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Business · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-10

Budget the Time to Verify a Batch of Payment Changes

A payment-detail change takes one phone call, and nobody budgets the calls.

What this guide helps you do

Turn a batch of payment-change requests into total verification minutes and the load on each person.

Who this guide is for

Accounts-payable teams and small businesses handling supplier bank-detail changes.

Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.

Steps

  1. Count the requests

    Count the payment-detail changes waiting in the queue. Include the ones already half-checked.

  2. Time one callback

    Time one full callback to a known contact. Count the lookup and the note you write afterwards.

  3. Count the people

    Count the staff who can make the callbacks. Do not count anyone without the contact list.

  4. Multiply and divide

    Multiply the requests by the minutes, then divide by the staff count and round up.

  5. Protect the rule

    Use the contact details already on file, never the ones in the request. Keep the verification note with the invoice.

Worked example

Twelve change requests at 6 minutes each across 3 staff is 72 minutes in total, 24 minutes per person, and 0.40 hours per person.

Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.

What the sources say

Business Email Compromise: The $50 Billion Scam

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet Crime Complaint Center · reviewed 2026-10-10

What this source supports: Verify payment-instruction changes in person or through a known phone number. Do not use contact details in the change request.

Source limit: A matching name or email thread does not confirm a payment change. Follow the organization's approved verification and approval process.

These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.

Limits

This guide multiplies counts by minutes. It does not verify any request or judge whether one is genuine.

A matching name or email thread does not confirm a payment change. Follow the organization's approved verification and approval process.

Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.

Common questions

What does the App compute?

Turn a batch of payment-change requests into total verification minutes and the load on each person.

What does the App not do?

This App multiplies the numbers you enter. It does not verify a request, call a supplier, or judge whether a request is genuine.

Where do the numbers come from?

You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.

Before you start

Free Companion App

The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.

APP 1

Payment Change Verification Time Check

Turn a batch of payment-change requests into total verification minutes and the load on each person.

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About this guide

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Business
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About 3 minutes
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This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.