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What recent issues have users experienced when transferring funds from Wise to Thai bank accounts?

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Jun 13, 2025

2 days ago

Anonymous *************

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Has anyone experienced issues transfering funds from Wise to any Thai bank account recently? I’ve done many transfers before but all of a sudden it was returned and unable to proceed with the transfer.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Recent reports indicate that many users have been facing issues with transferring funds from Wise to Thai bank accounts. Some banks have stopped accepting such transfers, leading to delays and rejected transactions. Major banks involved include SCB and Krungthai, with anecdotal evidence suggesting that the number of Thai banks accepting transfers from Wise has decreased. Users are advised to check their specific bank's policies and transfer processing times, as some transactions now appear as international transfers and may only be processed during banking hours. There are also worries regarding account closures for foreign nationals, particularly those holding a Digital Nomad Visa.

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Tony **********

Thai banks have withdrawn all non-citizen access esp if you have DTV. They are closing down all bank accounts of DTV's. the only exemption seems to be if you have a retirement visa or a visa that requires you to deposit money in a Thai bank.

Def not AML - nearly every country across Europe offers a debit card on a pre charge/load basis and check what you expect to spend and have caps. Thats how AML works, I've worked in finance for years. its not rocket science.

Just set clear limits : rent, food, etc outgoings and then check income. if payments don't clear they'll reject and that's your problem. Granted the cant probably assign that to credit worthiness...

a day ago

Peter *********

@Tony *********

Not all banks, Bangkok bank is the one closing accounts.

15 hours ago

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Peter *********

Tod *********

I moved 1000 USD to my Krungthai account yesterday and it got there in just a few seconds.

a day ago

Anonymous ******************

it means the AML system detected you are laundering money. ask a friend to send for you

a day ago

Anonymous ******************

Anonymous participant 102 its impossible for a bank to detect anything like that 😀

They are checking fraud, not money laundering of foreign money.

They woudnt know

a day ago

Bob **********

Anonymous participant 917 they are checking money laundering as well

a day ago

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Bob **********

Anonymous ******************

Nope never

a day ago

Biff *******

Looks to me like their local partner, who used to squirt the money into the Thai account in minutes (then presumably settle up with Wise later on) isn’t doing that any more. The last few transfers I did could only happen during Thai banking hours and all appeared in my Bangkok Bank account labelled as international transfers as opposed to ‘other local bank’ like they used to.

2 days ago

Anonymous ******************

Scb

Krungthai

And one other been having issues recently I've seen reports

2 days ago

Anonymous ******************

Anonymous participant 828 I’ve had no trouble with Krungthai

15 hours ago

Peter *********

Anonymous participant 187 Krungthai will be fine, Bangkok Bank is the one getting accounts closed.

15 hours ago

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Peter *********

Anonymous *************

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Anonymous participant 828 yes it was SCB

a day ago

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Christopher ********

My rent was late because of this delay

2 days ago

Josep *********

I transfered to my thai wife via Wise a lot of times, usually the money is in her account in 5 minutes. But last time it took 3 days, in a weekend.

2 days ago

Anonymous ******************

Been issues reported about wise for weeks now, though most are delays, rejected indicates something else, lots of banks recently stopped accepting transfers from them, mainly foriegn banks in Thailand and the smaller ones (its not about wise in particular, its about tighting up transfer pricessing due to all the scammers moving money around)

2 days ago

Greg ********

Recently the Thai Banks that could receive funds from Wise was reduced in number. Which bank are you transferring to?

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2 days ago

Anonymous *************

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@Greg *******

it was SCB.

a day ago