Thunes Launches Cross-Border Payouts Across Six New Middle East Markets

# Thunes Launches Cross-Border Payouts Across Six New Middle East Markets

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Canonical Thunes first-party network expansion announcement
> Source: [Thunes](https://www.thunes.com/news/thunes-launches-cross-border-payouts-across-six-new-middle-east-markets)
> Published: 2026-09-14
> Captured: 2026-09-14T13:09:49.104Z

## Source summary

Thunes says its Direct Global Network now supports payouts in Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, South Yemen, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. The announced live channels are bank-account payouts in Bahrain, Oman and the UAE; mobile-wallet payouts in Lebanon; bank-account and cash-pickup payouts in South Yemen; and cash pickup in Syria. Members can connect through Thunes' API or existing Swift connectivity and pay recipients in local currencies.

## Why it matters

The expansion adds specific payout endpoints and access methods across six difficult-to-connect markets, broadening bank, wallet and cash coverage for cross-border payment providers. Availability and network-reach figures are Thunes' own claims: the release names no local payout partners, eligible originating markets, pricing, FX spread, compliance restrictions, service-level commitment, settlement-time result, customer adoption or transaction volume. The six markets and channels are live according to the company, but operating performance has not been independently measured.

## Key numbers

- **New Middle East payout markets:** 6
- **Direct Global Network country reach:** 140+ countries (company claim)
- **Currencies supported by the network:** 90+ currencies (company claim)
- **Wallet and bank-account reach:** 12 billion (company claim)

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Cross-border market
- Entities: Thunes
- Company intelligence
- Cross-border payments
- Payment infrastructure

## Evidence and credibility note

Canonical Thunes first-party announcement. The named markets, payout channels and access methods are directly traceable; availability and reach are company claims, while pricing, partners, restrictions, adoption, volume and measured performance are undisclosed.

Date evidence: Thunes article metadata records 2026-09-14T05:55:00+00:00 and the canonical page was readable during collection

## First-party corroboration

No directly corresponding A1 company announcement is currently linked.

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original Thunes report](https://www.thunes.com/news/thunes-launches-cross-border-payouts-across-six-new-middle-east-markets)

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