A method for verifying a name on a check include receiving, from a check issuer computer system, a first payee name and first check information and associating the first payee name with the first check information. The method also includes receiving second check information electronically read by a first device at the payee financial institution. The method further includes receiving a second payee name electronically read from an identification document and comparing the first check information with the second check information. The method still further includes verifying that the first payee name corresponds to the second payee name when the first payee name matches the second payee name; and sending, in response to the verification, a name verification message indicating the first payee name corresponds to the second payee name.