747man wrote: ↑

August 10, 2018, 2:23 pm

Just put my U.K Debit " Visa " Card into Bangkok Bank ATM Comes up as Card Suspended,Doesn't expire until 04/19,So came home & Phoned Halifax Bank to ask them about it,They checked on their system.....Man tells me Sir it's NOT Been suspended by us WTF !!!

Big red flag.
Where was the ATM?
That is one of the possible indications of a skimmer on the ATM

sometimewoodworker wrote: ↑

August 10, 2018, 5:49 pm

747man wrote: ↑

August 10, 2018, 2:23 pm

Just put my U.K Debit " Visa " Card into Bangkok Bank ATM Comes up as Card Suspended,Doesn't expire until 04/19,So came home & Phoned Halifax Bank to ask them about it,They checked on their system.....Man tells me Sir it's NOT Been suspended by us WTF !!!

Big red flag.
Where was the ATM?
That is one of the possible indications of a skimmer on the ATM

At My Own branch in NK Mate......

tamada wrote: ↑

August 11, 2018, 2:17 pm

This is still on their website.

I am not arguing that you were denied but I reckon there's a distinct lack of clarity from BB on what is still available. By the same token, there's a whole lot of websites that aren't kept current in LOS. I have the Be1st VISA debit and I get the prompts at the ATM that it needs to be replaced. My home branch is in Pattaya so it is on my to-do list when I pop down next month.

I can virtually guarantee that you will not get a Visa debt card if you replace your current one.

FWIW by BB ATM card is so old it is just an ATM card and nothing else and it doesn't expire.

We are returning to Udon early November for 6 months When we left in May we were issued a Union Pay Card and only a few places accepted.
Has the situation got better eg Will Tesco now accept ?

Thankyou that is great news.

2 weeks ago had my new bkk bank debit card. Did not realise it was not visa but union pay . A few days ago i tried to use it at shop , not accepted . Tried to book a flight with air asia , no . Tried to use it with lazada . no.
This morning tried to register it with paypal , not supported . Complete waste of chinese junk Read on their website it only works at atms in asia but not old ones which do not accept the chip .
Just phoned Bangkok bank and the girl told me because of customers closing their bank accounts they will be issuing a new card on nov 2 with master card and if i go in with my passport they will change for me . So good news as i was going to close my account (after i opened a new one ) as i use paypal a lot for 14 years and did not want to lose it.
The mind boggles why they would do this , they must have known union pay was not supported by many shops and websites ? Must be a bit of chinese cash changing hands methinks

Ive known about this for a while , luckily mine is still valid .
I was thinking of changing banks after 14 years with BKK myself , so pleased to know they have finally woke up to smell the coffee . Why they changed is beyond any reason . What idiot , at what level decides to drop visa in the first place , and i bet they still have their job . Accountability , whats that !

Good news for BBL customers.

Why they changed is beyond any reason . What idiot , at what level decides to drop visa in the first place , and i bet they still have their job . Accountability , whats that !
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If you dig under the dirt you may well find the Chinese are the largest shareholders of BKK Bank

BBL is issuing Mastercard ATM cards.

mak wrote: ↑

November 6, 2018, 3:46 pm

BBL is issuing Mastercard ATM cards.

I dropped by the Phosri Road branch of Bangkok Bank yesterday to inquire about the expiration date of my Visa debit card. Jenny, the young lady that handles my Foreign Currency Deposit accounts, told me that those cards will expire in 2019 regardless of the expiration date printed on the card. However, no one knows in what month they will discontinue them. I was told to continue using my card and when they get some official word I will get an email. As per usual, headquarters makes such announcements and the details seldom trickle down to the employees in the branches. Then they all pick up bits and pieces through the grapevine, but nobody is ever on the same page. Unbelievable!

Today I visited Bangkok Bank , I explained to the young lady I wish to change
my Visa debit card for a Master Card. She was puzzled why , I explained I had
read on the internet my card will be closed next year and also some times
at the ATM my card is rejected and I am told to contact my bank ,
So as the Visa Card is now being replaced I may as well up grade to a Master Card.
I have the card with a six digit pin and no charge for the change over of cards.
I tested the new card at the ATM all good , expires 2023 so I hope no more problems
with using at the ATM . Also I hope I can use in London .

Im sunk . I can hardly remember my four pin numbers . Six , no chance .

I've had my Bangkok Bank account for over 20 years and a steady income with Work Permit but my branch is totally racist and won't give me a credit card, not that I'm desperate for one.

Neeranam wrote: ↑

November 10, 2018, 9:58 pm

I've had my Bangkok Bank account for over 20 years and a steady income with Work Permit but my branch is totally racist and won't give me a credit card, not that I'm desperate for one.

Same her , had my bkk account for 11 years . Went into the main branch on posri road and was told CREDIT CARD not available for foreigners . I then pointed out the cardboard cutout of a farang man and woman and 2 kids about 3 metres away saying credit cards available for foreigners and got the thai stupidity smile

Hy Guy's just an expirience a while back ,(2 years ) BKK bank ,went into re new my debit /visa card ,they had me fill in all sorts of forms (*this is the branch manager )after it was all completed ,he announced i will now get a CREDIT card ,i explained i didn't want a Credit card but it was a Visa /Debit card i required ,within minutes the Visa/Debit card arrived ,got in my hand ,i was informed that the Credit card would arrive in 3-4 days , Some 3 days later i got a phone call from the bank that to receive my Credit card i must first open another account with 50,000 bht ,as asssurance to cover the card ,no prize for guessing what happened next ,ha i never did receive that card ,

I dont believe it ! messed up again today . was told by bkk bank on the phone to get a new mastercard , go to my branch with my atm card and my passport . Did that but did was not told to take my passbook so i did not then they would not issue me with a new card . What is in the passbook as i never use , all my statements are online . No pin or security on the book , just looked nothing in it except my transactions ?
Had my atm 6 pin union pay card , passport , farang yellow book ,thia drivers licence , all with security details on them but they want a passbook with nothing on it.
In uk can order a new card on an atm machine . i just ordered a new nat west atm card online as mine runs out in a few weeks . Will be sent to my uk address along with a pin sent seperately then my daughter will post to thailand . Utterly painless . If it was not for needing the passbook for a immi visa i would throw it in the bin . Not needed . Never had one before thailand with accounts in a few countries.
They pretend security but when i ent to register my last visa debit card for internet banking on my mobile i was asked to send my pin number by text message to top ?