Paymode vs. Payhawk

Paymode, Bottomline’s business payments network, is a provider of secure, streamlined payments for businesses in North America. Working with businesses from the mid-market to enterprise level and partnering with some of the largest banks in America, we work to make every step of traditionally manual and cumbersome payment processes simple, secure, and streamlined. We automate business payments for more than 635,000 businesses, allowing for greater efficiency, security and savings.

Payhawk is an AI-native spend management platform that unifies corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable automation, procurement, and business travel in one place. Finance teams get full control, automation, and visibility, while employees enjoy a seamless spending experience. Every payment follows your policies, budgets, and approval flows. Payhawk's MCP connects the platform to the AI assistant your team already uses, such as Claude. It reads and acts, running finance jobs like month-end close end to end through Playbooks.