@Kim ********

Thai Banks don't use Iban numbers. If you make a telegraphic transfer from your UK bank to a Thai bank account all your bank wants to know is the name of the Thai Bank, the branch address, the name of the account holder, the Thai bank account number which is not iban and the swift code.

@Kim ********

a Swift code is not made up from a recipients IBAN number. It is quite separate. For instance the Swift code for Kasikorn Bank is KASITHBKXXX. The Swift code for Krungsri Bank is AYUDTHBK. In fact Banks in Thailand do not use an IBAN (International Bank Account Number). However, they do use the SWIFT coding system for banking transactions.

@Craig ******

I would personally use Wise.

@Craig ******

so what's the alternative to Swift?

@Andrew *******

no Swift is not an app. SWIFT is an acronym for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. Banks including your UK bank use the Swift system to transfer money internationally. My bank which is Nationwide charges £35 no matter what the amount. So I don't know where you got the figure of £600 from for the transfer fee. And when you send it make sure you send it in pounds to be converted here, not Thai baht from your UK bank otherwise you will get a really bad rate.

@Anke ******************

it has to be in your bank for 2 months the first time you apply and on the annual renewal for 3 months.

@Eric *******

it's okay to pay companies like Lazada by credit card or bank transfer when you order. They have a policy that if you are ripped off by a third party vendor who sells through the Lazada platform they will reimburse the money. I know. It's happened to me and Lazada had no hesitation in refunding me.

@Tony ********

some you can trust though. Like Lazada for instance. I've been using them for years and I always pay upfront when I order and I've never had a problem.

A lawyer won't be able to help if the developer has no money left.

You can keep on renewing it until you expire.