Thunes
“Can a proprietary direct cross-border payment network spanning 140 countries and stablecoin rails become the default infrastructure layer for global money movement for banks, PSPs, and platforms?”
Thunes originated as TransferTo, a B2B mobile top-up and airtime transfer network focused on emerging markets. It rebranded to Thunes in 2019 to reflect a broader cross-border payments infrastructure mandate, building a proprietary Direct Global Network reaching 140 countries via a single API. The company acquired Tilia (virtual economy payments) to diversify into gaming and creator platforms. Most recently, Thunes has layered stablecoin (USDC) funding rails and embedded banking narratives onto its core FX/payout infrastructure, positioning as a full-stack cross-border payment superhighway for banks, PSPs, marketplaces, and neobanks.