Authorized Foreign Exchange Services
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- Category: Press Release
- Created: 10 August 2021
As required by section 4(1) of the Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018, the authority to conduct foreign exchange business in Tonga is restricted only to Authorized Persons licensed by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga. Members of the public are hereby advised that the following entities are Authorized Persons licensed to deal in foreign exchange under the Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018
License Type A (Inward & Outward Remittances)
1. ‘Ave Pa’anga Pau – Tonga Development Bank
2. FEXCO Tonga Limited
3. Frank Money Transfer
4. Island Flexi Transfer
5. KlickEx Trading Limited
6. Maka Mo’ui Trading Services & Financial Institutions Limited
7. Manatu ‘Ofa Money Transfer
8. Rowena Financial Services t/a IMEX Money Transfer
9. T&T Money Transfer Limited
10. Toumu’a Money Transfer
License Type B (Inward Remittances Only)
1. Digicel Tonga Limited t/a Digicel Mobile Money
2. Joy Trading Company Limited
3. Nikua Money Transfer
4. Tokowireless Limited
5. Tonga Post Limited
License Type C (Foreign Currency Conversion Only)
1. Jones Travel Limited
Foreign Exchange Dealer under Banking Licenses
1. MoneyGram Agent – Bank of the South Pacific
a. Friendly Island Bookshops – MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
b. LunaEva Malapo Branch – MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
c. LunaEva Nuku’alofa Branch – MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
Members of the public are encouraged to report to the National Reserve Bank of Tonga any person or business that is advertising or providing foreign exchange services but are not an authorized person or authorized foreign exchange dealers. Any person dealing with the foreign exchange without a valid license commits an offence and is liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both.
Enquiries
Economics Department
National Reserve Bank of Tonga
Fasi mo e Afi
NUKU'ALOFA
Telephone: (676) 24057
Fax: (676) 24201
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Resources
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| Press Release in Tongan 118 KB - Download a copy of the full press release. |
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