Companies Permitted to Engage Money Changing Business

 
Companies who can Buy, Exchange and Sell Foreign Currencies

+ - Licensed Commercial Banks/ Licensed Specialized Banks Click to collapse

All branches are permitted to engage in money changing business and details of the head offices are given below.

Name of the Bank Address Contact No
Amana Bank PLC No. 403, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 7756000
Bank of Ceylon “BOC Square”, No. 01, Bank of Ceylon Mawatha, Colombo 01  +94 11 2446790-811
Bank of China Ltd Colombo Branch No. 40, York Street, Colombo 01  
Cargills Bank Ltd No. 696, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 7640000/502
Citibank, N. A. No. 65C, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 07 +94 11 2447316-8
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Commercial house, No. 21, Sir Razik Fareed Mawatha, Colombo 01 +94 11 2486000-3
Deutsche Bank AG No. 86, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 2447062-6
DFCC Bank PLC No. 73/5, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 2442442
Habib Bank Ltd. No. 70A, Dharmapla Mawatha, Colombo 07 +94 11 2326565
Hatton National Bank PLC No. 479, T B Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 +94 11 2664664
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. No. 24, Sir Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha, Colombo 01 +94 11 2446591
Indian Bank No. 57, Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha, Colombo 01 +94 11 2323402
Indian Overseas Bank No. 139, Main street, Colombo 11 +94 11 5324422
MCB Bank Ltd. No. 08, Leyden Bastian Road, Colombo 01 +94 11 2448765/6
National Development Bank PLC No. 40, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 02 +94 11 2448448
Nations Trust Bank PLC No. 242, Union Place, Colombo 02 +94 11 4313131
Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC No. 450, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 2565565
People’s Bank No. 75, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02 +94 11 2327841-6
Public Bank Berhad No. 340, R A De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 03 +94 11 2576289-92
Sampath Bank PLC No. 110, Sir James Peiris Mawatha, Colombo 02 +94 11 4730630
Seylan Bank PLC No. 90, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 2456789
Standard Charted Bank No. 37, York Street, Colombo 01 +94 11 2480000
State Bank of India No. 16, Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha, Colombo 01 +94 11 2326133-5
Union Bank of Colombo No. 64, Galle Road, Colombo 03 +94 11 2316005

 

Name of the Bank Address Contact No
Licensed Specialized Banks
National Savings Bank Savings House, No. 255, Galle Road, Colombo 03

+94 11 2372184, +94 11 2375254
Sanasa Development Bank PLC No. 12, Edmonton Road, Kirulapone, Colombo 06

+94 11 2512039, +94 11 2832547

+ - Licensed Finance Companies Click to collapse

Approved branches are permitted to engage in money changing business and the details of the head offices are given below.

Name of the Money Changer Address Contact No
Registered Finance Companies
Asia Asset Finance PLC No. 76, Park Street, Colombo 02
Tel:        +94 117699000
Fax:
Citizens Development Business Finance PLC No.123, Orabipasha Mawatha, Colombo 10
Tel: +94 11 7388388
Fax: +94 11 2429888
Lanka Credit and Business Finance Ltd No. 76, S De S Jayasinghe Mawatha, Kohuwala Nugegoda
Tel: +94 11 2825404
Fax: +94 11 2825406
L B Finance PLC No. 275/75, Prof. Stanley Wijesundera Mawatha, Colombo 07
Tel: +94 11 2631631
Fax: +94 11 2631000
Senkadagala Finance PLC 2nd Floor, No. 267, Galle Road, Colombo 03
Tel: +94 11 2301301
Fax: +94 11 2301937
Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC No. 331, First Floor, Dr. Colvin R. De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 02
Tel: +94 11 2303717
Fax: +94 11 2303715

+ - Other Companies incorporated as Limited Companies (other than Licensed Commercial Banks/ Licensed Specialized Banks and Licensed Finance Companies) permitted to Buy, Sell and Exchange foreign currencies Click to collapse

Name of the Money Changer Address Contact No
Ravi Forexae (Pvt) Ltd. No. 115, Sea Street, Colombo 11
Tel: +94 11 2436358
Fax: +94 11 2471966
Thomas Cook Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake
Tel: +94 11 4832881 (Arrival)
Tel: +94 11 4833784 (Departure)
Fax: +94 11 4832881
Arrujina Jewellery (Pvt) Ltd. No. 42, Sea Street, Colombo 11
Tel: +94 11 2435298
Fax: +94 11 2387606

Companies who can Buy and Exchange Foreign Currencies (Not permitted to sell foreign currencies)

+ - Companies incorporated as Limited Companies (other than Licensed Commercial Banks/ Licensed Specialized Banks and Licensed Finance Companies) permitted to Buy and Exchange foreign currencies (Not permitted to sell foreign currencies) Click to collapse

Name of the Money Changer Address Contact No
Abdeen Money Changers (Pvt) Ltd. No. 47, Hospital Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2447431
Fax: +94 11 2344657
Abilash Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 20, Station Road, Ja-Ela
Tel:        +94 11 2235864
Fax:
Asian Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 92, Chatham Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 77 3869841
Fax:  
Aramex Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd No. 14, Samaraweera Place, Weligama
Tel:        +94 41 2227222
Fax:
Ariyawansa  Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd No. 27, Kandy Road, Kiribathgoda
Tel:        +94 11 4375185
Fax:
Bullion Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 210, Main Street, Colombo11
Tel: +94 11 2430640
Fax: +94 11 4722559
Capital  Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 54, Hospital Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2473220
Fax: +94 11 2473220
Central Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 79, Hemas Building, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel:         +94 11 2555940
Fax:
City Exchange (Pvt) Ltd - Head Office No. 92, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel:         +94 11 2432322
Fax:        +94 11 2390935
Crown Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd No. 56, Mudalige Mawatha, Colombo 01
Tel:         +94 11 2472957
Fax:        +94 11 2393150
Colombo Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 65, Galle Road, Wellawatte, Colombo 06
Tel:         +94 11 2594531
Fax:        +94 11 2594533
Colombo Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. - Chatham Street No. 96, Chatham Street, Fort, Colombo 01
Tel:  +94 11 2594531
Fax:  
Dadigama Group (Pvt) Ltd. No. 12, Dehiwala Road, Maharagama
Tel: +94 11 2840391
Fax: +94 11 2840391
Data Exchange International (Pvt) Ltd. No. 78,80, Bristol Building, Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2390900
Fax: +94 11 2390903
Devi Forex (Pvt) Ltd No. 131, Sea Street, Colombo 11
Tel:         +94 11 2388757
Fax:        +94 11 2327101
George Michael Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. No. 157, Chilaw Road, Wennappuwa
Tel: +94 31 2249779
Fax: +94 31 2249780
Galle Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. - Weligama No. 08/C, Samaraweera Place, Weligama
Tel:         +94  771 376 655
Fax:        
Galle Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 71, Samudra Mawatha, Galle
Tel: +94 91-2222222
Fax:  
Galle Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. - Galle Fort No.80, Layn Baan Street, Fort, Galle
Tel:         +94 91 2245296
Fax:
Global Village Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 116, Sea Street, Negombo
Tel: +94 31 2236744
Fax: +94 31 2222907
Global Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd No. 115, Kasthuriyar Road, Jaffna
Tel:
Fax:
Golden Money Changers (Pvt) Ltd. No. 41, Mudalige Mawatha, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2451070
Fax: +94 11 2321899
Haifa Travels & Tours (Pvt) Ltd No. 53A, Bristal Paradise Building, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel:        +94 11 4801669
Fax:
International Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 53B, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2347331
Fax: +94 11 2424987
Jewel Lanka Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 188, Main Street, Negombo
Tel:         +94 31 2224419
Fax:        +94 312238544
JLS Mithiraa (Pvt) Ltd No. 296, C Ponnampalam Road, Jaffna
Tel:         +94 77 8210140
Fax:
Keyser Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 147, Keyzer Street, Colombo 11
Tel: +94 11 2459139
Fax: +94 11 2472221
Lanka Forex Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd Crescat Boulevard, No. 89, L23, Galle Road, Colombo 03
Tel:         +94 77 7864136
Fax:
Maruthi Money Exchange (Pvt)Ltd. No. 285, Galle Road, Wellawatte, Colombo 06
Tel:         +94 11 2362086
Fax:        +94 11 2362086
Maruthi Money Exchange (Pvt)Ltd. - Jaffna No. 388, Hospital Road, Jaffna
Tel:       +94 11 2362086
Fax:  
Mayurie Money Changers (Pvt) Ltd. No. 240, Main Street, Negombo
Tel: +94 31 2239389
Fax:  
Metro Forex (Pvt) Ltd.   No. 192, Main Street, Negombo
Tel:          +94 31 2222202
Fax:         +94 31 2222202
Milano  Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 108, Chilaw Road, Wennappuwa
Tel: +94 31 2253970
Fax: +94 31 2253970
Narmatha Gold Centre (Pvt) Ltd. No. 187, Power House Road, Jaffna
Tel: +94 21 2221933
Fax: +94 21 2224779
Narmatha Gold Centre (Pvt) Ltd. - Kilinochchi A9 Road, Opposite of the Courts, Kilinochchi
Tel:          +94 21 2221933
Fax:
New Natasha (Pvt) Ltd. No. 15, Supermarket Complex, Wennappuwa
Tel: +94 31 2253120
Fax: +94 31 2255337
New Regal's Money Changer (Pvt) Ltd. No. 110, Main Street, Kurunegala
Tel: +94 37 2224447
Fax: +94 37 2232639
Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd - Head Office No. 42A, Mudalige Mawatha, Colombo 01
Tel:         +94 112 422 049
Fax:
Prasanna Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd - Colombo 06 No. 57, Galle Road, Colombo 06
Tel:         +94 112 591 420
Fax:
Pushpa Money Changers (Pvt) Ltd No. 67, Greens Road, Negombo
Tel:         +94 31 2236998
Fax:        +94 31 2234501
Rivindu Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd. No. 378, Negombe Road, Wattala
Tel: +94 11 2946996
Fax:  
Royal Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. - Head Office No. 51/C, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2331824
Fax: +94 11 2395834
Royal Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. – Colombo 06 No. 55, Galle Road, Colombo 06
Tel: +94 11 2587107
Fax: +94 11 2555488
Royal Forex Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd No. 10, 03-09, Majestic City, Station Road, Colombo 05
Tel:         +94 71 4803765
Fax:
Royal Money Mart (Pvt) Ltd. No. 132/1, Galle Road, Aluthgama
Tel: +94 34 2275209
Fax: +94 34 4289144
Royal Money Mart (Pvt) Ltd. No.119, Chatham street, Colombo 01
Tel:         +94 11 2424466
Fax:
Shifaz Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 51, Bristol Paradise Building, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2344168
Fax: +94 11 2327888
Swiss Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. - Head Office No. 51/B/A, York Street, Colombo 01
Tel: +94 11 2448115
Fax: +94 11 2445538
Swiss Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. – Colombo 06 No. 87A, Galle Road, Colombo 06
Tel: +94 11 2555551
Fax: +94 11 2555551
Thomas Cook Lanka (Pvt) Ltd - Kandy L1-K9, Kandy City Centre,  Dalada Veediya, Kandy
Tel:         +94 81 2205811
Fax:
Thomas Cook Lanka (Pvt) Ltd - Colombo City Centre Unit No RT.00.13.01, Ground Floor, Colombo City Centre, Colombo 02
Tel:         +94 11 7898390
Fax:
Thomas Cook Lanka (Pvt) Ltd - One Galle Face Mall LG 34, The Mall at One Galle Face, Centre Road Galle Face, No 1, Colombo 02
Tel:         +94 11 7011221
Fax:
Unic Forex (Pvt) Ltd No. 09, Fort Road, Chilaw
Tel:         +94 32 2222300
Fax:
United Exchange (Pvt) Ltd Unit No. LGF 10, Unity Plaza, No. 02, Galle Road, Colombo 04
Tel:         +94 11 2590923
Fax:
Western Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd No. 195, Galle Road, Wellawatta, Colombo 06
Tel:        
Fax:
Windsor Money Exchange (Pvt) Ltd. No. 337, Galle Road, Wellawatta, Colombo 06
Tel: +94 11 2421328
Fax: +94 11 2390903

Companies who can Buy Foreign Currencies (Not permitted to sell and exchange foreign currencies)

+ - Hotels Click to collapse

Name of the Money Changer Address Contact No
Cinnamon Red Colombo Cinnamon Red Colombo, No. 59, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 03
Tel: +94 112145145
Fax:   
Cinnamon Citadel Kandy Cinnamon Citadel Kandy, 124, Srimath Kuda Ratwatte Mawatha, Kandy
Tel: +94 812234365
Fax:
Cinnamon Lodge Habarana Cinnamon Lodge Habarana, P.O. Box 02, Habarana
Tel: +94 662270011
Fax:
Habarana Village by Cinnamon Habarana Village by Cinnamon, P.O. Box 01, Habarana
Tel: +94 662270047
Fax:
Cinnamon Bentota Beach Cinnamon Bentota Beach, Cinnamon Bentota Beach, Bentota
Tel: +94 34 2275176
Fax:
Hikka Trans By Cinnamon Hikka Trans By Cinnamon, P.O. Box 01, Galle Road, Hikkaduwa
Tel: +94 91 2278000
Fax:
Cinnamon Bey Beruwala Cinnamon Bey Beruwala, Moragalla, Beruwala
Tel: +94 34 2297000
Fax:
Cinnamon Grand Cinnamon Grand, No. 77, Galle Road, Colombo 03
Tel: +94 11 2437437
Fax:
Cinnamon Lakeside Cinnamon Lakeside, No. 115, Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02
Tel: +94 11 2491000
Fax:
Cinnamon Wild Yala Cinnamon Wild Yala, P.O. Box 1, Kirinda, Tissamaharama
Tel: +94 47 2239449
Fax:
Pearl City Hotel No. 17, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 04
Tel: +94 114523800
Fax:
Shangri-La Hotel Colombo Shangri-La Hotel Colombo, No. 01, Centre Road, Galle Face, Colombo 02
Tel: +94 117888288
Fax:
Shangri-La's Hambantota Resort & Spa Shangri-La's Hambantota Resort & Spa, Sittrakala Estate, Cithragala, Ambalantota
Tel: +94 47 7888888
Fax: +94 47 7634014
Trinco Blu by Cinnamon Trinco Blu by Cinnamon, Uppaveli, Trincomalee
Tel: +94 262222307
Fax:
ITC Ratnadipa  No. 21, Galle Face Center Road, Colombo 1
Tel: +94 117144040
Fax: