2. Authorised Entities

2.1. Authorised Dealers

The offices in South Africa of the undermentioned banks are authorised to act, for the purposes of the Exchange Control Regulations, as Authorised Dealers:

Name of entity – Authorised Dealer
ABSA Bank Limited
Access Bank (South Africa) Limited
Albaraka Bank Limited
Bank of China Johannesburg Branch
Bank of Communications Co. Limited Johannesburg Branch
Bank of Taiwan South Africa Branch
Bidvest Bank Limited
Capitec Bank Limited
China Construction Bank, Johannesburg Branch
Citibank, N.A., South Africa
Deutsche Bank AG, Johannesburg Branch
Discovery Bank Limited
FirstRand Bank Limited
Goldman Sachs International Bank, Johannesburg Branch
Habib Overseas Bank Limited
HBZ Bank Limited
HSBC Bank plc – Johannesburg Branch
Investec Bank Limited
JPMorgan Chase Bank (Johannesburg Branch)
Nedbank Limited
Sasfin Bank Limited
Standard Chartered Bank – Johannesburg Branch
State Bank of India
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

Restricted Authorised Dealer

The office in South Africa of the under-mentioned bank is authorised to act, for the purposes of the Regulations, as a Restricted Authorised Dealer in respect of permissible credit card transactions per the quoted sections of the Currency and Exchanges Manual for Authorised Dealers:

Name of entity – Restricted Authorised DealerSections
African Bank LimitedSections B.4(B) and B.16
Bank Zero Mutual BankSections B.4(B) and B.16
Grindrod Bank LimitedSections B.4(B) and B.16
Tyme Bank LimitedSections B.4(B) and B.16

Authorised Dealer in foreign exchange with limited authority

The offices in South Africa of the entities listed hereunder are authorised to act, for the purposes of the Regulations, as ADLAs. The ADLAs, dependent on their category of appointment, are only authorised to conclude travel-related transactions and certain specified transactions under the single discretionary allowance:

Name of entity – ADLACategory of appointment
Border Forex (Pty) LimitedTwo
Forex World (Pty) LimitedTwo
Global Foreign Exchange (Pty) LimitedTwo
Home Remitt (Pty) LimitedTwo
Imali Express (Pty) LimitedTwo
Inter Africa Bureau de Change (Pty) LimitedTwo
Interchange RSA (Pty) LimitedTwo
Mukuru Africa (Pty) LimitedTwo
NEC Money (Pty) LimitedTwo
Sikhona Forex RF (Pty) Limited trading as Ria Money TransferTwo
Tourvest Financial Services (Pty) Limited trading as TravelexTwo
Travel Forex (Pty) Limited trading as TravelexTwo
Access Forex (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Clicksendnow (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
eZi Remit (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Kawena Exchange (Pty) LimitedThree (VTSP)
Sasai Fintech (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
SendHome (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Shop2Shop Money Transfer (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Shoprite Money Transfers (Pty) Limited trading as ShopriteSendThree (MTO)
Teeenaar (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Terra Payment Services South Africa (RF) (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Tayo Pay (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
WorldRemit South Africa (Pty) LimitedThree (MTO)
Hello Paisa (Pty) LimitedFour
Mama Money (Pty) LimitedFour
Southeast Exchange Company (South Africa) (Pty) LimitedFour
  • Category One: Travel-related transactions only.
  • Category Two: Travel-related transactions and certain prescribed single discretionary allowance of R1 million per applicant within the calendar year, with additional money remittance services in partnership with external money transfer operators.
  • Category Three: Independent money transfer operators or value transfer service providers, facilitating transactions not exceeding R5,000 per transaction per day, with a limit of R25,000 per applicant per calendar month.
  • Category Four: A combination of services provided by Category Two and Category Three ADLAs.
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