TechQuartier Welcomes Thunes as New Growth Partner

TechQuartier proudly welcomes Thunes as a new Growth Partner, further strengthening our international fintech ecosystem with one of the world’s leading cross-border payment networks. Thunes will actively engage with TechQuartier’s community through thought leadership, ecosystem events and strategic collaboration. 

About Thunes 

Headquartered in Singapore and with regional hub offices across Europe in London, Barcelona and Paris, Thunes operates the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Through its proprietary Direct Global Network, Thunes enables real-time payments in over 130 countries and across more than 80 currencies. The Network connects directly to more than 7 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via over 320 payment methods — including GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay and WeChat Pay HK. 

By combining global reach with its in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, Thunes provides Members with unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments globally. Its Members include global leaders such as Uber, Deliveroo, Grab and WeChat, alongside MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. 

Abigail Slater, SVP Europe, Thunes: 
“Germany is a cornerstone of our European strategy, and as we continue to scale our presence across the DACH region and expand our local team, we are seeing a significant appetite from both established banks and agile Fintechs for faster, more transparent cross-border payment solutions. To support this momentum, we needed a partner deeply rooted in the heart of the German financial ecosystem. TechQuartier is the natural choice. By joining forces, we are positioning Thunes at the center of financial innovation in Frankfurt, allowing us to engage directly with industry leaders and co-create the future of global money movement.” 

Over the past year, Thunes has accelerated its global expansion significantly: 

• Strengthened its Direct Global Network and welcomed new Members worldwide including businesses such as Ripple, Mastercard, WeChat Pay and Africa’s EcoBank 

  
  

• Launched new solutions, including Pay-to-Stablecoin-Wallets, Swift Pay-to-Banks, Business Payments and Digital Assets top-ups and withdrawals 

  
  

• Secured Series D funding and expanded into the US with licences in all 50 states 

  
  

• Extended real-time payments to Colombia, Morocco, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Nordics and Taiwan 

  
  

• Achieved its most award-winning year to date 

  
  

“With Thunes, we are welcoming a truly global payments innovator into our ecosystem. Their extensive international network and strong regulatory footprint perfectly complement our mission to connect local FinTech excellence with global opportunities.” 
- Philip Viertel, Partner Relations at TechQuartier