August 21, 2014
Where AP And Procurement (Should) Collide
A new report points to a problem within many enterprises, where accounts-payable and procurement teams, while often having similar goals, generally don’t work with one another. In today’s business environment,...
August 18, 2014
DataServ To Assist Firm Upgrade Its Accounts Payable System
Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise content management (ECM) company DataServ announced last week (Aug. 12) that it was selected by a material handling equipment company to assist the firm...
August 15, 2014
When Getting A Partner Can Speed Up AP Deployments
Accounts payable platforms can be tedious to implement. But that’s even more the case for smaller firms that may have worthwhile products but lack the expertise to get them installed...
August 14, 2014
IT Procurement’s Pursuit Of The ‘Long-Term Quick Fix’
As procurement teams work more closely with colleagues in IT, using a multi-part analytics architecture can help break purchasing logjams. But effective data analytics also is required. PYMNTS.com takes a...
August 14, 2014
Comdata Acquisition Gives Fleetcor Added Fuel To Grow
Perhaps not one of the best kept secrets, but Fleetcor this week made good on the earlier rumors, acquiring fellow B2B fleet card provider Comdata for $3.45 billion. The deal...
August 13, 2014
CPOs: Why They’re Struggling With New Risk Duties
New research shows the duties of procurement staffs evolving, with ever-more responsibilities over supply risk management in coordination with various other departments within their company. Most firms, however, haven’t caught...
August 13, 2014
RCI Banque Upgrades With New P2P Option
RCI Banque group RENAULT, an issuer of auto loan asset-backed securities in Europe,announced last week that it had selected b-pack as its procure-to-pay solution. According to a b-pack press release,...
August 12, 2014
The First Step In A Simple Transition To E-Payables
When it comes to digitizing accounts payable processes, Karla Friede’s advice to businesses is to first step back to see what solutions fit the problem. And that’s when Friede, CEO...
August 08, 2014
Study: Reverse factoring could handle 25 percent of trade finance
Reverse factoring could potentially provide between $255 billion to $280 billion of cross-border trade financing, or 20 to 25 percent of an industry’s accounts payable. That’s according to a new...
The trucking industry moves 72% of U.S. freight by weight and is the linchpin of a functional economy — but manual payments and legacy AP systems have the potential to bring this crucial sector to a grinding halt. The latest “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Money, examines the impact of outdated payment processes on the transportation ecosystem and the seamless flow of commerce.
