# Peter De Caluwe

> Peter De Caluwe is the Singapore-based co-founder and CEO of Thunes, a business-to-business cross-border payments network connecting banks, payment platforms and local wallets. His payments career includes leadership roles at Ogone, Naspers’ PayU and DT One. He returned as Thunes CEO in August 2025 and writes publicly about connecting traditional financial infrastructure with mobile wallets and digital assets.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Thunes
- **Organizations:** Thunes, TransferTo, DT One, Ezra, Ogone, Naspers, PayU, Endeavor, Singapore Management University Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in Marketing, Group T Leuven
- **Known for:** Led Ogone as COO and CEO before its acquisition by Ingenico., Led the Naspers payments segment and supported PayU’s global growth., Helped build Thunes from its incubation at DT One into an international cross-border payments network.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Started his career at Tyco selling payment terminals, then worked at a Visa/Mastercard acquirer.
- **2003** — Joined Ogone as COO; subsequently became CEO.
- **2013** — Ingenico acquired Ogone.
- **2014** — Became CEO of Naspers’ newly created PayU payments segment in April.
- **2017** — Joined DT One as CEO and helped incubate and build Thunes.
- **2019** — Thunes was spun off from TransferTo; its payment activity dates to 2016.
- **2024** — Moved from Thunes CEO to Deputy Chairman in January; Floris de Kort became CEO.
- **2025** — Returned as Thunes CEO in August after eighteen months as Deputy Chairman.
- **2026** — Published essays on stablecoin interoperability and financial infrastructure; Thunes announced a J.P. Morgan Payments collaboration in September.

## Achievements

- Led Ogone as COO and CEO before its acquisition by Ingenico.
- Led the Naspers payments segment and supported PayU’s global growth.
- Helped build Thunes from its incubation at DT One into an international cross-border payments network.
- Thunes had processed a cumulative $50 billion in transactions by June 2023.
- Thunes’ Series C reached $72 million in July 2023, with participation from Visa, EDBI and Endeavor Catalyst.
- Mentors early-stage entrepreneurs through SMU’s entrepreneurship community.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Thunes announced on September 22 that J.P. Morgan Payments selected its network to expand Xpedite Remit payouts across more than 100 corridors.
- **2026-09** — Appeared on NYSE Live on September 28 to explain the J.P. Morgan Payments collaboration.
- **2026-02** — Published a World Economic Forum essay on financial infrastructure and AI after attending his first Davos annual meeting.
- **2026-01** — Published a World Economic Forum essay on connecting banks, mobile wallets and stablecoin wallets.
- **2025-08** — Returned as Thunes CEO after eighteen months as Deputy Chairman.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterdecaluwe/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11