News Articles

• The 8 Must Know Trends in F&A Shared Services
• Who's bought what - March 2010
• Jobs in Finance Shared Services and Purchase to Pay - March 2010
• Up to 100 jobs at Dublin Hertz centre
• Ministry of Justice opens £85m shared service contract
• Highest paid Birmingham City Council officials, including back-office management, in fight to save their jobs
• Home Office Shared Services Platform Delivers Substantial Savings In Back Office Operations
• Malaysian outsourcing firms to consolidate
• Boeing announces senior leadership changes in Finance and Shared Services
• EU: First electronic invoice sent to the European Commission by a supplier
• Have You Ever Thought of Doing This to Drive CI?
• EU public sector e-Procurement initiative delivers first phase of standard e-Procurement platform
• e-Invoicing standardisation across the EU one step closer
• 1.4 million back office jobs face elimination by 2010 with extended jobless recovery
• Half of UK businesses still on manual invoicing
• Kraft facing mammoth SAP integration as it buys Cadbury for £12bn
• SPX confirms 160 new jobs at shared service centre
• Essex County Council saving £650,000 per year with transformational P2P
• White paper shows a pan-European e-invoicing network model is possible
• Who's bought what - February 2010
• Jobs in Finance Shared Services and Purchase to Pay - February 2010
• World's leading e-Invoicing network records 65% increase in transaction volumes
• Company Outlines Strategies for Dealing With Heightened Risks Created by Downturn in New Whitepaper
• Basware named Top e-invoicing Innovator at Financial-i Awards
• Basware reports record earnings for 2009 despite tough market conditions
• Susie’s Top Ten Tips to Accounts Payable Automation
• New infrastructure facilitates public sector tendering within the EU
• Solvay creates shared services centre in Brazil
• Steria ranked no. 1 in Europe for accounts payable business process outsourcing
• New global report highlights importance of supply chain risk as cost cutting efforts continue
• Jobs in Finance Shared Services and Purchase to Pay - December
• Who's bought what - December 09
• CIMA’s Global Best Employer prize awarded to leading UK Shared Service Centre
• The 3 Cs to why the recession has been good for shared services
• A.P. Moller-Maersk sets up its Global Service Centre in Chengdu, China
• Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom operator, opens a Centre for Shared Services for Taxation in Delhi
• Who's bought what - November 09
• Jobs in Finance Shared Services and Purchase to Pay - November
• NHS Shared Business Services wins 8 new NHS clients in October
• GT Nexus and Citigroup partner to provide e-invoicing for the ocean freight industry
• European Payments Council (EPC) launches SEPA Direct Debit scheme
• Spending cuts will reshape the UK local authority shared services market
• e-Invoicing - The 7 wonders of supplier onboarding
• Indian government to roll out e-invoicing after Goods and Services Tax roll out
• Who's bought what - October 09
• Boston's £1 million gamble on shared services in the hope of £0.5 million annual savings
• Gauteng Shared Services Centre (GSSC) billed almost €120 million for failing to pay suppliers
• Competition hots up for European shared service & contact centre investment
• National Grid jobs 'could be outsourced to India'
• Reconfiguration of local health boards leave uncertain future for NHS Wales Shared Services
• New Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Framework Agreement allows MasterCard’s electronic payment systems to be used by UK public sector to help 10 day terms
• Belgian companies could save €3.5 billion by sending electronic invoices estimates the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (VBO)
• Hounslow Council jumps on the shared services bandwagon for local authorities
• EU Commision proposes a common system for VAT on invoicing
• Jobs in Finance Shared Services and Purchase to Pay - October
• ADT & Tyco save £400,000 with Basware invoice automation
• South African Breweries Ltd (SAB) Signs Genpact to Manage Shared Services Centre in Johannesburg
• Xchanging Signs a £825 Million Five Year Procurement Outsourcing Contract with Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS)
• Aggreko Chooses Basware to Power Invoice Automation
• Who’s Bought What - September
• Jobs in Finance Shared Services and Purchase to Pay - September
• The Secret Every e-Invoicing Project Lead Should Know to Secure Success
• Citi Launches Citi® Virtual Card Accounts for Greater Spend Control
• Imagitek Announces Partnership with OB10
• Elemica and RubberNetwork Announce Merger
• SAP Launches Hosted On Demand Package for Mid Market Customers
• Bottomline Technologies Partners With Bank of America for Electronic Payment and Invoice Automation Network
• Gilead Sciences to Set Up European FSSC in Cork, Ireland
• Do the Planets Really Have to Align in Order for Me to Get Rid of This Paper Invoice?
• British Council Outsource Finance
• Shared Services Top 10 Per Cent Score 40 Per Cent Higher Than Average in Process Standardisation, Organisation Alignment and Staff Retention
• Critical Capabilities for Best-of-Breed E-Procurement Vendors
• Outsources Taking On Small Scope Deals in P2P
• Kofax Receives Certification from Belgium to Become Nation's First Approved Capture Software Provider
• Hilton Hotels CIO and Shared Services Man Leaves
• Jobs - August 09
• Who's Bought What - August 09
• Pure E Invoicing – Perceived and Real Obstacles Uncovered
• Infosys Sets Up a Unit to Operate as BPO for Domestic Clients Only
• Up to $1,000bn Tied up in Working Capital
• Jobs - July 09
• Who's Bought What - July 09
• John Deere Division Opens Shared Services Centre in Tampa Bay
• Only 46% of Senior Finance Say Purchasing and Accounts Payable Are Aligned
• Aberdeen Report Points to 75% Paper in Accounts Payable
• Finance Shared Services Collaboration Within UK Local Government Steps Forward
• Aviva Goes On-Demand With Ariba Procurement Suite
• Six Best Practices for Procure-to-pay in a Recession
• E Procurement Hub Transactions Up 45%
• FOUR KPIs of World Class Purchase to Pay Organisations To Benchmark Against
• National Health Service Shared Business Services Signs 9 New NHS Organisations
• ACS Wants 50% Of Workforce Offshore
• Jobs - June 09
• Who's Bought What - June 2009
• Who's Bought What - May 09
• Bombardier Selects Cebu to Locate SSC
• Nortrax Opens Shared Services Facility in Tampa
• How to Make Purchase-to-Pay Automation, Pay
• It's Hard to Ignore the Shared Option
• And Now Museums Adopt Collaborative Shared Services
• BT-Backed Tech Mahindra Wins Battle for Satyam Computer Services
• Jobs - May 09
• What are the Chief Characteristics of a Top Performing SSO? Part 2 – Figures That REALLY Tell You How Good your SSO Is
• Sara Lee Signs Outsourcing Deal with IBM
• Jobs - April 09
• Correction and Apology
• Transaction Based Pricing Charged by the BPOs Proves the Most Popular
• Greater Focus on Shared Services for Anglo Coal as 650 Staff Laid Off
• 65% of All Companies With Shared Services Have Cut Costs by 21% or More
• IBM Holding on to Market Share No.1 Spot for Tech BPO
• Who's Bought What - April 09
• Southwest One Venture Yet to Experience Popularity
• Deloitte's 2009 Shared Services Survey Reveals 86% of SSOs Have a Positive Impact on Cost Reduction
• Hospital's Nightmare Comes True - Deliveries Stop Because SSO Stops Paying Invoices
• Who's Bought What - March 09
• Tips on Managing Purchase to Pay and Order to Cash to Inflate Your Cash Ownership
• Anglo America Uses Shared Services to Button Down 2 Billion Savings
• CEOs in Media and Entertainment are Turning to Shared Services
• UK Local Government Believe Shared Services Will Help Them
• Councils Start Talks On Shared Services Proposals
• UK Public Sector Shared Services Project Cost Tax Payer £81 Million
• Hilton Increase Reach of their Memphis Shared Services Centre
• Boeing Shared Services Impacted By 6% Payroll Cut
• AOL Reconsidering its Global Shared Services Scope
• Somerset County Council Says its Shared Services Will Save More Than Expected in Procurement Function
• Ariba Announced As Best Supply Chain Management Company by Financial-i Magazine
• What are the Chief Characteristics of a Top Performing SSO? Part 1
• Basware Portfolio Continues to Expand
• BizAps Acquires Paymetric’s XiBuy
• Basware acquires Itella's Norwegian invoice automation solution business
• Expected Savings Down to Shared Services
• Richmondshire District Council – ‘shared services must continue’
• Research and Markets Release Offshore BPO Analysis
• Behind the Automation
• £35 Million in Savings for Prison Services
• New Targets Encourage Public Sector Shared Services
• British Columbia Health Authorities Share Services
• Shared services must pick up steam
• Cox Communications enjoy 221% ROI
• Fuji Xerox Gear Up For Entry Into Business Solutions and Services
• Tetra Pak Closes Down its Shared Services Organisation
• Who’s bought what Solution – December/January
• Hubspan And Visa Partnership Underway
• Readsoft do it Again
• Councils Set Up Financial Shared Services
• E Invoicing Goes From Strength to Strength
• Software AG Unveil Process Frameworks
• Stora Enso Job Cuts In Outsource Move
• Basware Partner with OB10 and Vertex
• Ireland - Recession Prompts Public Sector Cost Cuts
• SAP to Resell Open Text Software
• 66 Percent of Small Businesses Still Handwrite Invoices According To Survey
• Del Monte Foods Widen Scope With Ariba
• HP and Readsoft Announce New Solutions
• Idhasoft and FIS GmbH Put Heads Together over SAP Global Market
• Sage Launches Businessworks 50 Accounting 2009
• Centralisation – The Debate Continues
• A Bid to Improve Visibility - Bill.com and Intacct Join Forces
• The Best of Both Worlds from Kofax’s New Solution?
• IGNIA Launch Shared Services Company
• iMarkup Evolves to BP Logix
• Storms Ahead for Local Authority Shared Service Plans?
• Steelcase Opts for Malaysia
• ‘Consider Shared Services Carefully’
• Location, Location, Location
• NHS Shared Business Services On Course for Savings
• Survival of the Quickest: The Four Phases of Shared Services
• Gauteng Shared Service Centre under the spotlight
• New York Secretary of State celebrates $245 million savings from shared services
• BAT reduce 62 systems to 6
• NSW government opt for the safer shared services route
• ‘One size’ will not fit all flags Audit Commission about public sector shared services
• Who's Bought What Solution - November
• PayPal and OB10 Join Forces
• Exciting Potential for Local Authority Partnership
• A Mini 5 Step Guide to the Sense of a 'No PO, No Pay' Strategy
• Leaders in Shared Services - October
• Who's Bought What - October
• NASA Unveil New $33 Million Shared Service Centre
• Liberata Spearhead First Cross County Shared Services Agreement
• Adecco USA Opens Shared Services Center in Rochester
• Indiana Secures Gannett Shared Services Center
• Continued Growth for Global Back office Processes
• South Tyneside Secures BT's Position in Local Government
• The Few Things that Make the Real Difference: A Profile of Oracle Purchase to Pay
• JetBlue Airways Broadens Use of Ariba P2P Solution
• Ontario Government Sign Up to P Card Provider
• Basware Wins EUR 1 Million Deal with Medical Giant
• 71% of Companies Rank Working Capital Optimisation as 'High Priority'
• BAE Systems Buys Trintech Solution
• Anglo Base Metals Launches Use of Quadrem for 100,000 P2P Transactions
• Concerns About Shared Services Skills Gap in UK Local Government
• Public Sector Shared Services Scheme Dropped
• Genpact Acquires GE Money’s Delivery Centre in Guatemala City
• Michelin Axes 200 Jobs in Manchester (UK) Shared Services Centre
• District Councils in the UK on Track to Deliver Savings
• SAIC Moving 150 Jobs to Shared Services in Oak Ridge, US
• Monster Worldwide Selects Transcepta for Electronic Invoicing
• Siemens Purchases ACL Services to Audit Purchase Invoices
• Glass Manufacturer Buys ReadSoft for European Invoices
• Coca-Cola Announces Resource Shift to India, Poland and Guatemala
• WNS Acquires BizAps to Add to Its ERP Optimisation Tool Kit
• Darlington and Stockton Borough Councils Merge
• BAT Select Bucharest to House its European SSO
• A Handful of the Right Numbers can Trigger Such Change: The Power of Meaningful KPIs
• Oracle vs SAP
• Conference Review: Toning Up Purchase to Pay – Top Take Aways
• Moving P2P To Touchless So Supply Chain Finance Becomes a Profit Centre
• Conference Review: 15 Well Kept Secrets To Shared Services Success - The Top 45 Take Aways
• Shared Services - what are the success factors and where to next?
• How to Kill Purchase to Pay Touch Points - What Successful Organisations are Doing to Automate

Presentations

• How to Ensure Vanilla SAP is Set Up, Communicated, and Maintained Elegantly, Efficiently and Cost Effectively
• SAP Business Implementation - Rough (and noisy) or Smooth (and expected). Let's go for Smooth
• How to Successfully Implement One Network For Your Corporate Wide Requirements And Convert 85% to Pure Electronic
• The final P – Integrating your global banking system with SAP
• Touchless Processing with 60000 Invoices Across Europe - Rolling Out ERS Across The Tax Minefield of Europe
• Organising Your Paper P2P to Attain Quick Wins - How to Add £2.2 M to the Bottom Line in a Paper World
• Can One E Invoicing Provider Really Serve You? Ever Considered ‘Roaming’?
• Make Lean An Innate Way of Thinking and Increase PO Compliancy
• How to Slash Your Recruitment Bill by Retaining 90% of Your Trained Workforce in a Highly Competitive Market
• Think Like Your Customer - What Does Your Customer Really Want From You
• Secret 4: Having The Optimum Mix of Local, Regional and Outsourced - Lessons Learned from Outsourcing
• Wing to Wing Electronic Processing - Enabling Early Payment Discounting
• Optimising Working Capital to Maximise the Cash Result for your Shareholders
• Secret No. 15 : Run your Shared Services Organisation Commercially, it's a Business after all
• Secret No. 14: Focus on Talent Management to Ensure a Bright Future For your SSO
• Secret No. 12 : Know How To Build Your Perfect Business Case
• Secret No. 7: Know Your Processes and Why They are Failing - The Importance of User Compliancy and How it can be Increased

Webinars

• OfficeMax Reveals How Smart e-Invoicing is Changing Results Fast
• How to Drive Out 100% of Paper Invoices and Move to Electronic
• How Successful Shared Services are Performing Value Added Activities with Improved Information in SAP
• e-Invoicing Readiness: Where Do You Rate?
• The Kellogg’s Story: How PURE e-Invoicing Enables Shared Services to Become Centres of Excellence
• How Shared Services Can Deliver Major Benefits to the Entire Organization Through Payment Optimization
• Lloydspharmacy - Maximising Efficiency with Automation and e-Invoicing
• How to Eliminate 100% of Paper Invoices By Day One
• Discover How to Increase Invoices Processed Per FTE By 300_.wmv
• The European e-Invoicing Framework – How Will It Impact on Business Transactions in Europe?
• The Elimination of the AP Rework! How to Get There In 6 Steps
• What to Do to Convert Your Paper Invoices to PURE Electronic
• The ‘Must’ to Attaining Touchless P2P
• Benchmark Your Finance Shared Services Organisation Against the Top and Under Performers
• Beating the Business Downturn
• The Top 5 Tips to Significantly Improving Cash Flow Management
• The 5 golden rules for making automated Purchase to Pay really work for your organisation
• How to Master the Bumpy Path to Attaining a Global P2P Shared Services Platform

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