India, July 21 -- Business payments technology company Bottomline on Tuesday announced a partnership with American Express Co. (AXP) aimed at simplifying and modernizing business-to-business payments.
Under the partnership, Bottomline's payment network, Paymode has been integrated with American Express Buyer Initiated Payments (BIP) via a new feature called BIP Connect, allowing eligible customers to pay Premium ACH vendors through Paymode.
The companies said the integration will give businesses access to a broader network of authenticated and verified vendors across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, commercial real estate and higher education.
Eligible businesses can make payments through their existing American Express BI...