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What are the alternatives to Wise for sending money from the U.S. to Thailand after TTB stopped accepting remittances?

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May 7, 2025

2 days ago

David **********

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I was using Wise to send money from the U.S. to my wife's account in Thailand (TTB).  Any suggestions for a replacement since Wise says "this bank no longer accepts cross-border remittances."  Does this mean Wise or all electronic transfer systems?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A user reported issues with using Wise to send money to their wife's TTB account in Thailand due to a message indicating the bank no longer accepts cross-border remittances. Suggestions from others included opening an account at a different bank that accepts Wise transfers, using alternative services like Bangkok Bank, Western Union, Remitly, and MoneyGram, and waiting for updates from TTB regarding possible reinstated acceptance of transfers. There are also comments about other methods such as XE.com and PayPal, along with discussions on recent changes affecting international money transfers.

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Sally *******

I'm still using Wise to tf to Thailand...

9 hours ago

Sonja ******

Pay pal

11 hours ago

Jennifer ********

Wise has stopped working in the US. Wise is probably the issue not the bank.

12 hours ago

Bent *************

12 hours ago

Pete ********

Get her to open a wise account in her name!

21 hours ago

Steven *********

Check with US branch of Bangkok bank and see if they can help with opening a Thailand BKB account from here.

a day ago

Alain *******

Western union ?

a day ago

Richard ********

David Holloway

So all money transfer companies are in the same boat then.

The banks not listed to accept yet are just behind the 8 ball and a little slow changing to the new system.

a day ago

Steve **********

I use remitly

a day ago

Mary ********

Just spitballing here but would the New York branch of Bangkok bank work? The OP can open an account there while in the US.

a day ago

Kevin **********

@Mary *******

No, they can't. I tried that. You still need to be physically present in Thailand

13 hours ago

Mark ********

@Mary *******

you spitball missed. A person can not open account at Bangkok Bank in NYC.

They only do business or corporate accounts.

I just when tried 3 weeks ago to open account in U,S

a day ago

Mary ********

@Mark *******

thanks for being informative as well as gracious

a day ago

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Mary ********

Jim *****************

Try using Xe International money transfer

a day ago

Paul *******************

If you're sending funds from the US the only bank you can use is Bangkok Bank because they have a ABA transaction number all other banks used to Swift system. With my VIP status I can wire transfer funds to Bangkok Bank for free now You have to use wire transfer ACH numbers are no longer accepted.

a day ago

Carl **********

I'm from the UK, and I use kapook to transfer money to my partner(don't know if there is a US app) however it's much more cheaper than Western Union and Moneywise, money usually transfered in minutes.

a day ago

Daniel ************

these banks all good to use with wise