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Thunes Acquires Tilia to Offer Wider Payment Solutions in the U.S.
Global payments company Thunes has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tilia LLC, a U.S.-based payment platform specialised in online games and virtual transactions. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition is pending regulatory
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Thunes and Visa Eases Payments to Digital Wallets, Bank Accounts
Global B2B cross-border payment company Thunes has expanded its partnership with payments giant Visa. This collaboration aims to facilitate new payment channels in key markets throughout Asia and Africa, broadening the accessibility to digital wallets and bank accounts. The partnership
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Thunes Appoints New CEO, Elevates Peter De Caluwe to Deputy Chairman
Global B2B cross-border payment company Thunes has announced the appointment of Floris de Kort as its new CEO to bolster its growth strategy. He will operate from Thunes’ global headquarters in Singapore. In a strategic shift, the company has also
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Thunes Appoints Chloé Mayenobe as COO
Global cross-border payments infrastructure network Thunes appoints Chloé Mayenobe as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) on the heels of its US$ 72 million Series C fundraise in July 2023. Mayenobe will be based in Thunes’ Paris office. She most recently
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Thunes Broadens Its Payment Network Across Five Southeast Asian Nations
Global cross-border payments infrastructure network Thunes has expanded its payment acceptance network to include Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. This expansion will enable European and international merchants to receive payments from consumers in Southeast Asia and settle in
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Thunes Extends Series C Fundraise to US$72M, Upsizing from Initial US$60M
Thunes, a global B2B payment infrastructure platform, announced the extension of its Series C with an additional US$12 million from Visa, Singapore-based global investor EDBI and San-Francisco’s Endeavor Catalyst. This brings its Series C up to US$ 72 million. Just
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Thunes Pockets Over US$60 Million in Series C to Expand Global Footprint
Global cross-border payments firm Thunes has raised more than US$60 million during its Series C funding round led by hedge fund Marshall Wace with support from Bessemer Venture Partners and a newly raised Southeast Asian private equity firm 01Fintech. Reports
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Thunes Gets Nod for New Payment License in France
Global cross-border payments firm Thunes announced that it has been granted a payment license by the French regulator, enabling it to send payments worldwide on behalf of its French or EU customers and partners. The latest regulatory approval in France
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Marshall Wace Invests US$30 Million in Thunes’ Series C
Global hedge fund Marshall Wace has reportedly invested US$30 million in global cross-border payments firm Thunes as part of its Series C funding round according a disclosure the firm made to Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). A report
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Top 10 Highlights from Last Week’s Singapore Fintech Festival
The seventh edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF), one of the world’s largest annual fintech events, kicked off on October 31, 2022 as an in-person event at the Singapore Expo. This year’s event, themed “Building Resilient Business Models amid
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