Tagged: thunes

June 11, 2025 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announces a strategic alliance with Capitron Bank, a financial institution in Mongolia. In joining Thunes’ Direct Global Network, Capitron Bank’s business and retail customers will be able to “send funds instantly across borders to… Read More

June 6, 2025 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announced it has secured the 50 licenses it requires to operate in the United States. This marks a milestone following its recent Series D funding round and reinforces Thunes’ commitment to “scale at pace… Read More

June 5, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced the further expansion of its Direct Global Network with the launch of direct Pay-to-Bank services in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. This broadens Thunes’ reach into the Nordic region, “empowering Members of the Thunes… Read More

April 28, 2025 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, is proud to announce the raise of its $150 million Series D at a valuation increase over its last round. Thunes welcomes Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners, two private equity firms, both globally recognized… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 9:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Thunes has launched Thunes Business Payments, designed to facilitate cross-border payments for Thunes’ Direct Global Network members, including enterprises, merchants, neo-banks, traditional banks and mobile wallets. Via an API, members have a more efficient way to process international business payments, bypassing the complexities of legacy… Read More

February 21, 2025 @ 6:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announced the expansion of its Direct Global Network into Taiwan. This expansion brings Thunes’ Pay-to-Banks payment capabilities to Taiwan, enhancing the company’s cross-border payment services in “one of Asia’s most technologically… Read More

January 17, 2025 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, today welcomes Hyperwallet, a PayPal service for global payouts, as a Member of Thunes’ Direct Global Network. As part of this network, Hyperwallet customers can send money in real-time to “more than 450 million mobile… Read More

November 12, 2024 @ 8:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today welcomed Papara, Turkey’s fintech company, as a Member of its Direct Global Network, and allies to facilitate cross-border payments to and from Türkiye. This empowers Papara clients in Turkey, allowing… Read More

November 6, 2024 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announced a new collaboration with GCash, the digital wallet in the Philippines. This initiative enables GCash users to top up their wallet balances directly within the app using funds from their… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced a collaboration with Circle, a digital financial firm and the issuer of stablecoins USDC and EURC via its regulated entities, to enable ongoing innovation in stablecoin liquidity management. The alliance… Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced the launch of its new Pay-to-Card solution, broadening the company’s Global Direct Network’s reach. Via this offering, Thunes now connects Members of its Network to 15 billion cards, including Mastercard,… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced the introduction of its QR Code Payments solution. This allows Members of the Thunes’ Direct Global Network – including mobile wallets, neo-banks, and banks with mobile capabilities – to “connect… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes has expanded its collaboration with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s premier digital bank, a longstanding Member of the Thunes’ Direct Global Network. This alliance aims to enhance SCB’s international remittance services via the SCB EASY app, giving its customers access to dependable transfers to 26… Read More

September 15, 2024 @ 8:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, announces a strategic alliance with TeleMoney, the International Remittance arm of Arab National Bank (ANB). This collaboration marks a significant milestone, “as TeleMoney’s membership in the Thunes Direct Global Network underscores the growing trust that… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 4:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, is pleased to welcome OJCS “Commercial Bank Kyrgyzstan | MBANK as a Member of the Thunes Direct Global Network. This collaboration allows MBANK to “connect businesses and individuals in Kyrgyzstan directly to over 7 billion… Read More

August 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Thunes noted that the Philippines is swiftly emerging as a fast-growing digital payments hub in Southeast Asia, fueled by significant advancements in its financial sector. Thunes explained in a blog post that government initiatives, particularly from the BSP, have driven “a surge in… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, an enabler of global payouts orchestration, announced a collaboration with Thunes, a global money movement innovator, to expand its e-Wallet payout capabilities worldwide. The collaboration aims to address the increasing demand “for more diverse, and flexible payout methods, especially in emerging markets where e-Wallets… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, announces it has hit growth milestones, exceeding $100m run-rate Revenue whilst remaining firmly on course to reach EBITDA break-even by year-end. Thunes’ growth journey is fueled by “demand for its proprietary Direct Global Network for… Read More

August 11, 2024 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes explains that sending money across borders often presents significant challenges, particularly due to the lack of transparency around foreign exchange (FX) fees. Thunes noted in a blog post that often, consumers and businesses “don’t know how much local currency they are sending abroad.” Thunes… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a global money movement innovator, has now enabled hundreds of merchants in Paris to accept cross-border payments from 15 international e-wallets and mobile partners via Alipay+. This collaboration leverages the Thunes Global Network, “enhancing convenience for Asian tourists in France, as they enjoy a… Read More