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🌍 The biggest challenges in cross-border business payments Moving money across borders shouldn’t be complicated. However, many businesses still face challenges from fragmented infrastructure, limited visibility, and unpredictable FX. For SMEs, these hurdles can hold back growth, cash flow, and trust. But change is underway, with fintech innovation and smarter infrastructure reshaping how businesses pay and get paid worldwide. 💡 Explore these challenges and how the industry is addressing them in our new eBook, Simplifying Business Payments in a Fragmented World. 👉 Download the full eBook: https://lnkd.in/g8YTAQ-8 Chloé Mayenobe, Astrid Huijssoon, Anna Birdsall-Strong, Mathieu X. Limousi, Clevence Phan, Aditi Chhibber, Garance Lequeurre de Carné #Thunes #BusinessPayments

🌎 Speaker Alert: Shaheen Budhrani at ACI Payments, Inc. Unleashed 2025 At this year’s ACI Payments Unleashed in New York City, Shaheen Budhrani, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Thunes, will join industry leaders from Nomupay and ACI Worldwide for a session on "How Global Merchants Use Payments to Fuel Growth". Explore how global merchants are navigating regional payment preferences, expanding local and alternative payment options, and delivering the right experiences to accelerate growth and build customer trust. If you’re attending, we’d love to connect! 👉 Book a meeting with us: https://lnkd.in/gMx8yxuk Shaheen Budhrani, Chloé Mayenobe, Mathieu X. Limousi, Anna Birdsall-Strong, Doug Elser, Adriana Iordan, Niall Hodson #Thunes #ACIPaymentsUnleashed #CrossBorderPayments

💡 How can businesses keep up when the global workforce has outgrown traditional payroll channels? Across the world, the rise of contractors, freelancers and gig workers is redefining work, and how businesses pay for that work. In a recent article for Financial Derivative, Abigail Slater MBA, Senior Vice President, Europe at Thunes, explores why the next evolution of payroll must be built for a borderless digital workforce, one that values speed, choice and financial inclusion just as much as compliance and reliability. From stablecoins to mobile wallets, new payment rails are changing what’s possible. The question now is how quickly businesses can adapt. 🔗 Read the full article on Financial Derivative: https://lnkd.in/guBMZi8x #GigEconomy #CrossBorderPayments

🌏 1 month to Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 From APIs and cloud to tokenisation and AI, fintech has evolved faster in the past decade than ever before. As the industry celebrates the ten years of transformation since the very first Singapore Fintech Festival event, the conversation now turns to what’s next: intelligent, interoperable, and inclusive payments. Thunes will be on the ground at this global gathering of innovators, regulators and financial leaders to explore the future of cross-border payments. Meet our team at Booth 3A31 to discover how we’re expanding the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. 🤝 Book a meeting with us at SFF: https://lnkd.in/ghSYpMH5 Chloé Mayenobe, Simon Nelson, Andrew Stewart, Daphne Huang, Mathieu X. Limousi, Vivienne Veasna Van, Ashish Bahl, Darryl Loh, Vinay Palathinkal, Mandar A., Sonam Bhutia, James Daly, Lillian Lu, Yalun (Allen) Zhou, Maggie LIU, Mark Yuze Song, Maria Li, Aditi Chhibber, Nanz Lim Nanli, Nicole Li Wanning, Pamela Ho, Shaheen Budhrani, Babul Balakrishnan (BK) #SFF2025 #SingaporeFinTechFestival #CrossBorderPayments #Thunes

💡 Powering global payments begins with bold talent.   At Thunes, we’re expanding the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, connecting people and businesses through faster, smarter and more transparent global payments. We’re looking for ambitious thinkers and doers ready to help shape the next chapter of global money movement.   🔎 Current opportunities: 🟢 Account Director, Riyadh or Dubai: https://lnkd.in/gPpfA53n 🟢 Head of Product - Accept, Paris: https://lnkd.in/gjrfvv-F 🟢 Business Development Director, Johannesburg: https://lnkd.in/ggteA87g 🟢 Software Engineering Lead (Treasury Systems), Barcelona or Singapore: https://lnkd.in/geMysb_f 🟢 SVP Account Management - Greater China, Beijing: https://lnkd.in/gprBzZv2   Join us and be part of the team powering payments without borders.   #LifeAtThunes #Fintech #JoinUs #Careers

💡As payments evolve, compliance defines the path forward In our recent poll, 49% of you voted 'fraud & financial crime' as the biggest compliance challenge in cross-border payments. The results underscore an important truth: as global payments accelerate, trust becomes increasingly crucial. Managing compliance now relies on designing smarter systems that strengthen transparency, resilience, and collaboration across borders. Building trust at scale means moving from reactive compliance to proactive intelligence, where innovation and regulation work hand in hand to keep payments secure and seamless. 📖 Explore more about rethinking compliance in a borderless world: https://lnkd.in/gm3ZXWmK Elie Bertha, Astrid Huijssoon, Ruwan De Soyza, Peter Cohen, Mathieu X. Limousi, Anna Birdsall-Strong #CrossBorderPayments #Compliance #Thunes

💡 Accelerating real-time payments in Saudi Arabia In this episode of the Fintech Insider News podcast, Ahmad Yaacoub, MENA Vice Present and Country Head for Saudi Arabia at Thunes, joins 11:FS to discuss how real-time payments are transforming the Kingdom’s financial landscape. From enabling faster payouts for gig workers and content creators, to helping businesses streamline payments during peak travel seasons, the discussion explores how smarter infrastructure is supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 for a faster, more inclusive digital economy. 🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gZJJkvip Ahmad Yaacoub, Simon Nelson, Mathieu X. Limousi, Anna Birdsall-Strong #CrossBorderPayments #SaudiArabia #Vision2030

🏆 Thunes announces double platinum win at Juniper Research’s Future Digital Awards 2025! We’re extremely proud to share that Thunes has been recognised as a Platinum Winner in two categories at this year’s Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments by Juniper Research: 🏅 Best Cross-Border Payments Platform 🏅 Best B2B Payment Platform The Future Digital Awards celebrate innovation and impact across banking, fraud & security, and retail & payments. This double recognition underscores Thunes’ leadership in global payments innovation and our commitment to delivering on our mission to enable the next billion end users to access the global economy. A huge thank you to all Thunesters and the Members of our Direct Global Network whose trust, collaboration and passion continue to drive our success! 👏 Congratulations to all the other winners and finalists recognised this year for shaping the future of payments. Read more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/ggunkSxq Check out the full list of 2025 winners: https://lnkd.in/gtXTXdGk Peter De Caluwe, Chloé Mayenobe, Andrew Stewart, Simon Nelson, Elie Bertha, Aik Boon Tan, Mathieu X. Limousi, Anna Birdsall-Strong, Astrid Huijssoon, Aditi Chhibber, Clevence Phan, Garance Lequeurre de Carné, Lakshmi Rajagopalan #Thunes #FutureDigitalAwards #CrossBorderPayments

🌍 The Thunes Pulse October Edition is here! Discover what’s shaping the future of global money movement this month: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia’s booming fintech landscape 👩💻 How to pay 1.57B freelancers worldwide 🌐 The latest in cross-border payments: challenges, opportunities & compliance 📱 How Thunes and barq are powering smarter remittances in KSA 📈 Real-time payment updates from KSA & Morocco 📅 Plus, find out where to meet Thunes this month and next! 💡 Stay ahead of what’s next in cross-border payments and read the full newsletter below. #ThunesPulse #CrossBorderPayments #Fintech Peter De Caluwe Chloé Mayenobe Simon Nelson Andrew Stewart Elie Bertha Aik Boon Tan Mathieu X. Limousi

🏎️Thunes Singapore Meetup: Accelerating the future of cross-border payments Last Friday, as Singapore opened its doors to the world of Formula 1, our headquarters in the city transformed into the starting grid for innovation, where speed, precision and connection took centre stage. The evening began with Peter De Caluwe, our Co-founder and CEO, drawing parallels between cross-border payments and Formula 1: both defined by the relentless pursuit of efficiency, reliability, and performance. Lakshmi Rajagopalan, VP, Network Strategy at Thunes, then took the wheel to moderate two sessions: 💬 A panel discussion on "Connecting Economies: Unlocking Cross-Border Opportunities", featuring Pratyush Prasanna, Group CEO & MD at Flip, Mahesh Goel, Head of Operations at Singtel Dash, and Holly Fang, Global Head of Network at Aspire. The conversation explored how fintechs across Asia are streamlining global finance, reducing friction, and building a more connected payments ecosystem. 🔥 A fireside chat on "The New Economy: Rails for Borderless Finance", with Yam Ki Chan, Managing Director at Circle Singapore and Walter de Oude, Founder & CEO at Chocolate Finance. Together, they discussed how stablecoins, programmable money, and new digital rails are powering the next generation of borderless payments. A huge thank you to all our speakers, Members, partners, and guests who joined us trackside, your insights and energy made for an unforgettable evening of collaboration and ideas. 📸 Check out the highlights below. Peter De Caluwe, Chloé Mayenobe, Mathieu X. Limousi, Anna Birdsall-Strong, Lakshmi Rajagopalan, Pamela Ho, Vivienne Veasna Van, Lillian Lu, Mavis Tay, Darryl Loh, Mandar A., James Daly, Sonam Bhutia, Vinay Palathinkal, Nicole Li Wanning, Aik Boon Tan, Ashish Bahl #ThunesMeetup #CrossBorderPayments #Thunes #F1Singapore