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Exploring the supply chain finance and P2P implications based on Greensill’s restructuring
March 1, 2021 | Jason Busch and David Gustin
Earlier today, the WSJ reported that Greensill Capital could face restructuring or liquidation. For those not involved in the esoteric world of trade financing (and supply chain finance, or “SCF,” in particular), it can be difficult to understand the structures that Greensill and its peers are involved with. So let’s first define supply chain finance…
Afternoon Coffee: Biden targets semiconductor shortage, supply chain reviews; Upwork posts positive 2020 financial results; Tipalti records growth
February 24, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
In today's headlines, President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday addressing supply chain shortages for semiconductor chips and reviewing other products like electric vehicle batteries and pharmaceuticals. In other news, Upwork, a global work marketplace, announced positive financial results for 2020. Also, Tipalti, an AP automation provider, posted growth in revenue, transactions…
Afternoon Coffee: US faces steel shortage; Covid-19 vaccine production to ramp up; Valtatech and Centsoft announce partnership for AP automation
February 23, 2021 | Sally Ehrmann
In today's headlines, the US is facing a steel shortage that has led to higher prices of the commodity. In other news, US manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines are set to drastically ramp up production in the next month. Also, Valtatech, a financial process automation provider, announced a new partnership with Centsoft, an accounts payable (AP)…
Negotiatus: Vendor Analysis — P2P/payment solution overview, roadmap, Negotiatus’ competitors, tech selection tips, strength/weakness - [PRO Content]
February 18, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
In procure-to-pay solutions (e-procurement, invoice-to-pay, AP automation), we see different ways to incorporate content (goods and services) to be purchased — and different methods to support the function of processing payments. The P2P provider Negotiatus has interesting solutions for these two topics. For example, Negotiatus' solution can incorporate external content from any website or marketplace…
Corcentric acquires payments specialist Vendorin for $100 million
February 16, 2021 | JP Morris
Source-to-pay provider Corcentric today announced a $100 million acquisition of the payments technology specialist Vendorin to add to Corcentric's spend and revenue management solutions and services that help businesses shed paper checks and adopt digital B2B payment methods. “Corcentric is following the money in B2B,” said Spend Matters Founder Jason Busch, who just wrote an…
Making sense of the world of B2B payments and procurement technology: Backdrop, market segmentation and vendor mapping - [PRO Content]
February 15, 2021 | Jason Busch, David Gustin and Nick Heinzmann
A couple of years ago, I fought a small battle with the management team of Spend Matters’ parent company (Azul Partners) about making the investment to cover what was then a nascent market for B2B payments as a solution extension to categories that we cover in SolutionMap: Procure-to-Pay, Invoice-to-Pay and AP Automation solutions. I was…
Aligning procurement and payables — The why and the how
February 15, 2021 | Spend Matters Brand Studio
For decades business has been talking about how procurement and finance must work closer together and the benefits of doing so, like improved decision making, better demand planning, a greater understanding of the vendor landscape, and faster, more efficient workflows. That’s because they both touch all areas of the business; they both see across all…
Glantus: Vendor Analysis — Solution overview for AP automation, roadmap, Glantus’ competitors, tech selection tips, strength/weakness - [PRO Content]
February 8, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
In the automation of business processes, all kinds of technology providers find ways to tackle problems and address each company’s needs. Accounts payable automation is no exception. And in this Spend Matters PRO Vendor Analysis article, we’ll check out Glantus, a provider with a different technology approach to automate the AP process. Glantus' value proposition…
Accounts Payables Automation update (Part 3) — Providers in the market and SolutionMap insights - [PRO Content]
January 25, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
For Spend Matters’ re-evaluation of the AP automation sector’s technology developments, Part 3 of this PRO analyst series will focus on the providers in the market — discussing their value propositions, showing charts of their functionality in key areas and linking to more of our Vendor Analysis reviews and other coverage of the vendors. Part…
Accounts Payables Automation update (Part 2) — Re-evaluating e-pro, supplier enablement, invoicing, payments, financing, analytics - [PRO Content]
January 14, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
As Spend Matters re-evaluates the AP automation sector’s technology developments, Part 2 of this PRO analyst series will focus on the six key elements of AP automation that we evaluate for our SolutionMap’s scoring and ranking of vendor offerings. (Don't read this without reading Part 1, about re-evaluating the tech developments in AP automation.) We…
Accounts Payables Automation update (Part 1) — Re-evaluating the sector’s technology developments - [PRO Content]
January 13, 2021 | Xavier Olivera
Accounts payables is a business process with great operational workload that needs to be handled with great efficiency and effectiveness. If not done well, it might generate significant additional costs to the business and add risks like business fraud or damage commercial relationships with suppliers — all of which harm a company’s bottom line. Although…
2021 Procurement and Supply Chain Predictions from the market — Basware and Nvoicepay
December 31, 2020 | Nancy Clinton
Last year at the end of December 2019, we ran a series of predictions about procurement and supply chain trends for 2020 from expert tech and service providers in the market. But who could have foreseen what happened in 2020! This year, the market again provides its predictions for the next 12 months and beyond,…

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Greensill Capital’s troubles, supply chain finance — and where do we go from here? : Markus Hornburg said : Today the German financial regulators effectively closed Greensill Bank in Germany. The fallout will...

E-procurement as a strategic weapon — With BuyerQuest acquisition, ODP preps for war in omnichannel B2B : Jason Busch said : From an antitrust standpoint, I wonder if this makes ODP + Staples look like less of a competitor by...

Procurement in Practice: Sustainability — Getting from the pledge to action at Bayer : Fabian Lampe said : Having worked for Bayer and Unilever I really must say that the pledge and the ambition is bold and ...

Demystifying the role of technology in supply chain finance: Blockchain : Riya Kaif said : Insightful article on the role of blockchain technology in supply chain finance. Looking forward to ...

Study Finds Nascent Adoption of AI and Robotics in Retail and Manufacturing Supply Chains : Elena said : As robots increasingly move from warehouses to shopfronts, embedding Artificial Intelligence (AI) in...