Charis Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Just saw in the bill a awful 4,000 baht annual fee for the credit card... the banks make an indecent amount of monies off merchants. Why do we still pay fees? It's actually something that's increasingly done away in other countries because of stiff competition from banks to have their cards in your wallet. Anyone knows of any card with no annual fee? What in your experience is the best card... rewards n value vs fee... thanks in adv for your inputs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas_cars Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Several no fee cards in Thailand. KTC, TMB, Krungsri . Some other useful cards with annual fee but waivable if you spend according to their criteria, Citibank, Kasikorn Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Are you after a Thai Credit Card or overseas. Neither of my Thai ones issued by Bangkok Bank have charges, one from the UK is also free. I still have an Amex with an annual charge, similar to yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycler Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Related, this may be an interesting read: http://asiancorrespondent.com/2015/11/are-thai-banks-ripping-off-consumers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 If you can get it, the Schwab card is great. No foreign fees and no ATM fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Most banks offer credit cards with no annual fee. Many will give you "platinum" cards too, its just the spending limit is low and you will have to show proof of your income and cash in the bank to get them to increase it for you. Krrungsri normally have the most discount as well as better installment payment terms. SCB is not too bad, pain in the butt to exchange reward stuff though, they make it hard for you. Rewards from Thai banks sucks. Citibank and Amex have the best rewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangmick Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 If you don't actually need the credit and settle the account monthly, I found it very simple to arrange for my K bank ATM card to be authorised for online purchases. Can be done at any K bank ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmrichsw Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 If you can get it, the Schwab card is great. No foreign fees and no ATM fees. Keep it quiet Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heardy Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I have a No annual fee Master card from Westpac bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangmai Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 CC is a game you have to play just like insurance...rules and fees change..the loyal customers get burned. Right now you can get a Delta Amex and get 50,000 ff miles, good forever. You gotta spend 2000 usd in the first three months...fee waived the first year...you can one way on Korean to the US for 40,000..they got free drinks, too, and fly direct from CNX. I'm buying a/c for my condo and will put 6 months health insurance on it..maybe some Christmas Shopping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimGant Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) If you can get it, the Schwab card is great. No foreign fees and no ATM fees. Keep it quiet Ok Yeah, but it's not a credit card -- it's a debit/ATM card. And best not to use it in the credit mode (swipe and sign), as a clone could wipe out your bank account (vice a true credit card, whereby a clone would only put a temporary bump in your credit limit). But, if you can get the Schwab card, which certainly is tops for ATM transactions (no card fee, no foreign transaction fee, and reimbursement of ATM owner's 180 baht fee), then apply for a Capital One Quicksilver credit card, which has no foreign transaction fee, plus 1.5% cash back on all purchases. Nice combo in your wallet. (But, not sure where you're from.....maybe I missed something.) Oh yeah. No annual fees on either of these cards. Edited November 6, 2015 by JimGant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 If you can get it, the Schwab card is great. No foreign fees and no ATM fees. Keep it quiet Ok Yeah, but it's not a credit card -- it's a debit/ATM card. And best not to use it in the credit mode (swipe and sign), as a clone could wipe out your bank account (vice a true credit card, whereby a clone would only put a temporary bump in your credit limit). But, if you can get the Schwab card, which certainly is tops for ATM transactions (no card fee, no foreign transaction fee, and reimbursement of ATM owner's 180 baht fee), then apply for a Capital One Quicksilver credit card, which has no foreign transaction fee, plus 1.5% cash back on all purchases. Nice combo in your wallet. (But, not sure where you're from.....maybe I missed something.) Oh yeah. No annual fees on either of these cards. Good info! One good thing about them is if there is fraud, they'll deal with it properly. Not like most banks here. I've had fraud many times over the years and everything was resolved properly. Plus, there are daily limits and alerts that can be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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