Lessons From Lands’ End At NRF: Smart Commitment Management With CLM
ArticlesLessons From Lands’ End at NRF: Smart Commitment Management With CLM At NRF Retail’s Big Show, Raindrop joined Lands’ End to showcase a critical but often overlooked driver of retail performance: commitment management. In the session, “Smart Commitment Management with CLM: Lessons from Lands’ End,” the teams shared how modern...
AI Makes Things Easier
Videos, Life at Raindrop, Platform OverviewThis Is How AI Works Inside The Raindrop Platform https://vimeo.com/1148765770?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci View Transcript View Transcript See how AI is built directly into the Raindrop platform to simplify procurement and finance work—without adding complexity. In this video, we show how Raindrop uses AI across the platform to help teams answer questions, surface...
Predicts 2026: Procurement Taking Steps to Become AI-First
Articles, RecognitionGartner® Research Predicts 2026 Procurement Taking Steps to Become AI First Procurement is reinventing itself for an AI-first world. This research presents Chief Procurement Officers with five predictions outlining the trajectory of changes to expect and their implications on the function. Download Now Download Now Latest From Gartner Latest From...
90-Day Plan For CPOs in 2026
ArticlesProcurement’s Old Playbook Is Breaking: Get ready the 90-Day Plan for CPOs stepping into 2026 ...
7 Things I’d Tell A New CPO Stepping Into 2026
Articles7 Things I'd Tell A New CPO Stepping Into 2026 What top Procurement teams are doing differently as AI reshapes the functionBy Ward KarsonStepping into a CPO role in 2026 is very different from stepping into one just a few years ago. The expectations are higher, timelines are shorter, and...
7 Procurement Moves That Will Separate Leaders From Laggards In 2026
Articles7 Procurement Moves That Will Separate The Leaders From Laggards In 2026 What top Procurement teams are doing differently as AI reshapes the functionBy Vijay CaveripakkamIf 2025 was the year AI reset expectations, 2026 will be the year organizations are forced to act on them. The pace of change isn’t...
Watch Ward Karson, Raindrop’s COO, for a quick breakdown of the top challenges for Supply Chain
Videos, Life at Raindrop, Platform OverviewWatch Ward Karson, Raindrop's COO, for a Quick Breakdown of the Top Challenges for Supply Chain https://youtu.be/x0csECrI9ZIThe ambition is there, but the tools aren’t. That’s exactly the gap Raindrop’s AI-native S2P platform is built to close. Check out the full report here: Ambition Meets Attrition Report. ...
Only 27% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel fully able to deliver on their innovation goals
Videos, Life at Raindrop, Platform OverviewOnly 27% of Procurement and Finance leaders feel fully able to deliver on their innovation goal https://youtu.be/Jch95dKiayEThe ambition is there, but the tools aren’t.That’s exactly the gap Raindrop’s AI-native S2P platform is built to close. Check out the full report here: Ambition Meets Attrition Report. ...
AI Adoption Vs. Reality with Ward Karson, Raindrop COO
Videos, Life at Raindrop, Platform OverviewIf AI adoption were a meme, we’d all be “67.” AI Adoption Vs. Reality with Ward Karson, Raindrop COO. https://youtu.be/oOYG-kqezbAIf AI adoption were a meme, we’d all be “67.” 🤭We couldn’t help but giggle when Ward Karson recorded this video, but the sentiment is real - nearly ⅔ of companies...
Raindrop Systems vs Basware: 7 Key Differences for 2026
ArticlesCompare Raindrop Systems and Basware: full Source-to-Pay vs P2P, AI-native vs automation, commitment visibility vs invoice visibility. Choose the right platform for your procurement transformation. ...
7 Lessons Learned in 2025 About Procurement, AI, and What Comes Next
Articles7 Lessons Learned in 2025 About Procurement, AI, and what comes next What We Expected, What Surprised Us, and the Hard LessonsBy Ward Karson2025 didn't just move fast - it rewrote expectations. AI adoption accelerated, buying behavior shifted, and long-standing assumptions about Procurement and enterprise software were quietly challenged. Here...
Raindrop Systems vs. Zip: The Difference Between Orchestration and AI- Native, Commitment-Driven Procurement
ArticlesRaindrop Systems vs. Zip: The Difference Between Orchestration and AI-Native, Commitment-Driven Procurement Key TakeawaysRaindrop Systems delivers a complete AI-native Source-to-Pay platform with commitment management, giving organizations visibility into financial obligations before they become spend, built as a single system of record from day one, rather than an orchestration layer that...
Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2025
Articles, RecognitionHype Cycle™ Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2025 We’re proud to be recognized as a Sample Vendor in the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions. Procurement technology leaders can use this Hype Cycle to understand the maturity, adoption and benefit of sourcing and procurement technologies. Go to Gartner...
Why Top Teams Are Betting on Google Cloud and Raindrop
ArticlesWhy Top Teams Are Betting on Google Cloud and Raindrop You log in to check last quarter’s spend, and nothing lines up. Numbers conflict, contracts are spread between silos, and you still can’t prove what your team actually saved. Every platform claims to unify procurement, but you’re juggling data and...
Touchless vs. Autonomous Procurement and Payables
ArticlesTouchless vs. Autonomous Procurement and Payables: What You Need to Know Remember the last time you bought something for your company? Maybe it was a new laptop, office supplies, or professional services. Did you fill out paper forms, send a flurry of emails, wait for approvals that vanished into someone's...
The Road to Agentic AI
ArticlesDriving Toward Agentic: Are You in the Right Lane? What Agentic AI Really Means for Procurement Every so often, something new comes along and quietly changes what it means to do the job well. In Procurement and Finance, that “something” is now agentic AI. It’s a new evolution of software—the...
Why Responsible AI Matters for Your Procurement Future
ArticlesWhy Responsible AI Matters for Your Procurement Future Every day, your Procurement Team makes high-stakes decisions about suppliers, contracts, and millions in company committed spend. Now, AI stands ready to help—but at what cost to security and control? The truth is, AI across Spend Management isn't optional anymore, from initial...
Why Security Teams Block Software Purchases (And How to Prevent It)
ArticlesWhy Security Teams Block Software Purchases (And How to Prevent It) Your procurement team loves the software. The price is right. The features match your needs perfectly. Then IT security enters the conversation, and suddenly your quick purchase becomes a months-long security review. You're not alone. Even as companies speed...
The Point Solution Pendulum: Why Procurement Teams Are Swinging Back to Suites
ArticlesThe Point Solution Pendulum: Why Procurement Teams Are Swinging Back to Suites By Ward Karson Point solutions multiply fast. Your team likely has one for sourcing, another for contracts, three more for supplier management, and a handful of others you've probably forgotten about. Each one promised to solve a specific...
Your Guide to AI in Procurement—Skip the Hype, Get Results
ArticlesYour Guide to AI in Procurement—Skip the Hype, Get Results By Vijay Caveripakkam You're scrolling through LinkedIn and every other post screams, 'AI in procurement!' Your inbox is stuffed with vendors promising AI-powered everything. Meanwhile, your team wonders if this is nothing but another tech buzzword. Here's what caught our...
Raindrop’s Spend Intake and Registration: Intuitive, Engaging, and Powerful
ArticlesRaindrop’s Spend Intake and Registration: Intuitive, Engaging, and Powerful Decentralized spend is a fact of life at numerous companies. One reason it exists is because the process for requesting a good and/or service is either not available for the internal stakeholder to easily use, or overly complicated, leading to avoidance of...
2023 Supply Chain Challenges – Navigating Uncertain Times
Articles2023 Supply Chain Challenges – Navigating Uncertain Times Inflation marches on, continuing to eat into the spending power of almost every organization across the world. Throw in global supply chain constraints on top of it, along with inflation approaching 10% in many areas, and it’s no surprise that CXOs are...
Shifting Supply Chains: leverage Raindrop for resiliency in 2023
ArticlesShifting Supply Chains: leverage Raindrop for resiliency in 2023 We are just a few weeks away from Halloween, and stores are putting up shelves with candies and costumes. Although, this year we may find it a little harder to grab our favorite candy. Considering the ongoing pandemic-induced disruptions, along with...
Top 5 Supply Chain concerns and how to mitigate them
ArticlesTop 5 Supply Chain concerns and how to mitigate them Regardless of industry, items produced, or services provided, every company around the world depends on its supplier network to help their own company run. The question is: How do you maximize the performance of your suppliers while minimizing risk? The...