# Payment controls for autonomous procurement workflows

> Procurement agents can source, compare, and select suppliers. When the workflow is ready to pay, Conto checks the payee, amount, payment category, and approval requirements before funds move.

- Human URL: https://conto.finance/industries/supply-chain
- Raw Markdown: https://conto.finance/industries/supply-chain.md
- Terminal view: https://conto.finance/ai/industries/supply-chain

## Workflow

### 1. The procurement agent sources and selects

Your procurement agent, ERP, or P2P system identifies the need, compares quotes, selects a supplier, and prepares the approved purchase context.

### 2. Conto checks the payment request

Conto checks the requested payee against your approved roster and evaluates amount, category, and approval rules before settlement.

### 3. Routine payments clear while exceptions pause

Payment requests inside policy can execute. New payees, changed payment details, or high-value requests are denied or routed for review.

## Controls

### Per-payment limits

Set a ceiling on how much a procurement agent can pay in one transaction without escalation.

### Customer-approved payee rosters

Limit payments to destinations your organization has approved, or require review before a new payee receives funds.

### Payment category rules

Evaluate the category supplied by the procurement workflow against the agent’s allowed payment categories.

### Payment approvals

Route high-value or unusual payment requests to a human while routine requests continue under policy.

## Outcomes

- Procurement agents can source and select suppliers, then reach payment execution without receiving unrestricted financial access.
- Finance sees which agent requested the payment, which payee received it, and which rule made the decision.
- Payment exceptions remain deliberate and reviewable without duplicating the upstream procurement workflow.

## Related Solutions

- [autonomous-procurement](https://conto.finance/solutions/autonomous-procurement)
- [vendor-and-counterparty-controls](https://conto.finance/solutions/vendor-and-counterparty-controls)
- [approval-routing](https://conto.finance/solutions/approval-routing)