Thunes expands web3 infrastructure with EURC to enable instant Euro treasury funding. The company is coming to Banking 4.0.
Thunes to integrate the MiCA-compliant EURC stablecoin across major blockchains, serving as a critical bridge between digital assets and traditional fiat.
Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced the expansion of its stablecoin liquidity management capabilities with the launch of EURC1 prefunding. By integrating Circle’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)-compliant, euro-backed stablecoin EURC, Thunes is expanding its treasury funding capabilities and enabling its Network Members to optimise their treasury operations with 24/7 global value movement.
This development builds on Thunes’ collaboration with Circle in October 2024, which introduced USDC-powered liquidity to Thunes’ Direct Global Network. With the addition of EURC, eligible Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network can use EURC as their liquidity currency to prefund transactions and manage treasury flows with greater speed, flexibility and operational continuity.
For businesses managing cross-border payment flows, EURC prefunding enables 24/7 treasury operations unconstrained by traditional banking hours. This gives Network Members the ability to fund high-value euro transactions instantly, including during weekends and holidays, while maintaining the liquidity needed to respond to demand in real time.
Consistent with Thunes’ network-agnostic architecture, EURC prefunding is supported across major blockchains including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Base (BASE) and Stellar (XLM).
By bridging digital assets with over 90 fiat currencies, Thunes allows its Members including fintechs, neobanks, payment service providers (PSPs) and gig-economy platforms, to move funds seamlessly between both ecosystems with instant settlement. Thunes also enables Web3-native companies to fund their accounts directly from their digital treasuries using a native, MiCA-compliant Euro asset instead of converting to fiat first, saving time and reducing operational costs.
“At Thunes, we pride ourselves on being early adopters who consistently push the boundaries of payment interoperability. Integrating EURC prefunding is a natural evolution of our vision to seamlessly bridge traditional fiat with the digital asset economy. By offering a fully MiCA-compliant Euro asset across five leading blockchains, we are giving our partners the ultimate flexibility to move value 24/7, capture traffic spikes, and manage treasury flows instantly and securely.” – said Chloé Mayenobe, Deputy CEO of Thunes.
“Thunes is building the kind of global payment infrastructure that can translate stablecoin utility into real business value. With EURC now supporting treasury funding on the Thunes network, businesses can access regulated euro liquidity with the speed, flexibility, and operational continuity needed for modern cross-border payments.” – said Kash Razzaghi, Chief Commercial Officer at Circle.
- EURC and USDC are issued by regulated affiliates of Circle.
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 320 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay HK 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 Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, New York, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai.
