16 km from our branch

Currency Exchange in Perungudi

RBI-licensed FFMC serving Perungudi. Wholesale rates, walk-in cash, and same-day university remittances.

RBI-licensed money changer 16 km north-west for Ramanujan IT City and Tidel Park employees. Corporate-grade documentation, finance-team-friendly invoices, single-visit BTQ disbursement.

DISTANCE16 km away
DRIVE TIME45 to 75 minutes
LICENCERBI FFMC
CURRENCIES40+ in stock

Today's rates for Perungudi customers

Documentation built for HR and finance teams. BTQ approval letter in, properly stamped invoice out.

CurrencySave vs Bank
USD - US DollarUp to 2.5%
EUR - EuroUp to 2.8%
GBP - Pound SterlingUp to 2.7%
AED - UAE DirhamUp to 2.2%
SAR - Saudi RiyalUp to 2.4%
SGD - Singapore DollarUp to 2.5%
AUD - Australian DollarUp to 2.6%
CAD - Canadian DollarUp to 2.6%

Reimbursement-grade paperwork, every transaction

WhatsApp 'Perungudi RITC' to +91 93811 11767. We will confirm what your finance team needs and prepare it before you arrive.

Why Ramanujan IT City and Tidel Park employees choose Scope Forex

Perungudi is one of OMR's most prominent IT campus zones. Anchored by the Ramanujan IT City (RITC) campus complex, one of the largest single-zone IT campus developments in south India, the Tidel Park junction at the OMR-Sardar Patel Road intersection, the Perungudi Lake area, and the dense residential and commercial expansion that has grown around these professional hubs, the area is dominated by mid-career IT professionals employed at the major captive offshore centres and IT services firms occupying RITC, alongside Tidel Park's resident IT companies. The Perungudi-Thoraipakkam-Karapakkam belt collectively forms one of Chennai's densest concentrations of working IT professionals, with software engineers, technical architects, project managers, and senior delivery leads across nearly every major US, European, and Asian technology firm.

The Perungudi RITC employee typically operates inside a structured corporate travel environment: BTQ entitlements approved through HR systems, travel desks that coordinate visas and tickets, and finance teams that require clean documentation for reimbursement and reconciliation. Trip confirmations come on short notice (often one to two weeks ahead). The destination mix spans the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Germany, and increasingly Japan and the Nordic countries.

Documentation built for your finance team

Properly stamped GST-compliant purchase invoice with HSN code and TCS section reference

Form A2 declaration on file, with the BTQ purpose code clearly recorded

BTQ-approval letter cross-referenced on the invoice for HR and finance system upload

Date, exchange rate, and source-of-funds reference all on the same document

Soft copies emailed within the same business day for expense-claim portals

What changes for the RITC employee

Traditional high-street banks cannot match the corporate operating tempo Perungudi customers are used to inside their campuses. Banks require an active relationship-managed account; we don't. Banks process LRS remittances on a multi-day timeline; we dispatch SWIFT the same banking day. Mall-based kiosks have inconsistent documentation discipline; ours is the discipline finance teams audit against.

RouteMarkup over interbankApprox. cost on USD 4,500 BTQ tripProcessing time
Retail bank1.5% to 3.0% plus GSTRs. 6,000 to Rs. 12,500 markupMulti-day, account required
Scope Forex (RBI FFMC)Wholesale spreadTypically Rs. 4,500 to Rs. 9,000 cheaperSingle visit, 30 minutes

Walk-in cash exchanges complete in under 10 minutes. Multi-currency forex cards are issued the same day across all major IT travel currencies including US Dollars, British Pounds, Euros, Singapore Dollars, Australian Dollars, and others. For LRS outward remittances tied to education or eligible purposes, our same-day SWIFT dispatch is reliable and predictable.

What to bring for an RITC business trip forex

Indian passport, original plus copy

Valid destination visa (US B1/B2, UK business visa, Singapore EP, etc.)

Confirmed return ticket within 60 days

BTQ approval letter from your employer / HR ticket reference

PAN card

Optional but useful: your firm's expense-claim format if specific GSTIN or invoice fields are required (we can match)

Driving from Perungudi: two route options

Standard route via Tidel Park and Sardar Patel Road

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OMR northbound to the Tidel Park junction.

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Westward via Sardar Patel Road through Velachery and the IIT Madras campus perimeter to Guindy.

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Onto the Inner Ring Road through Kathipara and the Vadapalani-Koyambedu stretch.

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West on Poonamallee High Road; branch is past Maduravoyal flyover, opposite Canara Bank.

Alternative via Outer Ring Road

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Westbound radial from the OMR belt to the Outer Ring Road.

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North on the ORR to Maduravoyal-Vanagaram exit.

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East on Poonamallee High Road approximately 1.5 km to our branch.

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Drive time: 45 to 75 minutes depending on the route and traffic.

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Midday window typically the lightest OMR-ORR traffic; we can pre-prepare paperwork for a tight window.

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Cab pin: 'Scope Forex Pvt Ltd, Nerkundram, Poonamallee High Road, near Titan World'.

Also serving south and east Chennai

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Visit Scope Forex Pvt Ltd

Address: Door No. 91, Shop No. 14 & 14A, Poonamallee High Road, Nerkundram, Chennai 600107

Landmark: Near Titan World showroom, opposite Canara Bank

Hours: Mon to Sat 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM | Sun 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Licence: RBI-authorised Full Fledged Money Changer (FFMC)

Map: Search 'Scope Forex Pvt Ltd' on Google Maps

Frequently Asked Questions from Perungudi Customers

Everything you need to know about currency exchange near Perungudi.

Yes. This is one of our most frequent transaction types from the Perungudi RITC community. Our BTQ disbursement workflow is built around clean, finance-team-friendly documentation: GST-compliant purchase invoices, Form A2 declarations, and BTQ-reflective disbursement records cross-referenced to your employer's approval letter. Walk in with your passport, visa, return ticket, and BTQ-approval letter; the entire transaction including documentation is typically completed in under 30 minutes.

Scope Forex on Poonamallee High Road in Nerkundram is the closest RBI-licensed FFMC to Perungudi, approximately 16 kilometres north-west. Our multi-currency forex card supports same-day issuance after standard KYC, with loading across more than a dozen major currencies on a single card. Most Perungudi customers complete the entire issuance and load in a single visit lasting 30 to 45 minutes.

Top-ups for cards issued under our partner programme can be arranged remotely subject to KYC verification, in-country payment compliance, and documentation requirements. The simplest approach is to plan the initial loading conservatively and visit the branch for a top-up before departure or during a brief trip back to India. WhatsApp us before your trip and we will plan the load profile for the trip duration.

Yes. Every invoice we issue carries our GSTIN, the HSN code for the service, the GST rate split, the TCS amount with the corresponding section reference (Section 206C(1G)), the LRS purpose code, the date, and the locked exchange rate. This is the standard package finance teams across RITC and Tidel Park accept without query.

No. TCS applies only on the cumulative annual LRS usage above Rs. 10 lakh per financial year, per PAN. A single Rs. 6 lakh trip is below the threshold; zero TCS. The TCS counter resets every April 1 and is tracked across all authorised dealers via your PAN, so combining your business trips and any personal LRS usage is the calculation that matters.

Cash forex purchase requires the original passport at the counter for verification, per RBI rules; we cannot transact without it. Plan the forex visit either before HR collects the passport for visa processing or after the passport returns. If HR holds it under a tight window, message us with the dates and we will help you sequence the visit correctly.

Multi-currency forex cards support international ATM withdrawals at the loaded currency's local rate, subject to per-day and per-transaction limits set by the card programme. The exact limits depend on the card type; we explain the limits at issuance and provide the customer-care number for in-country support. If you anticipate ATM-heavy spending, ask us to size the load accordingly.

Direct hotel payments are unusual, since most international hotels accept card payment. If a specific case requires a wire (long-stay corporate housing, refundable deposit), we can dispatch under the appropriate LRS purpose code with the hotel's wire instructions, your passport, visa, return ticket, and supporting documentation. WhatsApp us the specifics first to confirm which purpose code fits and whether a wire is the optimal route.

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