Official Register Published
The Central Bank of Syria published an official register on Sunday, 11 October 2026, naming the currency exchange offices and companies and the domestic money-transfer companies it has licensed to operate in the country. The list was issued through the bank's official channels.
The move gives residents and businesses a single reference for separating authorized operators from those working without a permit, at a time when the authorities are tightening oversight of the sector.
Numbers Behind the List
According to the register, 39 entities are authorized to work in currency exchange: 36 companies and three offices. The 36 companies are cleared to handle both currency exchange and money transfers, while the three offices are limited to exchange only.
The bank separately listed 10 companies authorized solely for domestic money transfers. Their activity is restricted to moving funds between the branches of the same company inside the country, and they are not cleared to carry out currency exchange.
Crackdown on Unlicensed Operators
The register came two days after the bank announced it had issued 755 warnings to businesses conducting exchange and transfer activity without a license. Those warnings followed field inspections carried out with the Interior Ministry across 10 provinces.
Publishing the approved list sets the other side of that enforcement: operators that do not appear on the register fall outside the licensed system.
Formalizing the Money Market
Currency exchange and informal transfer networks have carried much of the movement of money inside Syria and across its borders for years. Bringing them into a published, licensed framework is part of a wider effort to route that activity through supervised institutions.
For the public, the register draws a clear line: dealing through a listed firm means working within the regulated market, while unlisted operators now face documented warnings and the prospect of legal action.
By separating the firms cleared for both exchange and transfers from those limited to a single activity, the list also tells customers what each licensed operator is actually permitted to do.