Thunes Triumphs with Double Win at 2025 APAC Payments Excellence Awards
Emerging Payments Association Asia recognises Thunes in two prestigious categories
Singapore; 20 November 2025: Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has secured two top honours at the 2025 APAC Payments Excellence Awards: Excellence in Cross-Border Payments and Best B2C Payments Experience.
Hosted by the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), the awards celebrate the most forward-thinking players shaping the future of payments in the region. This marks the second consecutive year Thunes has secured the Excellence in Cross-Border Payments title, cementing its position as the go-to leader for instant and inclusive global money movement.
The wins highlight Thunes’ momentum in expanding its connected and trusted Direct Global Network which spans 130 countries in over 80 currencies, with more than 22 billion endpoints including mobile wallets, bank accounts, stablecoin wallets, cards and cash pick up locations. As the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, Thunes empowers its Members and their end users to move money across borders faster, smarter, and more transparently than ever before.
“These awards are a powerful validation of Thunes’ original vision to make international payments as easy and accessible as sending a text. We’re incredibly proud to be recognised once again by EPAA, as proof that our relentless innovation, world-class Network, and commitment to financial inclusion are transforming the way the world moves money. We are grateful to our team for continuing to push boundaries every day, and to our Members for their ongoing trust and belief in Thunes.”
Mathieu Limousi, Chief Marketing Officer at Thunes
“Winning both of these awards in Asia, our home region, underscores the strength of our Network and the trust our Members place in Thunes to deliver at scale. From global brands to emerging fintechs, we’re enabling transparent, secure global payments that drive real impact for billions of people worldwide. This latest recognition fuels our ambition to set new industry benchmarks and lead the next wave of payment innovation across APAC and beyond.”
Daphne Huang, Chief Government Affairs Officer at Thunes
Contact:
We. Communications, thunes@wecommunications.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, stablecoin 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/
