2 minutes ago, Off Piste said:

There's nothing like knowing one's funds have arrived as they should have........Whether it be 'principle', 'ticking it off the to do list', being 'well organised' or 'in need'...............I think i would probably do the same..I kinda get it.......

Fortunatly or otherwise, my UK State Pension is paid weekly, so if i did a WISE transfer each time, I would pay 4 x fees, which could add up to about 20 quid.

Convert it to THB when rate is a bit better, to save about 20quid, if that. Send it first week of each month so IO is happy, as am I, once a year.

In your options, I class myself as Well organised.

Edited June 26Jun 26 by wil iam not

10 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

In your options, I class myself as Well organised.

Never realised it was paid weekly, got it all to come I guess.........................I'm 3 out the 4 options...!!

1 minute ago, Off Piste said:

Never realised it was paid weekly, got it all to come I guess.........................I'm 3 out the 4 options...!!

Depends on what you ticked when first paid, for me 13 years ago. If paid every four weeks, you get it on a different date each month.

1 hour ago, wil iam not said:

That is because banks all over the World shut down their computers at weekends and Bank holidays, or local Nation holidays.555

That is a totally ridiculous statement.

The banking computer systems operate 24/7.

In the UK the "faster payments" system is normally suspended for various periods of time between 2345 and 0215.

Many banks suspend all online, including APP, services during the early hours of PM Sun/AM Mon for anything between 15 min to 2hours for maintenance.

UK banks normally release routine incoming funds, like UK pensions around 0215 on a working day. It is therefore best to arrange a non FTT transfer after 0215 on a working day and will arrive in a Wise "connected" bank in seconds under normal circumstances.

Edited June 26Jun 26 by Why bother

11 minutes ago, Why bother said:

That is a totally ridiculous statement.

The banking computer systems operate 24/7

You obviously do not know what 555 is in Thai. 555

4 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

You obviously do not know what 555 is in Thai. 555

555 in Thai is pronounced ha roi ha-sip-ha and is probably what comes out of your mouth when you laugh. Ha roi ha-sip-ha! 555!

3 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

You obviously do not know what 555 is in Thai. 555

You obviously do not look to see what date a poster joined. (-)555

PS; Thank you for failing to help a newbie and explaining to it what "555" means, especially is it was not funny or meaningful in that post of yours.☹️

Edited June 26Jun 26 by Why bother

5 minutes ago, Why bother said:

You obviously do not look to see what date a poster joined. (-)555

PS; Thank you for failing to help a newbie and explaining to it what "555" means. ☹️

How many members do you think look at the date of joining of every member they reply to. Sorry, I did not know.

So 555 means Ha Ha Ha. OK. Welcome to AN. Nad note that posting in BOLD is against Forum rules, please do not shout.

Edited June 26Jun 26 by wil iam not

29 minutes ago, novacova said:

555 in Thai is pronounced ha roi ha-sip-ha and is probably what comes out of your mouth when you laugh. Ha roi ha-sip-ha! 555!

Thank you. In future I shall put it as 5 - 5 - 5 = Ha- Ha- Ha, OK.

Edited June 26Jun 26 by wil iam not

2 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

Thank you. In future I shall put it as 5 - 5 - 5 = Ha- Ha- Ha, OK.

Why not just stop making pointless comments.

Not unusual for a delay depending on the time you send it. During the week I find the transfers happen in seconds. On a weekend it can take hours.

4 hours ago, wil iam not said:

That is because banks all over the World shut down their computers at weekends and Bank holidays, or local Nation holidays.555

Transfers for me always take until 1pm the next WORKING day as I tick 'for long term stay', so shows as an International Transfer for Immigration purposes. If I don't specify a reason, it is usually instant.

But the new status of WISE here means that if your registered address is in Thailand, it will automatically be converted to THB. I keep some GBP in my WISE and convert it into THB when the exchange rate is better, but there again, a couple of Satang change will not make a noticeable difference to me. However it does not seem to make much difference if I send from GBP or THB account.

I cannot understand anyone who needs to transfer his Pension the day it arrives in their WISE, or other bank account.

Banks don't <deleted> down their computers....ever.

Edited June 26Jun 26 by emptypockets

10 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Banks don't <deleted> down their computers....ever.

Another one who does not know what 555 means.

13 hours ago, novacova said:

555 in Thai is pronounced ha roi ha-sip-ha and is probably what comes out of your mouth when you laugh. Ha roi ha-sip-ha! 555!

But ha ha ha is ok for room number

12 hours ago, Why bother said:

Why not just stop making pointless comments.

My pointless comment was in reply to novacova, who told me that 555 meant 5 houndred, fifty, five, instead of the usual HaHaHa.

First time I have been reprimandedby a Newbie, thanks. 5-5-5

I have been using Remitly, and though the rates are a little bit lower it works like a charm.

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

I have been using Remitly, and though the rates are a little bit lower it works like a charm.

As, for me, does Revolut. Almost instant arriving to Bkk Bank as an International Transfer. About the same amount received give or take a couple of hundred.

Edited June 27Jun 27 by wil iam not
Typo

2 hours ago, wil iam not said:

Another one who does not know what 555 means.

I understand 555 perfectly well thank you.

2 hours ago, wil iam not said:

My pointless comment was in reply to novacova, who told me that 555 meant 5 houndred, fifty, five, instead of the usual HaHaHa.

First time I have been reprimandedby a Newbie, thanks. 5-5-5

Joined December 2025 and has the nerve to call another member a newbie!

So many people with nothing to do but this?

2 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Joined December 2025 and has the nerve to call another member a newbie!

Sorry to tell you that I was KannikaP for many years.

2 hours ago, emptypockets said:

I understand 555 perfectly well thank you.

So you think that my post regarding bank's computers shutting down, followed by 555, was serious.

21 hours ago, wil iam not said:

But the new status of WISE here means that if your registered address is in Thailand, it will automatically be converted to THB.

No it doesn't, providing it comes from an account in your name.

https://wise.com/help/articles/3hVTV4OmZimsLpW0Z8LB6l/upcoming-changes-to-your-wise-account-in-thailand

3 minutes ago, treetops said:

help

On 6/23/2026 at 7:33 PM, Geoff914 said:

You would think after using it for around 9 years I would have got the hang of it. There just seems to be a lot of niggly (I hope that isn't a banned word) problems.

The gf messages me, she wants 1200 baht to buy some black shirts as she needs to wear black for a month. ok it is only 1200 baht. Set it up on Wise then go to the UK bank to transfer £29.14 to Wise. Do that then sit back an wait. After a while message from gf where is the money? Check, Wise says waiting for money. Check UK bank money has gone. Message gf that is is taking time. More waiting, more messages, gf is getting impatient. Send message to Wise to inquire if they have the money yet, still showing waiting for money. Said they will investigate and get back to me. Mean while I notice there is a note that £29.14 has gone to GBP????? Get fed up waiting to send another £29.14 to Wise and the transaction goes through in 5 seconds.

Did I do something wrong, what is GBP? I suppose Great Britain pound, has this somehow gone to an account. Never used Wise for banking so no idea how it works.

Just seem to be a lot of minor problems with Wise these days. I have messaged Wise but no response yet.

I have just converted Bht 500 to my GBP account getting GBP11.50, Bht 2.34 fees! Then I sent GBP20 to my Barclays Bank in UK, no fee. Instant.

Edited June 27Jun 27 by wil iam not

2 hours ago, wil iam not said:

I have just converted Bht 500 to my GBP account getting GBP11.50, Bht 2.34 fees! Then I sent GBP20 to my Barclays Bank in UK, no fee. Instant.

Related to the Rothschilds by any chance?

46 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Related to the Rothschilds by any chance?

Simply trying to help the OP out with his GF problem.

For what ever reason Wise has been working really well for USA to Thai transfers lately

I mean only $1000 at a time but like 6 seconds & in the Thai bank for multiple days in a row,

Nice 😉

7 hours ago, wil iam not said:

Simply trying to help the OP out with his GF problem.

What GF problem?

I sort of think I know what happened. I previously, a couple of weeks before, I made two transfers, one to gf and on the my KBank. I made one transfer to Wise for both but apparently you can't do that. So the first transfer went trough but not the second to my K Bank. Now given I had over paid I was expecting the over payment to go to my account. That is what happened in the past. However Wise said I need to cancel the transaction which was refunded to my bank less £0.50. Now fast forward to the most recent transfer. I think I failed to complete the Wise transfer properly. So when I transferred the funds from the UK bank to Wise, Wise did not know what the funds were for so in this instance transferred the funds to my account. I didn't realise that at the time and sent the funds again to Wise making sure the transfer to the GF was completed correctly . I assume and hope the original funds are in my account to use next time. So screw up on my behalf.

8 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Related to the Rothschilds by any chance?

More like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos.

Just now, Geoff914 said:

What GF problem?

I sort of think I know what happened. I previously, a couple of weeks before, I made two transfers, one to gf and on the my KBank. I made one transfer to Wise for both but apparently you can't do that. So the first transfer went trough but not the second to my K Bank. Now given I had over paid I was expecting the over payment to go to my account. That is what happened in the past. However Wise said I need to cancel the transaction which was refunded to my bank less £0.50. Now fast forward to the most recent transfer. I think I failed to complete the Wise transfer properly. So when I transferred the funds from the UK bank to Wise, Wise did not know what the funds were for so in this instance transferred the funds to my account. I didn't realise that at the time and sent the funds again to Wise making sure the transfer to the GF was completed correctly . I assume and hope the original funds are in my account to use next time. So screw up on my behalf.

Glad to hear you found the problem is not too serious.

When I transfer money from my UK bank to my WISE GBP, there is never a question as to what it is for, or am I reading your post incorrectly.

What I like about WISE, and Revolut, is that if I use it to buy something, or send, in THB for say 5000, if there is only 3000 in there, they automatically convert some GBP into the 2000 shortfall immediately and the transaction goes through perfectly.

On 6/26/2026 at 4:50 PM, Off Piste said:

There's nothing like knowing one's funds have arrived as they should have........Whether it be 'principle', 'ticking it off the to do list', being 'well organised' or 'in need'...............I think i would probably do the same..I kinda get it.......

'Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' as the saying goes.