PayMate Partners with NBBL to Launch BBPS-B2B Platform to Transform Payments & Financing for Businesses in Digital India

PayMate, India's leading digital B2B payments company, has announced its partnership with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL) to launch the innovative PayMate BBPS-B2B platform. The BBPS-B2B platform seeks to enable large-scale standardization and digitization of commercial processes related to invoicing, payments, and collections across the nation while fostering an interoperable ecosystem between buyers and suppliers. The partnership aims to cater to 634 lakh MSMEs(1) and 16.6 lakh(2) corporates across the country. The NBBL BBPS-B2B platform offers a comprehensive solution across the challenges of the invoice lifecycle, from customer onboarding, invoice generation, financing, collections & payments, to reconciliation & settlement. The platform is designed to empower corporate, mid-market, and SME clients to conduct business transactions with unique features such as business background checks, real-time invoice status visibility between buyer and supplier, access to multiple financers, and streamlined reconciliation processes. PayMate offers a business payments platform that provides businesses with solutions, ranging from Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Invoice Discounting, Cross-Border Payments, Tax, Bill Payments, Rental Collections, and Embedded Finance. PayMate serves businesses of all sizes, helping them optimize working capital, make timely supplier payments, and boost financial efficiency across diverse industries. Through the partnership with NBBL, PayMate will deliver additional value to its customers while expanding its product offerings. PayMate is integrating with NBBL as an operating unit from both the supplier and buyer end to facilitate interoperability between different systems for digital ordering and e-invoicing. This interoperability will allow businesses to seamlessly connect & transact across diverse systems, improving convenience. Through the BBPS-B2B platform, PayMate will offer its customers the option to connect with multiple lenders to get the best rates for capital and avail best financing offers to drive business growth. Additionally, it offers access to a Pan-India interoperable network of verified businesses, allowing PayMate customers to benefit from faster background checks enhancing security and efficiency. The platform also supports e-invoicing, offers a one-stop payment collection solution, and provides real-time invoice status updates between buyers and sellers. Ajay Adiseshann, Founder, MD & CEO, PayMate said, "We are delighted to collaborate with NBBL on this groundbreaking national business payments initiative, set to revolutionize B2B payments and collections. The PayMate BBPS-B2B platform, developed in partnership with NBBL, is designed to meet the diverse needs of Indias business payments market. This aligns perfectly with our mission to empower corporates and MSMEs by streamlining B2B transactions, driving growth, and paving the way for a more efficient future for Indian businesses." About NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. Incorporated in December 2020, NPCI Bharat Billpay Limited (NBBL), is responsible for driving the RBI-conceptualised Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). Bharat BillPay is a one-stop ecosystem for payment of all bills providing an interoperable and accessible "Anytime Anywhere" Bill payment service to customers across India with certainty, reliability and safety of transactions. For more information on NBBL, visit www.bharatbillpay.com. About PayMate PayMate India Ltd - a leading digital B2B payments company that empowers businesses of all sizes to enhance financial efficiency and streamline B2B payments. Our platform simplifies and digitizes B2B payment processes, optimizing working capital, and ensures timely supplier payments. PayMates solutions encompass Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Invoice Discounting, Cross Border and Embedded Finance. In FY24, PayMate processed USD 10.5 billion in transactions, serving over 500,000 customers worldwide. With a strong presence in India, CEMEA, and APAC regions, PayMate is the trusted partner for businesses seeking to streamline payment processes. For more information, visit paymate.in or follow us on LinkedIn. (1) msme.gov.in/sites/default/files/MSMEANNUALREPORT2022-23ENGLISH.pdf (2) www.statista.com/statistics/1008330/india-number-of-registered-active-companies-by-type/

PayMate Partners with NBBL to Launch BBPS-B2B Platform to Transform Payments & Financing for Businesses in Digital India
PayMate Partners with NBBL to Launch BBPS-B2B Platform to Transform Payments & Financing for Businesses in Digital India

PayMate, India's leading digital B2B payments company, has announced its partnership with NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL) to launch the innovative PayMate BBPS-B2B platform. The BBPS-B2B platform seeks to enable large-scale standardization and digitization of commercial processes related to invoicing, payments, and collections across the nation while fostering an interoperable ecosystem between buyers and suppliers. The partnership aims to cater to 634 lakh MSMEs(1) and 16.6 lakh(2) corporates across the country.

The NBBL BBPS-B2B platform offers a comprehensive solution across the challenges of the invoice lifecycle, from customer onboarding, invoice generation, financing, collections & payments, to reconciliation & settlement. The platform is designed to empower corporate, mid-market, and SME clients to conduct business transactions with unique features such as business background checks, real-time invoice status visibility between buyer and supplier, access to multiple financers, and streamlined reconciliation processes.

PayMate offers a business payments platform that provides businesses with solutions, ranging from Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Invoice Discounting, Cross-Border Payments, Tax, Bill Payments, Rental Collections, and Embedded Finance. PayMate serves businesses of all sizes, helping them optimize working capital, make timely supplier payments, and boost financial efficiency across diverse industries. Through the partnership with NBBL, PayMate will deliver additional value to its customers while expanding its product offerings.

PayMate is integrating with NBBL as an operating unit from both the supplier and buyer end to facilitate interoperability between different systems for digital ordering and e-invoicing. This interoperability will allow businesses to seamlessly connect & transact across diverse systems, improving convenience.

Through the BBPS-B2B platform, PayMate will offer its customers the option to connect with multiple lenders to get the best rates for capital and avail best financing offers to drive business growth. Additionally, it offers access to a Pan-India interoperable network of verified businesses, allowing PayMate customers to benefit from faster background checks enhancing security and efficiency. The platform also supports e-invoicing, offers a one-stop payment collection solution, and provides real-time invoice status updates between buyers and sellers.

Ajay Adiseshann, Founder, MD & CEO, PayMate said, "We are delighted to collaborate with NBBL on this groundbreaking national business payments initiative, set to revolutionize B2B payments and collections. The PayMate BBPS-B2B platform, developed in partnership with NBBL, is designed to meet the diverse needs of Indias business payments market. This aligns perfectly with our mission to empower corporates and MSMEs by streamlining B2B transactions, driving growth, and paving the way for a more efficient future for Indian businesses."

About NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd.

Incorporated in December 2020, NPCI Bharat Billpay Limited (NBBL), is responsible for driving the RBI-conceptualised Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS). Bharat BillPay is a one-stop ecosystem for payment of all bills providing an interoperable and accessible "Anytime Anywhere" Bill payment service to customers across India with certainty, reliability and safety of transactions.

For more information on NBBL, visit www.bharatbillpay.com.

About PayMate

PayMate India Ltd - a leading digital B2B payments company that empowers businesses of all sizes to enhance financial efficiency and streamline B2B payments. Our platform simplifies and digitizes B2B payment processes, optimizing working capital, and ensures timely supplier payments. PayMates solutions encompass Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Invoice Discounting, Cross Border and Embedded Finance. In FY24, PayMate processed USD 10.5 billion in transactions, serving over 500,000 customers worldwide. With a strong presence in India, CEMEA, and APAC regions, PayMate is the trusted partner for businesses seeking to streamline payment processes.

For more information, visit paymate.in or follow us on LinkedIn.