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Senate Exchange
On its website, Senate Exchange describes itself as a Bank of Thailand-licensed currency exchange office operating since 2016 and as a network of exchange locations. It names two Phuket locations, without street addresses or opening hours for them.
What the service says about itself
The official page describes Senate Exchange as a network of licensed exchange offices. Phuket is listed separately, alongside Pattaya, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Patong, Koh Phangan and Koh Samui.
The number printed on the site is MC125660019, next to wording describing a currency exchange office licensed by the Bank of Thailand. This review did not check the regulator’s registry, so the number is quoted as website text rather than as an independently verified registry entry.
Phuket offices
Two locations are named: “Phuket Exchange Point (Bang Tao)” and “Phuket Exchange Point (Kata).” The reviewed page gives no street address or opening hours for either Phuket location. An address belonging to another city is not transferred to Phuket here.
What it accepts and how it pays out
Listed incoming methods include Mir and UnionPay cards from Russian banks, transfers through Russia’s Faster Payments System (SBP) and from Russian banks, cash USD, EUR, CNY and KZT, and USDT, BTC and ETH. Cash rubles are not named on the reviewed page.
Payout options are an office, courier, cardless ATM withdrawal by QR code, a Thai bank account and cash USD. The ATM route uses the cardless function at ATMs of any Thai bank. Courier delivery is described as same-day across the city and to hotels, 24/7; the transfer is made after the courier arrives.
A passport or driving license is required at an office. For courier and ATM payouts, the page does not require your own Thai card or Thai bank account.
Amounts, rates and timing
No separate minimum is published. The explicit caveat is that a less favorable rate applies below THB 10,000. That is a worse-rate threshold, and the scale credits it because it is no higher than THB 10,000.
The site says an operator provides a rate within 3 minutes. Courier delivery is described as same-day. No time in minutes or hours to banknotes in hand is given, so the speed point is zero.
Reverse exchange is shown on the page: THB to RUB and THB to USD. Worn or damaged banknotes are refused or accepted at a reduced price.
What the source does not say
- No street addresses or opening hours for the Bang Tao and Kata locations.
- No time to cash in hand for ATM or courier payout.
- Cash rubles are not named on the reviewed page.
Contact shown on the service website
Telegram @SenateExchange_bot, WhatsApp +66 63 550 3442. The service page is in Russian.