Haha agreed. I've used 2 Android phones to try and apply with no success. I'm going to try with an iPhone. I'm thinking they might have been lazy and only built the system to work properly with iOS because it covers the most users?

Can anyone transfer using the Maybank SG account? I tried several times but keep unsuccessful.

Can we do online non-SGD forex conversion (eg. USD <--> EUR) with DBS My Account ? I assume not.

I can't register and bind the mobile number that I've used for the MY counterpart.
But somehow notifications still come through, is it because the accounts are tied?

Never tried. You can get better rates by opening up a Forex broker and convert it inside the Forex broker than use DBS. Don't use IBKR for conversion cause if you use it for conversion only, they can and will ban you.

This post has been edited by Ramjade: Aug 28 2023, 01:36 PM

Err don't quite understand your case. The mobile number for CIMB SG and MY should be registered separately when you open the accounts respectively.

You may then link up CIMB SG and MY accounts which allow you to check each other country's account balance details when you login from the other.

E.g. Login to CIMB SG can see CIMB MY saving accounts and FDs; login to CIMB MY can see CIMB SG account details.

As for mobile number notifications, I think there are separate storing system for each account (SG and MY).

Usually I will receive an email notification for money deposited into/exiting CIMB MY. No notification is given for money going into CIMB SG for my case. Money exiting CIMB SG will trigger an SMS or notification email, depending on your settings:



This post has been edited by TOS: Aug 28 2023, 10:59 AM

Sorry, side-track abit.

IBKR forex trading has the same USD2 min. commission for tiered pricing, and you get to set the desired conversion rate for the day (vs. currency conversion @ spot rate, USD2 commission). Just curious, would you get flagged and possibly banned too, taking the forex trading path, for the sake of forex conversion?

OCBC system is down across the island...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/o...w-cards-3728906

sigh, isnt ocbc the second largest bank in singapore?

what a joke.

No wonder their app is poorly and stupidly developed...

This post has been edited by john123x: Aug 28 2023, 12:04 PM

Just saw this news too. No wonder I couldn't perform paynow just now. I thought there is something wrong with Maybank SG.

Yes that's right. There have been reports of people of abusing IBKR, IBKR send out a warning email to that person that if he continue doing that, account will be closed.

Even DBS was down a few months back as the largest bank in Singapore 🤦‍♀️ and most of the time when this happens it is usually in Monday and Friday morning the past few incidents

Recently i noticed CIMB SG gives very good rate converting to RM. Today can get near to 3.428 transferring from CIMB SG to MY directly. Much better than Wise.

Malaysia banks "sickness" have infected Singaporean banks too....

System down @ offline 😁

Limited to 3k per day,not more

Restricted rate and amount 🤦‍♀️

Malaysia banks sickness is not as complex as Singapore 🤦‍♀️ as Singapore banking system is more open and not closed loop unlike in Malaysia hence downtime can be longer judging from DBS recent debacle

ccschua cimb SG can change limit to cimb MY




(note: i don't have S$35k in my acct, that's just how their UI is)

This post has been edited by Medufsaid: Aug 29 2023, 10:45 AM

I doubt so. Those getting banned were most likely using the account only for conversion and withdraw it after conversion. For normal user who is holding equities, money deposit for investment/trading i.e. convert money for investment (not direct withdrawal) IBKR will not banned as this is the normal account activities. Even though users do a trade on FX pairs, it should be consider a normal activities. The abnormal activities is to deposit-conversion-withdrawal. System will flag that.

From what I gathered, if you convert you need to use it to buy stuff. Not sure if conversion > buying will it be flag. That's why to be on the safe side, just convert and use the money for investment. Don't use ibkr as a conversion tool.

even though i updated the transfer limit to MYR 100k in services, the RM 3k limit is still not ther. but I can see your screen is RM 100k, not sure why my limit is still 3k