# Bottomline launches platform bridging payments and blockchain

> New SaaS platform helps banks modernize payment infrastructure while connecting to blockchain networks.
- Title: Bottomline launches platform bridging payments and blockchain
- Summary: New SaaS platform helps banks modernize payment infrastructure while connecting to blockchain networks. Banks can now integrate traditional payment systems…
- Keywords: bottomline, global pay connect, saas platform, payment infrastructure, blockchain, chainlink, iso 20022, real-time payments, financial institutions, payment modernization, api integration, business
- Source: Pymnts — https://pymnts.com/news/payments-innovation/2026/bottomline-debuts-saas-platform-improve-payment-messaging
- Author: PYMNTS
- Published: 2026-09-17T19:35:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bottomline, global pay connect, saas platform, payment infrastructure, blockchain, chainlink, iso 20022, real-time payments, financial institutions, payment modernization, api integration, business
## Bottomline launches Global Pay Connect
The new SaaS platform helps financial institutions modernize payment messaging and extend infrastructure beyond traditional connectivity through API-enabled services.
## Banks face urgent modernization pressure
40% of CFOs cite outdated infrastructure as the biggest barrier to real-time payments, while only 28% describe their SaaS adoption as modern and API-enabled.

> 40% of chief financial officers point to outdated infrastructure as the largest obstacle
## Platform connects major payment networks
Global Pay Connect provides connectivity across Swift, SEPA, SIC, Bacs, CHAPS, CHIPS, Lynx, EBICS and host-to-host connections globally.
## AI and data enrichment drive insights
The platform modernizes through ISO 20022 transformation and payment data enrichment, while AI-enabled insights help institutions extract more value from payment data.
## Chainlink partnership enables blockchain access
Bottomline partnered with blockchain company Chainlink to let banks connect to multiple blockchain networks through a single, network-agnostic integration model.

> seamlessly to multiple blockchain networks through a single, network-agnostic integration model
## Real-time payments drive urgent spending
92% of financial institutions expect to enable The Clearing House's RTP network within two years, turning infrastructure modernization from a long-term project into immediate spending.

> 92%. As a result, real-time payments could turn infrastructure modernization from a long-term project into a more immediate spending requirement
## Key takeaway

Banks can now integrate traditional payment systems with emerging blockchain networks through a single platform, addressing the urgent need to modernize outdated infrastructure.