Electronic Transfer Of Pension To Thai Bank

Several Americans in Udorn are having their military/social security pensions electronically deposited into the Bangkok Bank of New York and subsequently electronically transferred to their local Bangkok Bank account. The fee for this service is nominal (less than it would cost to ATM their money).

I have a British friend who lives in the countryside who has his teacher's pension sent via paper check to the local bank each month. The bank puts a hold on the check for 30+ days. I'd like to know if anyone from the UK has found a way to transfer their pensions electronically as many Americans are doing. As always, your help is appreciated.

Cheers from Udorn