Thunes hires Peter Cohen to lead compliance
Cohen’s resume includes roles at Triodos Bank, European Merchant Services, and Xplor Technologies.
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Thunes hires former Worldpay exec Sigrid Hulsebosch as new CFO
Hulsebosch will take charge of Thunes’ financial strategies and global finance function.
Thunes to boost US footprint with acquisition of Tilia
Tilia is to rebrand as Thunes and maintain operations from San Francisco.
Thunes makes leadership changes, appoints Floris de Kort as new CEO
Thunes’ current CEO Peter De Caluwe has been promoted to deputy chairman.
Chloé Mayenobe joins paytech Thunes as chief operating officer
Mayenobe’s appointment follows the company’s $72 million Series C funding round.
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Thunes closes Series C funding round, secures more than $60m in total
Bessemer Venture Partners and 01Fintech joined UK hedge fund Marshall Wace in providing the cash.
Saudi Arabia’s D360 Bank taps Thunes to power cross-border payments
With the partnership, D360 mobile app users will be able to transfer funds to Europe, US and the Middle East.
Thunes bags $30m from Marshall Wace as part of Series C funding
The funding was disclosed in a recent filing with Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority.
Thunes appoints Victor Lucena as new head of Latin America
Lucena has previously worked for financial services firms including Binance, Rapyd, Worldpay and PayU.
Collaboration and partnership will improve money movement for the unbanked
Digital platforms can be the glue to help facilitate collaboration, reduce friction and minimise distribution costs.
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank partners Thunes for cross-border payments
The partnership will enable “nearly 30 million” Moroccan bank account owners to receive remittances.
Al Fardan Exchange and Thunes partner for instant payments to 87 countries
Al Fardan Exchange customers can make payments to 87 countries in Europe, Africa, APAC and LatAm.
Singapore fintech Thunes acquires payments platform Limonetik
The firm will combine Limonetik’s PaaS model with its existing global payments network.
Thunes adds $60m to Series B round focused on network expansion
Singaporean cross-border payments firm has raised $130m in total.
Thunes raises $60m in Series B round to power network expansion
Thunes plans to extend its reach in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
TrueMoney partners with Thunes to activate global remittances
Thunes claims to work with partners in more than 100 countries.
Commercial Bank of Dubai partners with Thunes for remittances
UAE-based bank enables transactions via its mobile app and online banking.
Emerging economies payments start-up Thunes closes $10m Series A round
Plans to accelerate growth across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
TransferTo is at two with payments nature
Paytech rebrands as two firms – DT One and Thunes.
