While procurement professionals may consider B2B payments a “dark art” that only concerns the finance industry, there’s no doubt that B2B payments are seeping into the procurement space as part…
Mismatched invoices. Lost payments. Hours of reconciliation. For companies operating in international markets, it can be difficult to manage to spend abroad and integrate that efficiently with accounts payable processes.…
It’s becoming a mantra in the contingent labor world — in less than a decade, half of the workforce will be independent workers. A study said more than 30% of…
Although the reporting from the economic and business press has been largely dispiriting of late, progressive CPOs have been using the volatility created by these current exceptional conditions to lead…
Since March, the world has felt increasingly uncertain with the COVID-19 disruption, fluctuating wildly while we hold on waiting for normalcy to return. As our businesses are in a state…
The formula for future-proofing — in COVID-19 and beyondIn a world where change is more frequent and more pronounced — geopolitical conflict, natural disasters, social movements — companies are using…
Gone are the days of a procurement department leader who sits behind a desk, filing out requisitions and meeting a company’s day-to-day supply, cost and quality needs. Today’s procurement leaders,…
There has been a significant amount of resources invested over the last 10+ years in attempts to digitise trade finance.The whole idea is to digitise a process that’s highly dependent…
After decades of relative stability, the dynamics of global trade have been thrown into disarray by the current pandemic. 5 key trends that are shaping global trade now and into…
By risk, we often think of supplier risk, or supply chain risk, but in reality, third-party risk goes way beyond that. The whole ecosystem that surrounds a business is susceptible…