Tagged: thunes

September 18, 2025 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a boost to Saudi Arabia’s digital payments ecosystem, global payments intelligence company Thunes has announced key developments: a live partnership with mobile wallet provider barq and an expansion of its real-time cross-border payment capabilities directly into the Kingdom. These moves, aligning seamlessly with Saudi… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 2:15 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global payments infrastructure provider Thunes has rolled out a real-time payments service into Morocco, allowing payouts in Moroccan dirhams to be sent directly into local bank accounts. The expansion gives members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network wider access to Morocco’s increasingly digitised economy and seeks… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, and Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, have announced an expanded partnership to transform cross-border payments globally. Building on their collaboration established in 2020, the partnership will improve the “customer… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announced a collaboration with Ontop, the global payroll and financial platform helping companies hire, pay, and empower remote talent across over 150 countries, headquartered in the US. Through this collaboration, Ontop is enhancing its… Read More

July 31, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the so-called “Smart Superhighway” to move money around the world, announces a collaboration with EzyRemit, one of the digital money transfer operators, to enable cross-border payments to overseas communities worldwide. EzyRemit has offices in “Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, the US and Vietnam, and… Read More

June 28, 2025 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new Money Without Borders report from Thunes, the so-called Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, highlights how evolving consumer demands, especially among diaspora communities, are reshaping the future of cross-border payments. The findings indicate the significant “potential of emerging technology such as… Read More

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