Thunes Announces Double Platinum Win at Juniper Research Future Digital Awards 2025
Analyst house awards top accolade for both Thunes’ Direct Global Network and its Business Payments solution
London, UK; October 8, 2025 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced that it has been awarded two top honours at the Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments 2025, organised by Juniper Research. Thunes secured ‘Best Cross-border Payments Platform 2025: Platinum Winner’ for its Direct Global Network and ‘Best B2B Payment Platform 2025: Platinum Winner’ for the Thunes Business Payments solution, launched earlier this year.
This double recognition underscores Thunes’ leadership in global payments innovation. Juniper Research’s panel of analyst judges selected the most impactful solutions across Banking, Fraud & Security, and Retail & Payments.
Thunes’ Direct Global Network powers real-time cross-border transactions in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies. The proprietary Network connects directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts, as well as more than 15 billion cards, via over 320 different payment methods. Juniper Research recognised the Network’s ability to enable Members to benefit from unparalleled speed, control, visibility, protection and cost efficiencies when sending and receiving payments across borders.
Launched in April 2025, Thunes Business Payments builds on this Network to deliver a next-generation solution for enterprises, merchants, neo-banks, traditional banks and mobile wallets worldwide. The solution supports faster business payments in over 30 local currencies and in more than 50 countries. It also enables USD payouts to over 170 countries.
“Announcing these two Platinum Awards is a proud moment for Thunes. They demonstrate the strength of both our Network and our solutions, and our commitment to reshaping the way money moves globally. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our incredible team and the trust of our Members around the world. We thank them for their support and partnership as we continue to deliver faster, more transparent and more efficient ways to pay and be paid. This recognition from Juniper Research validates the impact we are making on payments worldwide.”
Chloé Mayenobe, President and COO at Thunes
Looking ahead, Thunes remains committed to expanding the reach of its Direct Global Network and delivering on its mission to enable the next billion end users to access the global economy.
Contact:
Amelia Fairbairn, Headland, thunes@headlandconsultancy.com
Anna Birdsall-Strong, Director of Brand and Public Relations, anna.birdsall@thunes.com
About Thunes:
Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 320 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay HK and many more. Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection, and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally. Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Atlanta, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai. For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/
