# Thunes: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 3 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/thunes

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cross-border payments and FX](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/cross-border-payments-and-fx/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 0% | 14 |
| [B2B payment acceptance](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/receivables/b2b-payment-acceptance/index.md) | 0% | 59 | 0% | 1 |
| [Payment orchestration platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/receivables/payment-orchestration-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 85 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Thunes is repeatedly called out as the best overall choice for B2B payouts at scale" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Cross-border payments)
- "Backend payments infrastructure providers (B2B network APIs) ... Unrivaled coverage in developing markets" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Cross-border payments)
- "Running a platform that needs to pay users globally at scale? → Thunes, Payouts.com, or Airwallex" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Cross-border payments)
- "Best for platforms needing a single API connection to reach multiple emerging-market corridors" (Mistral Small, Cross-border payments)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Thunes, from 38 of the 40 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- xtransfer.com: 27
- airwallex.com: 16
- flowster.app: 14
- highradius.com: 14
- legislate.ai: 13
- thebossmagazine.com: 12
- wise.com: 10
- connectpay.com: 9
- worldfirst.com: 8
- routefusion.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://flowster.app/best-b2b-cross-border-payment-solutions: 14
- https://legislate.ai/blog/best-b2b-cross-border-payment-solutions-a-buyers-guide-for-finance-and-operations-teams: 13
- https://thebossmagazine.com/post/best-b2b-cross-border-payment-solutions-2026: 12
- https://highradius.com/resources/Blog/best-cross-border-payment-platforms: 10
- https://xtransfer.com/us/blog/b2b-payment-platforms: 10
- https://airwallex.com/en-us/blog/cross-border-payment-services-solutions: 9
- https://xtransfer.com/blog/best-b2b-cross-border-payment-platforms-2026: 9
- https://upshift.finance/blog/cross-border-payment-companies: 7

## In its own words

What Thunes's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Global B2B Cross-Border Payments Solutions (https://thunes.com/)
- For: Banks and Neobanks (https://thunes.com/)
- Certifications: PCI DSS, ISO 27001
- Customers named: D360, UNFCU, GrabPay, LianLian Global, Mama Money, GCash, nsave, PayQuicker

## What it publishes

Every page thunes.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 545 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 118 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 18 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 243 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.