Asking for my bro. He has a building society account in Uk (nationwide), has opened a bank account successfully (Bangkok), he cannot transfer money into Thai bank because IBAN and Swift not work, is this a normal problem?. I can get him to transfer money into my UK account and pay into my Thai account but want to know if building society is the issue here. TIA.
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user is inquiring about an issue with transferring money from a UK building society account to a Thai bank, specifically whether the building society is the problem due to difficulties with IBAN and SWIFT codes. The discussion reveals that Thailand does not use IBAN, and several contributors suggest that using SWIFT without the IBAN works. Many recommended using Wise for easier and cheaper transactions. Ultimately, the user found success by omitting the IBAN.