the next several weeks, this site will feature our series highlighting the key…

P2P Technology Round-Up – February 14, 2020

By Philip Bartolini February 14, 2020Solutions, Technology

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 week. If you are an Accounts Payable,…

P2P Technology Round-Up – April 20, 2018

By Philip Bartolini April 20, 2018News, Solutions, Technology

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 week. If you are an Accounts Payable,…

How AP Can Affect Enterprise Working Capital

By Andrew Bartolini April 5, 2016Process, Research, 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…

B2B Payments 2015: How Can Treasury Benefit from Electronic Payments?

By Andrew Bartolini November 30, 2015Research, Solutions, Technology

Automation within the procure-to-pay (“P2P”) process has driven enterprise performance for some time; however, it is only over the last few years that there has been a significant uptick in…

Summer Rewind — How AP Automation Can Help SMBs Manage Cash

By Andrew Bartolini August 18, 2015Best Practices

Editor's Note: With summer in full swing, many of the practitioners in the accounts payable world are taking vacations ahead of the crush of the fall months. In honor of…

Payables News Weekly: China Cuts Interest Rates; Nvoicepay Launches First Event

By Andrew Bartolini July 6, 2015News

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,…

Working Capital Optimization: AP’s Technology Considerations

By Andrew Bartolini March 4, 2015Best Practices, Research

Accounts payable (AP) technology can have a significant impact on the working capital situation of most enterprises, for various reasons. Not least of these is that an improved invoice-approval process…

Better Working Capital Optimization Through Technology

By Andrew Bartolini March 2, 2015Best Practices, Research

The accounts payable (AP) team’s ability to add value to the strategic objectives of the business is greatly enhanced through technology. Leveraging technology enables AP to process invoices and payments…

How AP Automation Can Help SMBs Manage Cash

By Andrew Bartolini January 16, 2015Best Practices, Research

Cash management is a critical function in any enterprise, no matter the size. If cash isn't managed effectively, the enterprise risks running low on operating funds, which could result in…