Only Authorized Persons dealing with foreign exchange are issued with a valid license by the Reserve Bank pursuant to section 13(1) of the Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018. Any person dealing with 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.

The public is advised NOT to carry out any foreign exchange transactions with Unauthorized Persons and are encouraged to report any unauthorized foreign exchange services to the Reserve Bank. An Authorized Person can be identified by its requirement to display their license in its place of business. All Unauthorized Persons dealing in foreign exchange are to immediately cease and desist operations and apply to the Reserve Bank for a valid license.

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. Fexco Tonga Limited
  2. Rowena Financial Services t/a IMEX Money Transfer
  3. T&T Money Transfer
  4. KlickEx Trading Limited
  5. S.A.V Money Transfer

License Type B (Inward Remittances Only)

  1. Digicel Tonga Limited t/a Digicel Mobile Money
  2. Frank Money Transfer
  3. Tonga Post Limited
  4. Manatu 'Ofa Money Transfer
  5. Fietokoni Financial Services Limited
  6. Island Flexi Transfer

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
    1. Friendly Island Bookshops - MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
    2. LunaEva Malapo Branch - MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
  2. MoneyGram Agent - MBf Bank Limited
  3. 'Ave Pa'anga Pau - Tonga Development Bank
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Fakafetongi Pa'anga Muli Ta'efakalao

Hufanga ‘i he fakatapu΄ ka e ‘oatu ‘a e fanongonongo ko ‘eni΄. Kuo fakaa’u mai ki he Pangikē Pule΄ ha ngaahi lipooti falala’anga ‘oku ‘i ai ha ngaahi falekoloa fakatau fakamovetemovete ‘i Tongatapu΄ni pea pehē foki ki he ngaahi ‘otu motu΄ ‘oku nau fakahoko ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga muli΄ lolotonga ia ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau ma’u ha laiseni ngofua ke nau fakahoko ‘a e fakafeotongi pa’anga muli΄. Ko ha taha kuo fakamafai’i (authorised persons) ke ne fakahoko ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga muli΄ kuo pau ke tomu’a foaki ange ha’ane laiseni ‘e he Pangikē Pule΄ ‘o fakatatau ki he vahe 13 kupusi’i (1) ‘o e Lao ki hono Pule’i ‘o e Fetongi Pa’anga Muli 2018. Ko ha taha ‘oku ne fakahoko ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga muli΄ ka ‘oku ‘ikai ha’ane laiseni, ‘oku ne fakahoko ‘a e hia pea kuo pau ke ala mo’ua ‘i ha’ane halaia ki ha mo’ua pa’anga ‘oku ‘ikai lahi hake ‘i he $10,000 pē ki he ngāue popula ki ha vaha’ataimi ‘ikai laka hake ‘i he ta’u ‘e tolu pē fakatou’osi.

‘Oku tuku atu ai ‘a e fakatokanga΄ni ki he kakai ‘o e fonua΄ ke faka’ehi’ehi mei hano fakahoko ha fakafetongi pa’anga muli mo ha ni’ihi ‘oku nau fakahoko ta’efakalao ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga muli΄. Te mau lau koe tokoni lahi ia ki he ‘emau ngāue΄ ha‘amou lipooti mai ki he Pangikē Pule΄ ha tokotaha pē ha kautaha ‘oku ne fakahoko ha fakafetongi pa’anga muli ta’efakalao.

Koe founga keke malava ai ‘o tala ‘oku ‘osi fakamafai’i ha tokotaha ke ne fakahoko ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga΄, ko ho’o vakai ki he tatau ‘o ‘enau laiseni mei he Pangikē Pule΄ ‘a ia ‘oku fiema’u fakaha e laiseni ‘i ha feitu’u mahino ‘i hono feitu’u pisinisi tefito´. Ko kimoutolu kotoa pe ‘oku kei fakahoko ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga muli ta’efakalao´ni, ‘oku fiema’u leva ke ta’ofi ‘a e ngāue ta’efakalao´ni ‘i he vave taha΄ pea fakahū mai ha’o tohi kole ki he Pangikē Pule΄ ke ma’u ha’o laiseni.

Ko kinautolu pē ‘eni kuo fakamafai’i ke nau fakahoko ‘a e fakafetongi pa’anga muli΄ ‘o fakatatau ki he Lao ki hono Pule’i ‘o e Fetongi Pa’anga Muli 2018:

Laiseni Kalasi A (Talafi Pa’anga mai mei Tu’apule’anga pea mo Talafi mei Tonga΄ni ki Tu’apule’anga)

  1. FEXCO Tonga Limited
  2. Rowena Financial Services t/a IMEX Money Transfer
  3. T&T Money Transfer
  4. KlickEx Trading Limited
  5. S.A.V Money Transfer

Laiseni Kalasi B (Talafi pa’anga mai pē mei Tu’apule’anga)

  1. Digicel Tonga Limited t/a Digicel Mobile Money
  2. Frank Money Transfer
  3. Tonga Post Limited
  4. Manatu ‘Ofa Money Transfer
  5. Fietokoni Financial Services Limited
  6. Island Flexi Transfer

Laiseni Kalasi C (Fakafetongi Pa’anga muli pē)

  1. Jones Travel Limited

Kautaha Fakafetongi Pa’anga Muli ‘oku nau ‘i he malumalu ‘o e ngaahi Laiseni Fakapangikē

  1. MoneyGram Agent – Bank of South Pacific
    1. Friendly Island Bookshops – MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
    2. Va’a e LunaEva ‘i Malapo – MoneyGram Sub Agent to BSP
  2. MoneyGram Agent – MBf Bank Limited
  3. ‘Ave Pa’anga Pau – Tonga Development Bank