Autonomous procurement
Payment controls for autonomous procurement
Agents select suppliers. Conto checks payments against your recipient rules, spending limits, and approval requirements.
Illustrative example
Supplier payment request
procurement-agent · Purchase order PO-1042
Helia Compute
$920.00
GPU capacity · approved supplier
ApprovedUnder $1,000 · compute category allowed
Unapproved supplier
$920.00
Same purchase · different recipient
BlockedSupplier is not on the approved recipient list
The purchase order and policy decision follow the payment into reconciliation.
Controls at the payment boundary
Four rules, set by finance and checked on each request. A listed payee under the limit clears. A new payee, changed bank details, or an amount over the line waits.
Customer-approved payee rosters
Only authorize payment destinations your organization has approved, unless someone explicitly reviews the exception.
Payment category rules
Evaluate the category supplied by the procurement workflow against the agent’s allowed payment categories.
Per-payment limits
Put a hard ceiling on one payment request. Above it, the request escalates.
Approval-backed exceptions
Keep a manual gate for high-value requests, changed payee details, or payments that do not match the expected operating pattern.
Conto products behind payment authorization
Runtime controls
Policy Engine
As the agent owner or budget holder, decide how much it can spend, who it can pay, and when it must ask. Conto checks your policy before execution.
Explore productHuman review
Approvals
Send payments that need approval to a reviewer before money moves.
Explore productCounterparty trust
Network Intelligence
Use transaction history, relationship data, and shared risk signals to understand who agents are paying before the payment clears.
Explore productDemo
Follow autonomous sourcing to testnet settlement
Simulated inventory, quotes, and purchase context produce a supplier payment request. A $920 restock clears and settles on Tempo Testnet. A $3,312 order crosses the $2,500 line and waits for review.
Demos with supplier and merchant payments
Simulated Procurement Workflow
Autonomous procurement
Source autonomously · Pay within policy
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