Thunes Takes Top Honor at Emerging Payments Association Asia Awards for Excellence in Cross-Border Payments
Singapore, 28 November 2024 – Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has been awarded the “Excellence in Cross-Border Payments Award” by the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA). This prestigious accolade recognizes Thunes’ Direct Global Network for making cross-border payments instant, transparent, and dependable.
The EPAA is a trusted industry body dedicated to advancing and uniting the payments ecosystem across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. With a mission to drive collaboration, innovation and education among its members, including banks, payment providers, fintech companies and regulators, the EPAA plays a crucial role in shaping the future of payments. By facilitating dialogue and sharing best practices, the association ensures that industry standards remain high and that the sector continues to thrive.
“Receiving this award from such a respected organization as the EPAA is a testament to our team’s dedication to transforming the global payments landscape. Our Direct Global Network now reaches more than 130 countries, connecting over 3 billion mobile wallet accounts, 4 billion bank accounts and 15 billion cards. We are committed to providing businesses with instant, transparent and dependable cross-border payment solutions that exceed industry standards in speed, transparency and cost.”
Simon Nelson, Chief Revenue Officer
“This recognition reflects our continuous efforts to expand and enhance our proprietary Direct Global Network. By connecting our Members, including gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks, to diverse payment methods worldwide, we’re enabling faster, more affordable transactions that drive global commerce forward. A huge thank you to our team, partners and customers for trusting us on this journey. Together, we’re building a smarter, more connected financial world.”
Mathieu Limousi, Chief Marketing Officer at Thunes
This award places Thunes among other notable winners in the industry, including global payment companies such as PayPal, Ant Group, Alipay and HSBC. Being recognized alongside these industry giants underscores Thunes’ significant contribution to the global payments ecosystem.
Contact:
Flo Holt, Headland, fholt@headlandconsultancy.com
Mathieu Limousi, Chief Marketing Officer, Thunes, mathieu.limousi@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 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 Abidjan, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai. For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/
