Bank of China Is Branch Opening in Chiang Mai?

[Mickeem]

I have just seen an opening advertised for a Bank of China branch manager Chiang Mai on a well known Thai job site

 

Has anyone seen or know about a Chiang Mai branch being opened soon? If so where will it be situated

 

Hopefully they will resist implementing  the Thai banking cartel extortionate foreign ATM charges unlike AEON

 

 

 

 

[cmsally]

Could of sworn I saw an ATM for ICBC at Tapae Gate, next to Art Cafe, will go and recheck today, as I have to walk past there.

[dave2]

re

 

Could of sworn I saw an ATM for ICBC at Tapae Gate, next to Art Cafe

 

shes right

 

dave2

[cmsally]

43 minutes ago, dave2 said:

re

 

Could of sworn I saw an ATM for ICBC at Tapae Gate, next to Art Cafe

 

shes right

 

dave2

 

She's always right !!!   

[dcnx]

I think there is a Bank of China out near Makro (the one near Central Festival). It's a Chinese bank, 99% sure that's the one.

[cmsally]

Map ICBC

 

There is one here

[Mickeem]

This ICBC seems to be a different entity to the Bank of China.

 

Has anyone tried making a cash withdrawal at an ICBC machine using their home bank visa/mastercard without being hit for the 200B ATM ripoff charge?

 

 

[KhonKaenKowboy]

Bank of China Thai Public Company.....there will be a fee; bank on it.  150 for a MC cash advance.

[dcnx]

12 minutes ago, KhonKaenKowboy said:

Bank of China Thai Public Company.....there will be a fee; bank on it.  150 for a MC cash advance.

 

Most of the Chinese use Union Pay, which is only 50b at ANY atm in Thailand.

 

 

[Oscar2]

fairly certain there is a large branch on Charoen Muang - been there a while. always packed with Chinese.

[Wopanese]

Map ICBC

 

There is one here

Yes, there is an ICBC atm just outside Thapae Gate next to Art Cafe, and of course outside the ICBC bank near the intersection of the Superhighway and Nawarat Road. I have heard that there is an ICBC atm in Central Festival, too. Anyone seen it? If so, what floor?

[DipStick]

ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) and the Bank of .china are two different identities.

[Mickeem]

Heads up on this topic

 

Visited the new Bank of China branch in Chiang Mai behind Big C in the Chiang Mai Business Park

 

They have ATM's outside and it should be possible to withdraw using foreign cards without the robbing Thai banks 220B fee, but only Union Pay Cirrus and Mastercard

 

As I only had my Uk Visa debit card with me the transaction was declined, so will try using my prepaid Mastercard next time

 

Would anyone who makes a fee free withdrawal at the new BOC branch using Mastercard confirm that