Transferwise - "your transfer may take longer because of the recent regulations in Thai finance system"

[gafdtomaka366]

In the beginning of Jan 2021 Transferwise, when sending money to a thai bank, Transferwise warned me, something similar to this: "because of the recent changes or regulations in Thai finance system, your transfer may take longer than usual".

 

A crackdown? Where is a news, does anyone know what it reffers to?

[Stev Lam]

Hi...I did a Transferwise to Thailand last week....I was not informed by Transferwise of any delay BUT I did notice the transfer took longer than usual....It did arrive the same day, about 9 hours later. In my usual experience...it only took less than 1 hour.

[A1Str8]

The system is not checking for very large amounts sent. An added sec layer to vet suspicious activity. Don't worry about it. 

[Kildonan]

Transferred last week, cited Medical Expenses", in my Thai account 12 mins later. One the one occasion I used, "for living/visa requirements", or wording to that effect, it took 2 days, during the week. 

[dabhand]

A recent thread on a similar topic.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200947-tw-and-new-thailand-bank-regulatory-changes/?tab=comments#comment-16155628