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Money
Republic Bank Suriname
Republic Bank Suriname: the country's largest commercial ATM network and the one most likely to accept foreign Visa and Mastercard; ATMs run around the clock, branch hours are not published on republicbanksr.com.
Best for foreign cards, ATM withdrawals.
Republic Bank Suriname is the local arm of the Caribbean Republic Bank group, and for a visitor it answers the question this site could not answer when it launched: which ATM will take a foreign card.
Explore Suriname's ATM guide states that Republic Bank machines accept both international Visa and Mastercard and recommends them as the first choice, with a daily ceiling of SRD 20,000, well above the SRD 10,000 at DSB and Hakrinbank, or the SRD 4,000 at VCB. That does not make it free: since 1 August 2026 a cash withdrawal costs SRD 17.60 including VAT at any BNETS, Cashpnt or bank machine in the country, and a balance enquiry SRD 1.10.
Republic Bank's own site confirms it operates branches and ATMs across Suriname and issues Visa and Mastercard products. It does not publish the foreign-card rules; those come from the guide, not from the bank, and that distinction is why this page cites both.
Test your own card on arrival rather than assuming. The full picture is in our money guide.
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Sources and verification
Checked · 3 named sources
Information on this page is sourced from Republic Bank (Suriname) N.V., Republic Bank Suriname, Explore Suriname ATM guide.
- Republic Bank (Suriname) N.V. · address, existence · read 8 September 2026
- Republic Bank Suriname · existence · read 21 August 2026
- Explore Suriname ATM guide · fees, foreign_cards · read 21 August 2026
Other money
See allFinabank
Finabank is a Surinamese commercial bank with its main office at Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat 59-61 in central Paramaribo and five further branches around the country. It operates Finamatic ATMs at its branches and its cards work on the national Cashpnt ATM network.
De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB)
De Surinaamsche Bank is a Surinamese commercial bank offering payment accounts, card services, internet banking and a mobile app. It publishes daily buying and selling rates for the US dollar and the euro against the Surinamese dollar on its website.
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