s_kates81 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I was just wondering if there are a lot of ATM machines in penang?which can accept Thailand ATM cards.e.g. Visa Electronic,MasterCard Electronic ! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 I doubt they will accept straight ATM cards. If you VISA card has Cirrus or Maestro on it then it should be accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 My experience is dated, like me, but a few years ago I could find no ATM in Georgetown to accept my Cirrus or Plus cards. I tried every ATM in Komptar and surrounding banks. I have read others saying that they have used their cards so either I was very unlucky; or things may have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 My experience is dated, like me, but a few years ago I could find no ATM in Georgetown to accept my Cirrus or Plus cards. I tried every ATM in Komptar and surrounding banks. I have read others saying that they have used their cards so either I was very unlucky; or things may have changed. You were unlucky I used my card in Penang 2 years ago. MayBank ATM's should accept Cirrus and Maestro cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croftrobin Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 All Thai Visa Electron Cards will be accepted at ATM's worldwide if the ATM has a Maestro Symbol (and you have funds in the account- as it is only a debit card and not a credit card !) I have used both Thai visa Electron and UK (Maestro & Visa & Mcard) Cards in Penang ATM's within the last 15 months and have had no problems at all. If you do encounter a problem - and this goes for Thailand also when using foriegn ATM cards, just wait a few hours - sometimes the link is not available to your bank and transactions can not be processed at that time. To be safe always carry a few hundred dollar or sterling travellers cheques as even if you lose them they will be replaced the next day by AMEX couriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicke Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I use Bangkok Bank and for a small additional fee when you sign up for an ATM card you get a card with PLUS logo. It looks like most ATM cards but have the plus logo on the back, with this card you can use ATMs almost everywhere, I have used it in Penang and Sweden. I did some research on this before my holiday trip to Sweden because I were too late to apply for VISA Electron, I found out that PLUS belongs to VISA and may be exactly same as VISA electron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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