NewsAbsa and Thunes deepen partnership for cross-border payments in Africa
Absa and Thunes said October 1 they would expand their collaboration on cross-border payments across Africa; Thunes says its network reaches more than 140 countries.
Event / data period: 2026-10-01
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IllustrationA release issued by Thunes and announced by Absa said the companies would deepen their cross-border payments collaboration in Africa. The announcement described Thunes’ network as spanning over 140 countries, more than 90 currencies and over 220 payment methods.
The notice gives network-reach figures but does not specify a country-by-country rollout timetable, transaction volume or investment amount for the partnership. The figures describe Thunes’ overall network, not completed transactions under the Absa collaboration.
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Network reach
Thunes network coverage figures in the partnership announcement.
- Network reach: countries (source says “over 140”)
- 140 countries
- 2026-10-01 · Observed
- Network reach: currencies (source says “over 90”)
- 90 count
- 2026-10-01 · Observed
- Network reach: payment methods (source says “over 220”)
- 220 count
- 2026-10-01 · Observed
Methodology
The source qualifies each reach figure as “over”. Numeric values are lower-bound thresholds, not exact totals or completed partnership transactions.
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