Anyone recently switched over to Western union for interntnl (Australian) money transfers

[Kenny202]

I need to transfer around $30k AUD this week, usually use Wise but from some of the reports I am reading I am going to switch over to WU. TIme is not an issue, 2 or 3 days transfer time ok. I am pretty wary as my first large transfer here 8 years or so ago ended up in limbo for 3 weeks. I have already opened a Western Union account. A few questions....

 

Do I need to register my Australian / Thai bank with them first?

Is there anything else to do before pulling the trigger?

Should I bring separate amounts over say under $10k to avoid hold up issues?

Is it better to use the phone app or do on the PC?

I assume send $Aus and it lands in my bank as baht?

Anything else I need to be mindful of ? Any help appreciated

[Tomtomtom69]

1. Yes.

2. Just select purpose of transfer from the list

3. Not necessarily. Just transfer up to the limit that WU accepts depending on the transfer method (debit or credit card etc.)

4. Comes to the same thing, but PC is probably better

5. Yes

6. Funds usually arrive in the afternoon of the next business day following your transfer. A transfer made on Friday will arrive at the same time as a transfer made on a Sunday night at 11.59pm, which is between 1 and 2pm on Monday, depending on what Thai bank you're with. For SCB, it's 115pm and for Bangkok Bank, funds are credited between 2 and 2.05pm.