@Greg **********

Oh thank you for the total proof of your non existence level of reading and calculating. As me and i think any other can do read that he needed to pay 13.000 thb , but he got it discounted to 10.000thb. Meaning he saved 3.000thb. Maybe where you come from they not learn to calculate anything , but when i was around 8 years old it was common in our educating system that the children need to learn how to count and read........ But if the pain gets to hard you can always give me a shout as i not leave some one confused and in pain alone........ Now you can go back searching for some other post to go spread your nonsense or back to the barbie dolls fight with ken.....

@Martin *********

than why the whole discount story ? this is thailand, we are mostly unwanted guests, for sure expats. go try the other banks and find out that they are all the same. or do we really think that we are the ones in control here ?

wow if 3000 thb is the trophee your friend has won .......remember that is 3000thb that can not be used for the tea of immi. i tell you now , his next encounter with immi , as next time he will have a little problem and he will pay it more than double back. for 75 euro need to go discount ? seems you will need to learn the first lesson, you not go hassle with immigration related tea size.

@Jay ******

That would be my advise to. bangkok bank is the biggest bank in all the banking scams and accounts. they are now in the attention of the media so they can not loose face ?? ( as if the one giving these accounts is not the one to blame ? ) and now they are going to prove how correct they are. Looking from the other side, i think many people, included myself, had problems with bangkok bank when there was a minor change with the name on the passport and suddenly it was like was going to scam that bank or ?? and this happened 2 times. first time about 11 years ago , when the third name of my first name became only the letter E. instead of the full part of the name. Ok this was a major change for those at bankkok bank but somewhat understandable. 2nd time about 3 year ago , when i got the new passport and the E. was not having the dot nomore................... so yeah once again bangkok bank saved the economy by blocking the account untill i went back to let them fill in 99 forms , needed to sign 25 times and than all was good, catastroph avoided. in Belgium when i went to the bank for some exchange and so they saw the name change in the passport , they changed it in the pc , scanned the passport and done.............

@Jorge *******

there is also the thai way of course. Contact an agency who can "arrange" the bank account. As i did 12 year ago and my son did 1 year ago when he arrived here. ( he paid trough a real estate agent's sales her sister who worked with "THE" bank, and he paid about 10.000thb for it , and he had an legal and official bank account and he needed to buy an insurance what was around 3000thb .). But if you are going to use wise , than you can transfer in different ways. best to check it all out. Wise allows sending money to someone without a local bank account by sending it to their Wise account using their email address or by providing a way for them to receive it in a mobile wallet like Apple Pay or Google Pay. Alternatively, for specific regions, Wise offers ways to receive money into a mobile wallet or other services, which could be used by someone without a traditional bank account.

Using the recipient's email address

1. Send an email request:

When you add a new recipient, you can use their email address instead of bank details.

2. Recipient adds details:

Wise will send them an email asking them to provide their bank details or to set up a Wise account.

3. Money is sent:

Once they've provided their information, Wise can then complete the transfer to their chosen method.

Using other services for recipients without a bank account

Wise also supports sending money to recipients in various countries through different methods, including:

Mobile wallets:

In countries where these are prevalent, you can send money to a mobile wallet such as Apple Pay or Google Pay, which can store money without a bank account.

Other payment services:

Other providers like PayPal, Venmo, Western Union, and Cash App allow for sending and receiving money that does not require a bank account.

Other considerations

Money to Link feature:

Wise has a "Money to Link" feature that allows you to send money by email, and Wise will try to find their existing Wise account or prompt them to create one.

Discoverable account:

If the recipient's Wise account is set to be discoverable, you can find them using their phone number or email address.

@Jorge *******

WISE works already 12 years well for me