Thunes Raises $10m to Make Financial Services More Accessible in Emerging Markets
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
By Jon Russell
Cross-border fintech continues to be an area of interest for venture capitalists. The latest deal sees GGV Capital — the U.S-China firm that’s backed Xiaomi, Airbnb, Square and others — lead a $10 million investment in Singapore-based startup Thunes.
Other investors in the Series A round are not being disclosed at this point.
Thunes — which is slang for money in French and is pronounced ‘tunes’ — is not your typical startup. Its service is a b2b play that provides payment solutions for companies and services that deal with consumers and need new features, increased interoperability and flexibility for users. It makes money on a fee basis per transaction and, in the case of cross border, a small markup on exchange rates using mid-market rates for reference.
Source: TechCrunch (link opens in a new window)
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