Oceanbat Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Hi all, I currently have a kbank account in Thailand and use dbs in Singapore. I am going to be sending money regularly from Thailand to Singapore. I'd like to open an additional bank account here anyway. Does anyone have any experience of a bank that makes this relatively painless? I was wondering if a bank like stanchart or uob would be better given they also have branches in Sing. BBL also has a branch in Singapore - has anyone banked with BBL and sent money overseas? Many thanks in advance, OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yes I use BBL and send almost monthly funds to Singapore. I don't use DBS as I prefer OSBC but it should be the same. When I send from Bangkok to Singapore I always SWIFT in S$ and from Singapore to Bangkok Bank in Thailand its always THB. Takes 2-3 working days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanbat Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yes I use BBL and send almost monthly funds to Singapore. I don't use DBS as I prefer OSBC but it should be the same. When I send from Bangkok to Singapore I always SWIFT in S$ and from Singapore to Bangkok Bank in Thailand its always THB. Takes 2-3 working days. Thank you kindly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletchsmile Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If you are a Priority Banking client with Stan Chart (assets > THB 3mio with them including mutual funds, deposits etc) and you transfer to another overseas Stan Chart bank account you get free international transfers. https://www.sc.com/th/priority/en/internationalServices.html If you think need to use a correspondent bank as part of the chain, check and ensure this is also StanChart too, by asking your RM. Cheers Fletch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macahoom Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I know it's not exactly what you're asking, but here's my experience, as a British resident of Thailand, of general banking in Singapore: CIMB: brilliant Standard Chartered: brilliant CitiBank: disappointing HSBC: disappointing UOB: a disaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceanbat Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 I know it's not exactly what you're asking, but here's my experience, as a British resident of Thailand, of general banking in Singapore: CIMB: brilliant Standard Chartered: brilliant CitiBank: disappointing HSBC: disappointing UOB: a disaster Thanks a lot. I actually have an account with cimb so I might just try though them. Thanks a lot I appreciate your adviceOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletchsmile Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) CIMB are making a real push to become a regional player. In Thailand they bought Bank Thai which was a bit of a mess, but they seem to be getting to grips with sorting it out. In Malaysia they are in merger talks with other top banks, and a decent presence in Singapore. Expect them to increase coverage in SE Asia. Cheers Fletch Edited October 29, 2014 by fletchsmile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
properperson Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 i'd stick with K bank... i've done numerous internal transfers with them without problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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