title: Commission payment WITHOUT handling third party's money
body: <p>I have looked through previous Q and A's without finding the answer to my problem so please help. Thank you.</p>
  
  <p>I wish to set up a B2B networking site/platform whereby a supplier can advertise their services and a buyer can purchase. The networking site would take a commission on services sold for doing this.</p>
  
  <p>The way I wish to structure the payment is as follows:</p>
  
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  <li><p>When the buyer agrees to purchase the seller's service, the platform triggers an instruction to the purchaser to make the payment.</p></li>
  <li><p>The payment is made TO THE SELLER DIRECTLY i.e. the platform does not handle the payment through its back account.</p></li>
  <li><p>However, the platform receives a small percentage commission on the value of the transaction (which of course does need to end up in the platform's bank account).</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>There are lots of questions and answers regarding payment systems which pay the whole amount to the platform and then the platform directs what is owed to the seller and keeps a commission. I need to avoid this for accounting reasons. </p>
  
  <p>Is this system whereby the platform directs the payment without handling the seller's monies available?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you,</p>
  
  <p>Christian</p>