Emeraldisle

Yes. Wise asked for access to my bank account. I thought that was a bit strange.

I have been using Wise for a couple of years now. I mainly use it to transfer small amounts of money to Thailand. I also use the Wise debit card to withdraw cash at ATMs when in Thailand as their exchange rate is better than home country cards. I was recently contacted by Wise asking me to verify the source of my income. Something to do with anti money laundering I believe. I sent a copy of an income tax document which I felt would be sufficient. However, I got an email from them which stated that the document was insufficient and they need copies of six months bank statements or to give them access to my bank account. I would never give anybody access to my bank account so I sent the bank statements. That was about a week ago and so far I have heard nothing and cannot use my Wise account. Has anybody else encountered this problem? Any suggestions regarding other ways to transfer money to Thailand? Has anybody any experience with XE Money? Thank you

Yes. I had converted Euro to THB. Wise sometimes use a better exchange rate

I did a 5000 Baht cash withdrawl at ATM in Thailand in past couple of weeks and was charged 220 Baht fee

Thanks to everybody for your advice

Thank you CharlieH for your reply. I did say that I am going for 17 days. I would probably have stayed a little longer but flight prices on different dates more or less dictated length of stay. So yes, I will be returning to my home country. I usually use it for internet access to book hotels, domestic flights etc. Look at news channels and You Tube. Also to make and receive calls. I would also like to be able to watch Netflix. I hope this explains what I want to do. Thanks again

I will be visiting Thailand for 17 days. I have an AIS sim that I kept active by topping up occasionally. Can anybody advise which is the best package. Obviously, I do not require a recurring package. I am not familiar with the various options so any advice would be welcome Thank you

Thanks for all the advice and comments. All things considered I have decided on and booked Emirates. Never had a problem with them in the past.

Thank you very much for your advice

I have been looking at return flights to Thailand in October. Checked all the usual airlines for price , flight times, layovers etc. Finally came up with a choice between Emirates and Qatar. Only €10 difference. Has anybody any recommendstions? Any suggestions would be welcome. Thank you.