Finovifi Announces Marketplace Collaboration with Thunes to Expand Global Payment Capabilities for Community Financial Institutions
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —April, 2026 Finovifi is pleased to announce the addition of Thunes to the Finovifi Marketplace, strengthening its ability to connect community banks and credit unions to modern cross-border payment infrastructure.
As demand for faster, more transparent international payments continues to grow, community financial institutions must be equipped to support business customers operating in a global economy. Through this Marketplace alliance, Finovifi clients gain access to scalable global payment capabilities without the complexity of building and managing international correspondent networks independently.
“Community banks are increasingly serving customers whose businesses extend well beyond local markets,” said Coy Ogle, Head of Partnerships at Finovifi. “By introducing Thunes and its trusted Direct Global Network through the Finovifi Marketplace, we’re giving institutions access to a global payments network that supports real-time visibility, operational efficiency, and regulatory alignment—without sacrificing the high-touch service model that defines community banking.”
The Thunes Direct Global Network connects financial institutions, fintechs, and enterprises across more than 140 countries and 90 currencies. It enables compliant, transparent, global consumer remittance services and international business payments through a single integration, reaching over 12 billion bank accounts, mobile wallets and stablecoin wallets, 15 billion cards and other payment endpoints. Thunes Members can easily access the Network through a single integration using either direct APIs or their existing Swift connectivity.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with Finovifi to extend our global payments infrastructure to community financial institutions across the United States,” said Shaheen Budhrani, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships at Thunes. “Our mission is to remove the complexity of cross-border payments and provide seamless access to global commerce. Through this alliance, we help community banks deliver fast, secure, and transparent international payment capabilities to their customers, ensuring they remain competitive.”
The payments landscape continues to evolve, through ISO 20022 migration, expanding real-time rails such as FedNow, and increasing customer expectations for speed and transparency. Smaller and mid-sized financial institutions must modernize both domestic and cross-border payment strategies in order to effectively compete with major global banks and neobanks. The alliance between Finovifi and Thunes positions community banks to remain competitive in a real-time, globally connected economy by providing compliant, transparent, and instant cross-border solutions without increasing operational strain.
The addition of Thunes further strengthens the Finovifi Marketplace, which connects community financial institutions with vetted, strategic partners that address evolving operational, compliance, and growth needs.
About Finovifi
Finovifi empowers community banks and credit unions with AI-driven technology that strengthens core operations, combats fraud, and streamlines compliance. Through a vertically integrated platform—including core banking, real-time payments, fraud prevention, compliance automation, and a curated Marketplace of strategic fintech partners—Finovifi delivers scalable solutions designed specifically for the operational and regulatory realities of community financial institutions. For more information visit finovifi.com.
About Thunes
Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 140 countries and more than 90 currencies. Thunes’ Network connects directly to over 12 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 220 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more. Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection, and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally. Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Atlanta, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai. For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/.