This is an original preparation plan, not a new examination announcement. Check dates, stages, eligibility and application instructions in the issuing authority’s current notice.
01 / UNDERSTANDING
Plan your preparation
Build a pre-authorisation checklist and practise it on cases where only one beneficiary field changes. Practise a final amount-and-recipient check before simulating payment urgency. For a later review, review amount and purpose before authorisation. Keep a specific error note about trusting changed payment details solely because an invoice looks familiar. Use a changed example after a short gap so that remembering one answer does not disguise a remaining misunderstanding.
02 / UNDERSTANDING
The concept in context
Payment accuracy depends on verifying the intended recipient and amount before authorisation. A saved name, forwarded account detail or urgent request should be checked in context, especially when instructions change unexpectedly or arrive through an unfamiliar channel. Compare payment details with independently confirmed instructions and pause when a recipient or account change cannot be explained.
03 / UNDERSTANDING
A worked learning case
A fictional supplier emails a new account number shortly before an invoice is due. The payer compares it with prior records and contacts the supplier through the established phone route, rather than the new email’s number. The exercise focuses on independently confirming changed instructions before paying, because urgency does not establish that the change is genuine.
ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE
Try it before you check.
How should an unexpected account-change instruction be checked?
Show the answer and reasoning
Confirm it through an independently established contact route before authorising payment.
The changed message could itself be the source of deception, so using only its supplied contact information would not provide an independent check. A known supplier contact can confirm whether the instruction is genuine. The payer should also verify the intended amount and purpose, rather than assuming a familiar invoice makes every detail reliable.
Two traps to watch for.
- Trusting changed payment details solely because an invoice looks familiar.
- Verifying a suspicious message using only its newly supplied contact.
YOUR TOPIC-SPECIFIC LEARNING MAP
Build your next study session
Compare recipient details with established records.
Independently confirm unexpected payment changes.
Review amount and purpose before authorisation.
Explain the idea, apply it to a new situation, then check what changed in your reasoning.
BANKERS TUTORIAL · SOURCE NOTES
Keep the source alongside your notes.
Official links provide subject context and authoritative reference material. This guide’s explanation, scenario and question are original Bankers Tutorial learning content.
- systemhealth.rbi.org.in https://systemhealth.rbi.org.in/cms.rbi.org.in/cms/assets/Documents/BEAWARE07032022.pdf
- www.rbi.org.in https://www.rbi.org.in/commonman/images/FAME%20Booklet%20second%20edition/FAME%20Booklet%20English/FAME30072020.pdf
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