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Opening a Bank Account in Singapore
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Yluxion
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May 19 2024, 11:06 AM
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QUOTE(TOS @ May 19 2024, 11:04 AM) Oh you open OCBC SG 360 account directly from Malaysia? I remember our friend Mr. Gray says need to start with statement savings account (and open additional accounts like monthly savings or 360) then only close the statement saving account 6 months later. Now can directly open SG 360 from Malaysia? Would help save the hassle of opening and closing multiple accounts then. Yupe. After opened STS account, I then applied for 360. Approval is instantaneous.
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SUSTOS
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May 19 2024, 11:08 AM
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QUOTE(Yluxion @ May 19 2024, 11:06 AM) Yupe. After opened STS account, I then applied for 360. Approval is instantaneous. Oh, so nothing change lah haha. I thought you open 360 right from the start No big deal. Thanks for the clarification. Indeed, that's the case with SG banks. Once you have an existing account with DBS, UOB or OCBC, you can open another one using the existing account as a "reference account" and get instant approval. That's how I open my DBS My Account as well, instant approval using my existing DBS Multiplier account as reference. This post has been edited by TOS: May 19 2024, 11:10 AM
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privatequity
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May 19 2024, 12:43 PM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 19 2024, 08:30 AM) did you get the debit card? manage to verify that monthly S$2 charge didn't happen if acct has <S$3k? i'll open this since it's confirmed that acct will auto-close if i empty out the balance yes i received the debit card. i put less than 100 sgd, but did make some purchases. Didn't see the monthly charges though, maybe FOC for the first year?
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putraheight
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May 19 2024, 12:48 PM
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Hi, how to transfer money from singapore cimb bank account to Malaysia cimb? Is transfer directly using cimb portal the best way? For Wise, I don't think Wise will let us log in to Singapore bank to fund the transfer like FPX...
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Medufsaid
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May 19 2024, 12:54 PM
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putraheight in cimb sg, try to find this. It's the cheapest during office hours QUOTE(Medufsaid @ Jan 4 2024, 05:39 PM) if i want a long term SG debit card, i'll - use Wise debit card, or
- apply MBB ar-rihla to save on daily S$0.60 SMRT surcharge
This post has been edited by Medufsaid: Jul 6 2025, 08:03 AM
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coolguy99
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May 19 2024, 02:45 PM
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Has anyone tried to open HSBC SG account from malaysia?
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PseudomonasSA
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May 20 2024, 04:23 AM
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Hi Sifus
Wish to ask for advice about first deposit of SGD $1000 to verify new OCBC Singapore bank account.
1) If we send SGD via WISE in a direct conversion, the sender name will likely be WISE or its partner. So understandably, the verification shall fail.
2) However, now WISE offers an SGD account. WISE confirmed that any outgoing payments from the WISE SGD account will have our own names as "Sender Name". If we send first deposit from the Wise SGD account to OCBC Singapore, will this be acceptable? Has anyone had any experiences?
Have personally tried to send SGD From WISE SGD account to a friend's HSBC account - the "Sender Name" is indeed the same as WISE account holder name.
Thank you
This post has been edited by PseudomonasSA: May 20 2024, 04:23 AM
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Medufsaid
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May 20 2024, 04:58 AM
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--edited--
OCBC SG no longer applicable to malaysians. removing this post
This post has been edited by Medufsaid: Apr 24 2025, 11:09 AM
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PseudomonasSA
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May 20 2024, 05:57 AM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 19 2024, 09:58 PM) PseudomonasSA do you have Maybank MY account? you can send via Duitnow Overseas Transfer. have to do 2 transfers like Yluxion did as there's a RM3k daily limit. first you link your phone number to PayNow in OCBC app. can guarantee that it's also cheaper than Wise then you follow this step to transfer from MBB MY via DuitNow Overseas Transfer Thank you so much! Can I link MY number to Pay now? Because I don't have a SG number
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May 20 2024, 06:01 AM
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QUOTE(PseudomonasSA @ May 20 2024, 05:57 AM) Thank you so much! Can I link MY number to Pay now? Because I don't have a SG number yes
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putraheight
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May 20 2024, 01:06 PM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 19 2024, 12:54 PM) putraheight in cimb sg, try to find this. It's the cheapest during office hoursso, i'll open OCBC 360 purely for the S$15 referral reward + try out the debit card @ SMRT, for 9-12 months. if i want a long term SG debit card, i'll
- use Wise debit card, or
- apply MBB ar-rihla to save on daily S$0.60 SMRT surcharge
Thanks @Medufsaid
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Medufsaid
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May 20 2024, 07:46 PM
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OCBC SG no longer applicable to malaysians. removing this post
This post has been edited by Medufsaid: Apr 24 2025, 11:20 AM
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PseudomonasSA
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May 21 2024, 05:47 AM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 20 2024, 12:46 PM) manage to open OCBC Sg acct within hours on a Sunday. However, have to wait 12 hours after creating OCBC OneToken to add Payee. then wait 12 hours to send money to Payee. S$15 welcome gift received hours after deposit of S$1k, debit card also on the wayno way to generate on demand? How did you apply for the debit card? In the SG OCBC apps? Thank you
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Medufsaid
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May 21 2024, 09:41 AM
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OCBC SG no longer applicable to malaysians. removing this post
This post has been edited by Medufsaid: Apr 24 2025, 10:43 AM
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PseudomonasSA
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May 21 2024, 01:44 PM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 21 2024, 02:41 AM) PseudomonasSA you applied for 360 yet? after successfully applying 360 OCBC, try and probe around, there's an option to apply debit card I see. The debit card is only available for 360 account. Does the debit card have an annual fee?
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damien5119
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May 21 2024, 03:21 PM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 20 2024, 04:58 AM) PseudomonasSA do you have Maybank MY account? you can send via Duitnow Overseas Transfer. have to do 2 transfers like Yluxion did as there's a RM3k daily limit. first you link your phone number to PayNow in OCBC app. can guarantee that it's also cheaper than Wise then you follow this step to transfer from MBB MY via DuitNow Overseas Transfer Thanks, can confirm, got the same rates vs money match and yes, cheaper then wise.
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poooky
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May 21 2024, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 20 2024, 07:46 PM) no way to generate on demand? For prior months can generate the proper Statement PDF with bank header, your name and address. For current ongoing month can only generate a barebones excel or pdf without the above.
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Equity
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May 22 2024, 10:42 PM
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Thanks for sharing. This thread helped a lot Malaysian.
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SUSTOS
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May 22 2024, 11:37 PM
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QUOTE(Medufsaid @ May 20 2024, 04:58 AM) PseudomonasSA do you have Maybank MY account? you can send via Duitnow Overseas Transfer. have to do 2 transfers like Yluxion did as there's a RM3k daily limit. first you link your phone number to PayNow in OCBC app. can guarantee that it's also cheaper than Wise then you follow this step to transfer from MBB MY via DuitNow Overseas Transfer Yo bro, can you help check if DuitNow Cross Border Transfer is available for CIMB MY? Been waiting for months already... they seem way slower than Maybank... Thanks.
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Medufsaid
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May 22 2024, 11:58 PM
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TOS just checked. i still see this QUOTE(Medufsaid @ Jan 18 2024, 09:15 PM) temporarily unavailable to them means 4 months or more This post has been edited by Medufsaid: May 23 2024, 12:00 AM
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