Comments on: Maybank’s Debit Card Catches Up

By: shiloo

shiloo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:41 +0000

This is really2 helpful! Thanks a lot !! Will be traveling alone in Bangkok..wondered what my maybank card can do. Thanks!

By: 1Earth

1Earth — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:11:57 +0000

You can do normal withdrawals, but I think I read somewhere that Maybank now charges RM15 per transaction if you draw money overseas. Also, if your card is new, be sure to activate it by calling the Maybank help centre or doing it at an Maybank ATM before you go.

By: zarinah abd shukor

zarinah abd shukor — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:38:07 +0000

I'm going for holiday to phuket this coming year end. I would like to know if i can do normal withdrawal like i did in singapore and indonesi (via bii) with no extra charge during my visit to these placess. I understand that we can withdraw if there is ATM with Visa logo but i think that will come with extra charge right?

By: Simon Seow

Simon Seow — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:32:07 +0000

OMG. Thanks for this informative post. Now only I know that Maybankard Visa Debit card can be activated for online transaction already. Noob me.

By: adhwa

adhwa — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:45:39 +0000

someone please tell me how i could put my money into paypal. i already have maybank debit card, but there is no proper guideline to top up my paypal account by my debit card. pleasee someoneee

By: 1Earth

1Earth — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:55:37 +0000

In my experience you don't pay for buying stuff with your card. They just charge SGD to your account, Maybank converts it – bam, transaction complete.

Because it's a debit card, they do put a block for slightly more than what you're purchasing on your card. This is just so you don't go out and empty your account immediately after you purchase something – but the block is released / refunded, once the purchase has gone through.

But that's the whole beauty of the debit card – plastic cash, literally. You don't have to have physical money, but you can't spend what you don't have either.

If you card doesn't work, contact Maybank and have them enable it for overseas transactions – you need to do that at least once.

By: Y

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:22:20 +0000

Hi, I was wondering and tried looking through the net but couldn't really find the answer.

I'm a malaysia but now in Singapore.

If i were to use my Maybank debit card when purchasing items over the counter, how much will I be charged?

Cuz it's quite troublesome to use the ATM machines to withdraw cash.