Are Thai banks closed during New Year, affecting Wise transfers?

Thanks for advising, my monthly transfer to Bangkok Bank was going to be delayed too, so cancelled it and sent to my KBank account, took 30 seconds, then transfered to Bangkok Bank within a few minutes! Saved our new year celebrations - All the Best to you All! 🍻🥳👍

Depends on amount. Anything above $1000 has a 5 day waiting period

Sometimes but not very often, they do a check. I did have this problem with wise to Bangkok bank, took 24hrs but 5 seconds with the Kasikorn. That was only 1K with the Bangkok Bank. Probably taking longer with them because of all the controversy!!

Holidays and weekends no big deal.

My Wise transfers always take several days and I don't know why when I read others take minutes! The latest was because I did it during a UK Bank holiday and at weekend.

I transfer money from Wise to Bangkok Bank before 7am Thai time. It's aways in my account the same day around 2.15pm.

Same it said 5hrs and later 5days...

31, 1 and 2 are holidays

Bangkok bank has been shit since a year ago with wise, it's lucky dip on the day on when you'll receive, other Thai banks is more reliable for instant transfers

Its the holiday season 🎶 🎵

Just an idea

If you do a transfer after 1000 and you need it to show up as a Foreign transfer it will not arrive until the following day. The banks here have to do it manually. As already stated banks are closed from tomorrow until Monday.

Wise sometimes in minutes sometimes in days and I can’t figure out how it decides. Last transfer took 5 days.

I've used wise for 2 years, Barclays UK, to kasikorn, 7 seconds

Closed from close of play on the 30th, reopen Monday the 5th

Peter Barrett Just in case your Immigration wants to see that the money came from abroad, it will become a bit complicated.

If you want to use WISE, they have discontinued the old way that a certain choice of reason for the transfer would show in your bankbook coded as coming from abroad.

They don't offer this any more, for the last step they use their own Kasikorn account, so if you use WISE, it would show as having come from inside Thailand.

You can however get a special statement from the Kasikorn bank to on the relevant transfer. .

the other option would be a direct SWIFT transfer from your home bank to your Thai bank - the exchange rate would not be that good, but it would 100% be coded as having come from abroad

Money gram.com it takes three minutes to transfer

I just transferred some 2 hrs ago. Received within a few minutes. Banks will be closed on the 1st & 2nd for the New Year like many Countries..

I did transfer to SCB in 5 min

I did a transfer at 14.30 and Baht was in my Kasikorn account in less than 30 seconds

Just looked on wise, said it would be seconds

Transferred 2 separate payments from wise to kasikorn this morning, received in seconds.

I bailed on Wise and use Remitly now - I get my money into BKK in seconds, every time. Rates aren't quite as good as Wise though. Wise has been so slow recently!

Time to use SCB? Most of the time money appear in my wife's account after 2-3 mins

Wise transfer to Kasikorn bank 5 seconds

Sent 2k today through wise, arrived in about 5mins without issue. (Krungthai)

Wednesday open half day

Mine wasn’t BB but only took a few mins.

Banks are open

I did a wise transfer yesterday wirh wise ans I got my money today you are doing it in New Eve so I would say that is why. Well at least wise to Bangkok bank

Yeah mine the same Monday

I send crypto and it’s in my Thai bank within minutes. 🤷🏽‍♂️

The 5th will be normal for a FTT transfer, the Banks this year or next have added in and extra days holiday ✌️✌️✌️ Why not!!! Happy New Year 🙏🙏🙏

Bangkok Bank transfer always takes 24 hours. Next 3 days banks are closed for Thai New Year so Mon 5th is correct.

Bank Holidays have been extended till next Monday... They added extra days to take in the weekend.

No all banks open just done a wise transfer completed in 5 seconds 👌

I did transfer yesterday to thailand took 5 mins