Cross-border payments firm Thunes is set to acquire all-in-one-payments platform Tilia. The deal, announced Tuesday (April 23), is aimed at speeding Thunes’ growth in the U.S. and its presence in the online gaming market. “The acquisition of Tilia demonstrates our ambition in the United States,”...
Cross-border payments firm Thunes is expanding its partnership with Visa into Asia and Africa. The new collaboration, announced Thursday (March 21), will see Visa tap into Thunes’ network to send payments to over 108 digital wallet types and bank accounts throughout countries that include Kenya, the Philippines, Indonesia and...
Cross-border B2B payments firm Thunes has named a new chief executive. Floris de Kort, a veteran of companies such as Worldpay, has been chosen as the Singapore-based company’s CEO. He replaces Peter De Caluwe, who has been promoted to deputy chairman, Thunes said in a Tuesday (Jan. 9) news...
Thunes has secured $72 million in a Series C round of funding with support from a range of strategic investors. The Singapore-based B2B payment infrastructure platform’s latest added investors include Visa, EDBI and Endeavor Catalyst, Thunes said in a Monday (July 17) press release. “Support...
February 02, 2022
Despite widespread debate over workers’ rights, the global gig economy is booming. Research from Singapore-headquartered global payments company Thunes shows that it is projected to grow from the current market estimation of about $100 billion to up to $4 trillion in the next few years. While sharing that data with PYMNTS in an interview, Thunes […]
January 28, 2022
“Pay the world” is the theme of the day and for Thunes Collections CEO Christophe Bourbier, in an ideal world, consumers anywhere in the world can leverage technology to make payments...
November 18, 2021
Getting paid is a challenge for any business at the best of times, but in the case of cross-border transactions, the complexity often extends several layers deep. It’s not just...
August 26, 2021
Playing in the big leagues. That is the new environment French payment platform Limonetik finds itself in, according to CEO and Co-founder Christophe Bourbier, following its acquisition by cross-border payments...
May 09, 2024
Pomelo and Thunes have partnered on an international money transfer solution from the United States to the Philippines. This credit-based digital wallet solution provides a remittance method that reduces costs and enables users to build their credit history in the U.S., the companies said in a Thursday (May 9) press release. The solution is enabled […]
April 23, 2024
Cross-border payments firm Thunes is set to acquire all-in-one-payments platform Tilia. The deal, announced Tuesday (April 23), is aimed at speeding Thunes’ growth in the U.S. and its presence in...
March 21, 2024
Cross-border payments firm Thunes is expanding its partnership with Visa into Asia and Africa. The new collaboration, announced Thursday (March 21), will see Visa tap into Thunes’ network to send payments to over 108...
January 10, 2024
Cross-border B2B payments firm Thunes has named a new chief executive. Floris de Kort, a veteran of companies such as Worldpay, has been chosen as the Singapore-based company’s CEO. He replaces Peter De...