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Currency Assist

Payment institution · South Africa

About the company

Legal company nameCurrency Assist SA (Pty) Ltd
Year founded2011
Headquarters / registered countryPlettenberg Bay, South Africa
Websitewww.currencyassist.com
Last checked10.10.2026

According to its official website, Currency Assist is a foreign exchange services firm founded in 2011 and based on South Africa's Garden Route; Currency Assist SA (Pty) Ltd, which operates the site, is presented as a foreign exchange service provider authorised by the FSCA under FSP number 46057. For personal clients (Personal Assist) it helps with offshore transfers, offshore investment allowances, tax compliance and SARB approvals, financial emigration, opening foreign currency accounts and bringing funds into South Africa to buy property; it states that there are no fees to open or run an account. For businesses (Business Assist) it offers import and export payments, market orders, forward exchange contracts (FECs), currency risk management and trade finance; it says it runs a full dealing desk that acts as an outsourced treasury, offers a desktop solution for clients who book their own deals, and lets clients keep their existing bank accounts. The head office is in Plettenberg Bay, with offices in Gqeberha and Knysna and satellite offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Kimberley and KwaZulu-Natal. Rand Tangle, which serves expats with financial assets in South Africa, is named as a sister company. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESPersonal clients (Personal Assist) · Businesses (Business Assist)
MIN. DEPOSITNot stated
PLATFORMSClient portal (Client Login) · Desktop dealing solution
PRODUCTSInternational money transfers · Foreign currency accounts · Forward contracts (FECs) and market orders · Currency risk management · Trade finance · Emigration and exchange control approvals

Licences and regulation

FSCA (South Africa)

Licence no.FSP 46057
Licence holderCurrency Assist SA (Pty) Ltd
ScopeListed in the FSCA register as an authorised (Authorized) financial services provider under Currency Assist SA (Pty) Ltd (FSP 46057); authorised since 11 Aug 2015; approved product classes: derivative instruments, crypto assets and deposit products.
StatusVerified

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcescurrencyassist.com — homepage, Personal Assist, Business Assist, Here to Assist (about and contact), We Understand Forex pages, footer
Regulator recordsFSCA — Currency Assist SA (Pty) Ltd, FSP 46057 (fsca.co.za)
Company registerCIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) — Currency Assist SA (Pty) Ltd, 2012/193613/07
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified10.10.2026

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