Thunes Offers Pay-to-Banks Solution to Speed X-Border Payments

Thunes is offering its Pay-to-Banks solution to financial institutions via their Swift connectivity.

The new solution lets the 11,000 banks within the Swift network connect to Thunes’ network with no additional integration needed, providing faster business and consumer payouts to four billion bank accounts, the money movement platform announced Monday (Sept. 29).

“Banks can now leverage their existing Swift connectivity to send business and consumer payments via the Thunes Network globally, ensuring fast bank account transfers in over 130 countries, meeting demand for real-time payments and enhancing the customer experience,” Thunes said in a news release.

In addition to this launch, Thunes says it has expanded its Pay-to-Wallets solution for financial institutions to send global business payments via their Swift connectivity.

The release notes this is happening amid a surge in global B2B payments, which came to $150 trillion in 2024. The expansion builds on Thunes’ launch in 2024 to enable banks to facilitate real-time consumer payments to three billion mobile wallets and more than 120 wallet brands around the world.

“By extending the accessibility of our Direct Global Network via Swift, we are enabling banks to deliver faster, secure payments across both traditional financial systems and emerging payment methods,” said Chloe Mayenobe, Thunes president and chief operating officer.

“Thunes is uniquely positioned to meet increasing demand for fast, cost-effective cross-border payments, powering the future of payments with a cutting-edge platform that bridges fiat currencies, digital assets, and global wallets. Our Direct Global Network is built for a world where speed, efficiency, and global reach are paramount.”

In other cross-border payments news, PYMNTS wrote last week about the way some of the tools once aimed at migrant workers and eCommerce shoppers are being scaled up for enterprise treasury functions, to meet a demand for faster, cheaper, more transparent ways to move money internationally.

In an age of tariff volatility and operational uncertainty, innovations such as digital wallets, local payments interoperability, and 24/7 clearing are helping to fuel “a sweeping consumerization” of the wholesale cross-border payments world, that report said.

“Tasked with doing more with less, corporate treasurers are asking if they can import the speed and transparency of consumer payments without sacrificing the controls, compliance rigor and security demanded by enterprises moving millions (or even billions) of dollars across borders,” PYMNTS wrote.