{"id":13187,"date":"2025-11-18T08:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/?p=28790"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:51:47","slug":"thunes-to-power-instant-cross-border-mobile-wallet-payments-for-first-abu-dhabi-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/thunes-to-power-instant-cross-border-mobile-wallet-payments-for-first-abu-dhabi-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunes to Power Instant Cross-Border, Mobile Wallet Payments for First Abu Dhabi Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/tag\/First-Abu-Dhabi-Bank\"  rel=\"noopener\">First Abu Dhabi Bank<\/a> is moving to offer real-time cross-border and mobile wallet payouts to more than 130 countries through a new partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/tag\/Thunes\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Thunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The integration will give FAB customers faster and more transparent international transfers once the service is fully launched.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement expands FAB\u2019s global payment reach by connecting directly to Thunes\u2019 Direct Global Network.<\/p>\n<p>Both companies say the partnership supports national initiatives aimed at modernising the UAE\u2019s financial infrastructure and strengthening digital innovation, interoperability and financial inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration reflects their shared aim to advance next-generation cross-border payment channels.<\/p>\n<p>Thunes\u2019 Direct Global Network will enable FAB to link to mobile wallet providers and other payout partners worldwide, offering customers a more accessible and efficient way to send money abroad.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121780\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-121780\" src=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Simon-Nelson-150x150.png\" alt=\"Simon Nelson\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simon Nelson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simon Nelson, Chief Commercial Officer at Thunes, said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;First Abu Dhabi Bank joining our Direct Global Network is a clear vote of confidence in Thunes&#8217; ability to deliver global interoperability at scale.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we are making cross-border payments faster, and easier for everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/122298\/payments\/fab-thunes-payments\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Fintech News Singapore<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: Edited by Fintech News Singapore, based on images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/thunespayments\/posts\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Thunes<\/a> via LinkedIn, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/premium-photo\/blurred-office-background-generative-ai_209358525.htm\"  rel=\"noopener\">Andersonrise<\/a> via Freepik<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/28790\/abudhabi\/fab-thunes-payments\/\">Thunes to Power Instant Cross-Border, Mobile Wallet Payments for First Abu Dhabi Bank<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/\">Fintechnews Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Abu Dhabi Bank is moving to offer real-time cross-border and mobile wallet payouts to more than 130 countries through a new partnership with Thunes. The integration will give FAB customers faster and more transparent international transfers once the service is fully launched. The agreement expands FAB\u2019s global payment reach by connecting directly to Thunes\u2019 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/28790\/abudhabi\/fab-thunes-payments\/\">Thunes to Power Instant Cross-Border, Mobile Wallet Payments for First Abu Dhabi Bank<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.ae\/\">Fintechnews Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,479,391],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abu-dhabi","category-first-abu-dhabi-bank","category-thunes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13188,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13187\/revisions\/13188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena-fintech.org\/demo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}