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Thunes Makes Key Hires to Drive Global Expansion Plans
Singaporean cross-border payments firm Thunes has appointed Irina Chuchkina as Chief Marketing Officer and Babul Balakrishnan as Head of Customer Care to support its global growth strategy. These appointments follow the announcement of Thunes’ acquisition of Limonetik, a European Payment
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Thunes Expands Cross Border Payments to Pakistan Through Bank Alfalah Partnership
Global payments network Thunes announced a partnership with Pakistan’s Bank Alfalah to enable real-time affordable cross-border payments to consumers in the country. Thunes said that this partnership will “enable payments not just to Bank Alfalah’s clients, but to all of
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Thunes Acquires Paris-Based Limonetik to Expand Its Cross-Border Payments Platform
Cross-border payments firm Thunes has announced the acquisition of its European counterpart Limonetik which is one of the earliest developers of an alternative payment methods platform suitable for international merchants and marketplaces. Similar to Thunes, the firm closely partners with payment
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Thunes Partners Cambodia’s ABA Bank for Faster, Cheaper Cross Border Payments
Global payments network Thunes announced a partnership with ABA Bank (ABA) to enable Cambodians overseas to send money back home quicker and cheaper from around the world. Powered by Thunes’ last-mile capabilities and extensive global network, Cambodians living, working and
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Cross-Border Payments Firm Thunes Bags US$60 Million in Latest Fundraise
Thunes, a Singaporean cross-border payments network, has raised US$60 million in a Series B growth round led by global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, with participation from existing shareholders. The current investment round brings the company’s total
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Thunes Makes Key Appointments to Its Board of Directors
Thunes, a Singaporean cross-border payments network, announced the appointments of Sunil Sabharwal and Ali Mazanderani to its Board of Directors. Both will also take up chairmanship positions at the company, Sabharwal as Chairman of the Audit and Regulatory Committee and
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Singapore’s Thunes Appoints New COO Following US$60 Million Funding Round
Thunes, a Singaporean cross-border payments network, announced that Tamer El-Emary has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. This is a new, strategic role at the company, and the appointment follows a recent financing round raising US$60 million, which sees Thunes
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Singapore-Based Thunes Raises US$60M in Series B Funding
Singapore-based Thunes, a B2B cross-border payments network, raises US$60 million in Series B funding round led by Africa-focused Helios Investment Partners. Additional investors include Checkout.com as well as existing investors GGV Capital and Future Shape. Thunes was previously a part
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Singapore-Based Thunes Launches Cash Pickup Service With Ethiopian Bank
Singapore-based Thunes, a cross-border payment provider, has partnered with Lion International Bank (LIB) to launch a cash pickup service in Ethiopia. Presently, Thunes facilitates the transfer of remittances to Ethiopia via Hello Cash wallets and bank accounts. Through the partnership,
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