In a landmark move set to reshape Africa's financial landscape, Thunes , the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world and Ecobank Group , the leading pan-African financial institution, announced a collaboration which will enable instant cross-border payments for millions of individuals and businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa.
The collaboration, announced on Thursday October 29, 2025, marks a significant step in integrating banking and fintech infrastructures to unlock faster, broader financial connectivity across the continent.
"This collaboration marks a major development in how we power payments across Africa," said Peter De Caluwe, Co-Founder and CEO of Thunes. "Thunes' solutions and Ecobank's reach are a perfect match: together we're delivering faster, more reliable access to liquidity and creating new pathways for growth across Sub-Saharan Africa. The result is a live, large-scale solution that's transforming how money moves across the continent. This represents a key milestone in our mission to enable the next billion end users to take part in the global economy."