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Which bank to open an a/c in Singapore

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Which bank to open an a/c in Singapore

Post by Left Wing » Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:03 pm

Which bank to open an a/c in Singapore, who has the best deals and ATMs ..been using HSBC in HK of course they rule HK..how are they in Singapore or any other banks that offer better service..

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Post by No Borders » Thu, 22 Jun 2006 1:15 pm

We opened at DBS because there was 'no fuss', eassy bank. Whether it's a good bank or not, don't know. So far it's okay for us.

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Post by Left Wing » Thu, 22 Jun 2006 4:34 pm

thks ....credit cards also from DBS ?

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Post by No Borders » Thu, 22 Jun 2006 4:39 pm

Nope. One of those foreign banks.

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Post by jpatokal » Fri, 23 Jun 2006 2:23 pm

It doesn't matter, they all suck. But if you want a local one, DBS/POSB has the meager advantage of having the most ATMs and branches.
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Post by perplexsheep » Fri, 23 Jun 2006 4:05 pm

I would suggest to open either a OCBC or UOB account. Everyone have a POSB or DBS account, which means that the quene to get money is never short, and I hate to quene.

OCBC or UOB atm machines are everywhere, and the quene is often 1/3 of DBS or POSB. Moreover, if you have an OCBC account, you can still use UOB atm (vice versa). I think its free for the first 2 transactions every month, and every subsequent transaction is 20cts.

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