Short answer
Name checking helps reconcile payee and IBAN rather than validating invoices or bank-detail changes. Separate match, close match, mismatch and unavailable checks. Resolve discrepancies through a known channel before authorisation: unavailable does not mean matching.
Key verification: The record retains result, discrepancy and independent confirmation evidence before approving payment.
Sources and limitationsA supplier sends new bank details and the system shows a similar name. Continuing merely because the amount is small does not resolve identity. This guide proposes a fictional-data review record without authorising a transfer or guaranteeing recovery of misdirected money.
Documented Wise scope
Wise explains Verification of Payee for eligible EUR/IBAN recipients and four outcomes. Check current app and payment route; availability for every currency or country is not claimed. Saved recipients still need current-detail review.
Decision record without published bank details
| Outcome | Review |
|---|---|
| Match | Invoice, amount and authorisation still need checking |
| Close match | Name and holder confirmed through known channel |
| No match | Pause approval and clarify details |
| Unavailable | Do not assume confirmed identity |
Fictional example: invoice branding differs from the account name. A legitimate explanation may exist, but the payer should not invent it. Confirm with the usual contact through a previously known channel rather than only the new phone number in the same change email.
Separate verification and approval
Record result, date and who confirmed the discrepancy. Bank verification and purchase approval are different controls: a matching name can still accompany an unapproved invoice. Retain evidence without publishing IBANs, personal names or financial-system screenshots.
Accept the record
CallsIQ has not executed this Wise transaction. An authorisation worksheet may suffice for few payments; the service adds a check where available. Keep the case pending while identity or authorisation remains unresolved even if the interface allows continuation.
Sources and limitations
Documentary review: . Content type: Documentation-based guide with original exercise.
Sources describe terms and capabilities stated by their owners. Proposed protocols and fictional examples do not establish product tests performed by CallsIQ.
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