Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>Why did BOT allow BBL to open bank accounts for tourists before, when tourists can't even open a postpaid cellphone account?🤔</p><p>Bangkok Bank tightens account rules for some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foreigners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foreigners</span></a><br>"Since January, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BangkokBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BangkokBank</span></a> has been operating under new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rules" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rules</span></a>. Foreign <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourists</span></a> are no longer allowed to open <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accounts</span></a> here.. To open new deposit accounts, the bank now requires applicants to hold long-term <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visas</span></a>, be married to Thai nationals or own property in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a>"🧐 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a><br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3036585/bangkok-bank-cracks-down-on-foreigners-accounts-amid-scam-fears" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/business/gener</span><span class="invisible">al/3036585/bangkok-bank-cracks-down-on-foreigners-accounts-amid-scam-fears</span></a></p>