When you work for a really long time with an event it becomes a part of you and when it is over you are somewhat left in a void. That void is however quickly filled with impressions and ideas for the future, just like it is for us at EBG after Source 2 Pay Summit. […]
EBG Play: Finance & Accounting BPO Benchmark
Following the first day of sourcing and procurement benchmark, the second day of EBGs first Online Benchmark sessions were about the “other” side of the puzzle – finance and accounting. Finding ways to reduce administrative costs, improve efficiency and effectiveness have been a priority for a long time. Centralizing, captive or not, possibly outsourcing, and […]
Source 2 Pay Summit 2016 | Collaboration | Trust | Sustainability
It is that time of the year – we are getting closer to the annual Source 2 Pay Summit during which EBG | Network gather managers from across businesses, across countries and across industries. Our philosophy is simple yet effective – allow experiences managers to share ideas and exchange knowledge with peers and expert organizations […]
EBG | Insight: From transactions to financial value ad
EBG first met with Pagero back in 2008. The era of e-invoicing for the masses was there – accounts payable managers were looking for ways to make those suppliers send e-invoices, the Norwegian government was looking for an approach to enforce e-invoicing to government authorities and the Danish government had already enforced business to government […]
EBG | Insight: 4 companies, 3 questions about financial supply chain developments
EBG recently met up with Esa Tihilä, Basware, Jonas Edlund, Pagero, Markus Ament, Taulia and Kai Finck, Ariba an SAP Company to ask about the market developments within the financial supply chain market. What is that then, really? Well, it may of course be anything from ERP systems, to workflow systems, to e-invoicing to supply […]
EBG | Insight: End-to-end perspective summit from source to pay
On November 17th 2015, at Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel in Stockholm, procurement and finance professionals will meet up at Ariba Commerce Summit 2015. During this summit you can network with practitioners and experts and exchange experiences, learn about future procurement developments and today’s technology driven market. Listen to the below interview with Charlotte Wedell-Neergaard, Nordic […]
EBG | Insight: CPO Talk with Björn Stenecker – Category management influencing compliance strategies
What role will procurement take in future business development? No easy answers and for sure it differs depending on the type of business – but one thing is clear. We are seeing an externalization of business, having organizations invest many percent of revenue with external suppliers. What role should procurement take when value need to […]
EBG | Insight: 10 advice when sending e-invoices to your customers
Ever heard of buyers asking their suppliers for more structured invoice data? The debate about how to get suppliers to send e-invoices has been loud and clear for the past decade, at least from the buyer side. The benefits are clear on the buyer side but what about the supplier side? When the buyer side […]
EBG | Insight: A supplier approach to e-invoicing adding value to the customer
When talking about e-invoicing it usually comes from a buyer perspective. Receiving an electronic invoice in its basics mean cutting manual handling costs. In the long run standardization and automation mean business control. But what about the suppliers point of view? Even though it is not necessary to actually send an e-invoice in order for […]
EBG Play: Source to Pay panel discussion on how to develop world class compliance
There are numerous finance, procurement, CRM and other systems in the market. A lot has happened in the past, systems are merged as are companies. Finding the balance between knowing exactly what your organization is spending, how and why, is a challenge in itself. At Source to Pay Summit 2014 EBG brought together wise men […]