Wise Card?

[MangoKorat]

Has anyone used the Wise debit card in Thailand?

 

Work in Thai ATM's?

 

Charges?

 

Given that its not a Visa or Mastercard, have you been able to make purchases with it?

[lyskamm]

I am using the Wise card almost daily in Thailand mostly in 7 11, Big C or online shop Lazada. Have not used it for withdrawal though.

[Mutt Daeng]

16 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

Has anyone used the Wise debit card in Thailand?

 

Work in Thai ATM's?

 

Charges?

 

Given that its not a Visa or Mastercard, have you been able to make purchases with it?

You probably already know, but if you don't, Wise will not issue a card if you opened your Wise account with a Thai address. I can't get one.

[Gsxrnz]

Use mine all the time across the counter and never had a problem. I don't use it at ATM's as there is a charge (I think 200B a time) and fairly low monthly limits.  

 

Obviously you have to maintain a balance in Wise. It will debit your THB balance if you hold THB. Otherwise it will debit your home currency and convert to THB at their standard rate/fee structure.

 

Occasionally it may debit a third currency in your balances - I think it does a multiple cross rate comparison amongst the balances and if it concludes that you save 3 cents of your USD by converting GBP to THB instead, it will do so.  Kind of an arbitrage thing.

[Upnotover]

My Wise card is most certainly a VISA card.  It works like any other card.  And works in an ATM with the same 220 baht fee as any other foreign card.

[billd766]

1 hour ago, Mutt Daeng said:

You probably already know, but if you don't, Wise will not issue a card if you opened your Wise account with a Thai address. I can't get one.

Neither can I.