News
Every day we hear a story that helps change the shared services landscape. Keep up to date with what's going on locally to you and around the world by checking back on this news section regularly.
Could purchase to pay transform the construction industry?
Matthew Garrow-Fisher | News item | 3 February 2012
Six in ten engineering and construction firms think procurement offers the greatest opportunity for efficiency savings.
Cutting costs a top priority for procurement in 2012
Matthew Garrow-Fisher | News item | 2 February 2012
Some 85 per cent of UK companies are looking to reduce their procurement costs in 2012, a new survey shows.
Synactive launches templates to fully leverage SAP ERP on mobile devices
News item | 1 February 2012
Synactive, a developer of optimisation and user-enablement solutions for use with SAP(R) solutions, announced the general availability of GuiXT for Mobile pre-built templates which provide online, real-time access to SAP(R) applications from smart phones and tablets.
Simply Market streamlines e-invoicing through Ariba’s b-process
News item | 1 February 2012
Ariba, the business commerce network, announced that Simply Market, the French brand group of Auchan supermarket stores, will leverage cloud-based solutions from b-process, an Ariba company, to streamline its e-invoicing process.
FSA issues fine for invoicing fraud
Matthew Garrow-Fisher | News item | 1 February 2012
The former UK chief executive of JC Flowers has been issues with a £2.86 m penalty.
Fundtech and Dataline form distribution partnership for e-invoicing in Asia Pacific
News item | 31 January 2012
Fundtech, a provider of global transaction banking solutions announced a partnership with Dataline, an Australian provider of payment solution and services company, to offer electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) and related financial supply chain services to corporate customers in Asia Pacific.
Transforming finance – there’s no turning back from shared services and outsourcing say experts
News item | 31 January 2012
On-going challenges in finance transformation through shared services and outsourcing remain, but there are significant future opportunities for value say global leaders.
Payment performances improving among UK firms
Matthew Garrow-Fisher | News item | 30 January 2012
Companies made a small improvement in their payment times during the final three months of 2011.
NI Department of Health chooses Axon to implement shared services
News item | 30 January 2012
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland has selected Axon Solutions to create efficiencies and streamline processes in its human resource and finance functions through the introduction of a shared services system.
Basware reports solid purchase-to-pay growth in 2011
News item | 27 January 2012
Basware, the provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay solutions, announced strong growth in Automation Services of 32.2% compared with 2010, with net sales growth of 4.5% to EUR 107.7m, in its 2011 financial results.
