Trolley Taps Thunes to Enable Instant Global Payouts for Freelancers and Creators
The global payout platform integrates Thunes’ Direct Global Network to help businesses pay international workers instantly via local wallets and bank accounts.
Singapore, Jun 1, 2026 — Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced that Trolley, a leading global payout platform for the creator economy headquartered in Canada, has selected Thunes to power its expanded international payout capabilities.
By joining the Thunes Direct Global Network, Trolley now allows its business customers – including platforms, publishers, distributors and internet economy businesses – to make instant payments to more destinations and preferred local methods than ever before. Trolley currently supports industry leaders including SoundCloud, Canva, Epic Games, Nexus and Airtasker in powering fast, and compliant payouts to global recipients.
Thunes’ Direct Global Network reaches 12 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts across 140 countries in 90 currencies. Members of the Network, like Trolley, benefit from its reach and access to more than 220 different local payment methods through one integration.
This collaboration enables Trolley’s customers to avoid complex regional setups and send instant, compliant payouts worldwide. It opens broad access to widely accepted local payout capabilities, particularly across Asia, Africa, and LATAM where mobile wallets and real time payment (RTP) schemes dominate.
For businesses relying on freelancers and creators, the integration addresses the ‘last-mile’ payment delivery challenge by enabling instant payouts to mobile wallets: a critical requirement for retaining talent in competitive creator and freelance markets. In fact, 90% of gig workers prioritise quick access to their funds when choosing payout systems.
“Businesses today need to provide specialized, local payment options to attract and keep global talent. By welcoming Trolley into our Network, we are helping platforms deliver the payout flexibility and speed that modern recipients demand, anywhere in the world.”
Kyle Rosen, Head of North America at Thunes
“This integration offers the best of both worlds in terms of reach and reliability. Trolley customers can access Thunes’ trusted and expansive Network while delivering on-demand pay to gig workers and creators exactly when and where they need it. By tapping into Thunes’ infrastructure, we can now offer our customers unparalleled access to local wallets and payment rails that were previously difficult to reach.”
Tim Nixon, Founder and CEO of Trolley
Notes to Editors
Join Thunes and Trolley for a live presentation about how they are transforming contractor and creator payments at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam: 11am CET on Wednesday, June 3 at Booth 1A70.
For more information about how Thunes can support your business in Canada, please visit https://www.thunes.com/contact/
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 140 countries and more than 90 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 12 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 220 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/
About Trolley:
Trolley helps businesses pay people, not just invoices. As the payouts platform of choice for companies working with creators, musicians, freelancers, and contractors, Trolley enables payouts at scale with built-in tax compliance and ID verification. Offering global reach and deep industry expertise, Trolley supports leaders like SoundCloud, Envato, Downtown Music, Bugcrowd, and BandCamp in powering fair, fast, and compliant payouts. Annually, Trolley processes billions of dollars in payouts to over 210 countries & regions, supporting 6+ million payees around the world. See how Trolley can deliver fast, compliant, and scalable payment workflows for your business at trolley.com
