Added to the latest version (20.8.86)
Contact
field is being downgraded to custom field and there is now new field on receipts / payment forms called Payee
or Payer
(depending on context).
This is dropdown where you can select customer or supplier.
Selecting customer or supplier will show their billing address when viewing the transaction.
Clicking on Email
button will pre-fill the email address.
And when viewing general ledger transactions, they will have now associated customer or supplier.