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How to get same-day emergency money in Thailand?

Travel Asked on October 24, 2021

A Canadian guy at my hostel here in Bangkok lost his wallet last night so is without cash and cards. He flies back to Canada later today but needs some money to survive on and pay the hostel bill.

He called the Visa emergency number and I was surprised to hear that they cannot get him emergency money today. I have used this service in the past in more difficult places than Thailand but I guess things have changed.

There are Western Union offices or agents nearby and he has PayPal. But Googling for the two in combination I learn that Western union does not support PayPal at this time and, worse, there are some scams around involving the pair.

He also asked at the hostel if he could pay his bill using PayPal and transfer some extra money that they might be able to give him in cash – but apparently it’s not possible.

3 Answers

Everex app, download it. you can fund your wallet with paypal, bank or crypto.

you will need ID hopefully before you lose that as well.

saved my ass, will save others im sure.

best of all, you can cash out at an atm with no bank card or ID. As long as you already did kyc.

Answered by nathan on October 24, 2021

  • Paypal still takes 7 days to withdraw cash to a Thai bank. (But you can spend it with another paypal merchant immediately).

  • Western Union / MoneyGram are your best bets if you want immediacy.

  • Bank Wire transfer or using certain licensed money exchangers can also be a few hours if you meet their cutoff times.

  • A friend who can spot you the funds locally within Thailand is in a better position. you can send funds via Thai post or even via local bank deposit and it is available immediately. There are cash deposit machines (CDM) at most bank branches and inside some shopping malls. Even now some atm machines double as a CDM...which can be kind of annoying as it is one more thing to break and can make the line longer if there is only 1 atm in that immediate area.

Answered by Jon Grah on October 24, 2021

It is strange that the hostel doesn't want to be paid by paypal. It costs, but it is rather simple to send money to anybody with an email address. Since he is willing to pay the additional charge he mayb should point the hostel to this explanation on paypals website. and emphasize that this will be the only way he can pay. If they really stands on their position he could say that he will write an online evaluation on platforms like tripadvisor, booking.com or zoover indicating their unwillingness to assist in a crisis situation. That has worked for me quite well in the past. They will not be friendly in solving the issue, but who cares. If that really does not solve the issue, he could always send money through paypal to fellow travelers willing to help.

Answered by user141 on October 24, 2021

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