Reply To: Using a Taiwanese bank account online

[Elwood Mathy]

Following on from this – Does anyone know of a local bank that will issue a credit card to a foreigner? I am interested in building up a credit history. Have been to three banks, E.Sun, Standard Chartered, and Cathay United. All have told me no – I need a Taiwan ID. Passport and ARC are not enough. I have not had this problem in other countries. Not sure why Taiwan is so restrictive.