diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
index 6f421a752d..a38c3677fd 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/helpers.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ use crate::{
             types::{self, AsyncLift},
         },
         storage::{self, enums as storage_enums, ephemeral_key, CustomerUpdate::Update},
+        transformers::ForeignInto,
         ErrorResponse, RouterData,
     },
     utils::{
@@ -1371,6 +1372,18 @@ pub(crate) fn validate_payment_method_fields_present(
         },
     )?;
 
+    utils::when(
+        !matches!(
+            req.payment_method,
+            Some(api_enums::PaymentMethod::Card) | None
+        ) && (req.payment_method_type.is_none()),
+        || {
+            Err(errors::ApiErrorResponse::MissingRequiredField {
+                field_name: "payment_method_type",
+            })
+        },
+    )?;
+
     utils::when(
         req.payment_method.is_some()
             && req.payment_method_data.is_none()
@@ -1382,6 +1395,56 @@ pub(crate) fn validate_payment_method_fields_present(
         },
     )?;
 
+    let payment_method: Option<api_enums::PaymentMethod> =
+        (req.payment_method_type).map(ForeignInto::foreign_into);
+
+    utils::when(
+        req.payment_method.is_some()
+            && req.payment_method_type.is_some()
+            && (req.payment_method != payment_method),
+        || {
+            Err(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InvalidRequestData {
+                message: ("payment_method_type doesn't correspond to the specified payment_method"
+                    .to_string()),
+            })
+        },
+    )?;
+
+    utils::when(
+        !matches!(
+            req.payment_method
+                .as_ref()
+                .zip(req.payment_method_data.as_ref()),
+            Some(
+                (
+                    api_enums::PaymentMethod::Card,
+                    api::PaymentMethodData::Card(..)
+                ) | (
+                    api_enums::PaymentMethod::Wallet,
+                    api::PaymentMethodData::Wallet(..)
+                ) | (
+                    api_enums::PaymentMethod::PayLater,
+                    api::PaymentMethodData::PayLater(..)
+                ) | (
+                    api_enums::PaymentMethod::BankRedirect,
+                    api::PaymentMethodData::BankRedirect(..)
+                ) | (
+                    api_enums::PaymentMethod::BankDebit,
+                    api::PaymentMethodData::BankDebit(..)
+                ) | (
+                    api_enums::PaymentMethod::Crypto,
+                    api::PaymentMethodData::Crypto(..)
+                )
+            ) | None
+        ),
+        || {
+            Err(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InvalidRequestData {
+                message: "payment_method_data doesn't correspond to the specified payment_method"
+                    .to_string(),
+            })
+        },
+    )?;
+
     Ok(())
 }