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The alliance redefines B2B and consumer capital flows for South Korea's surging $7.45B remittance market, establishing a high-speed digital corridor between North Asia and the global economy.
SINGAPORE and SEOUL, South Korea, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced a strategic collaboration with WireBarley, a rapidly growing Asia-Pacific payment platform. The alliance represents a shared commitment to digital transformation and will fuel WireBarley's international expansion. Together, Thunes and WireBarley will provide real-time, seamless cross-border payments for businesses and individuals living abroad across major corridors, including South Korea, the U.S., Australia, and Vietnam.
By integrating with Thunes' Direct Global Network, WireBarley's 1.1 million users gain access to enhanced payout capabilities and faster remittance services across seven sending countries and 520 payout corridors. Through the connection with WireBarley, Thunes is enabling real-time payments into South Korea.
Strategic Impact & Market Growth
- Architecting the Future of North Asian Fintech: This alliance establishes a new benchmark for cross-border payment in South Korea's sophisticated financial market, modernising B2B and consumer capital flow.
- Strengthening Korea's Fintech Hub: This alliance solidifies Thunes' presence in South Korea's sophisticated financial market, facilitating faster B2B and consumer transactions and capital flow both into and out of the country.
- Capturing a High-Growth Market: South Korea's outbound remittances hit$7.45 billion in 2024. With the digital remittance segment projected to grow at a16.7% CAGR through 2030, this collaboration positions both companies at the center of the region's digital finance evolution.
- Mutual Gateway for Growth: This alliance functions as a two-way strategic gateway, providing Thunes with deep localised expertise in South Korea's sophisticated market while supporting WireBarley's continued growth as a global player.
Peter De Caluwe, Co-Founder and CEO at Thunes, said: "Our collaboration with WireBarley represents a shared strategic vision to remove fragmentation in global money movement. It's a perfect example of how Thunes' Direct Global Network can serve as a catalyst for fintech innovation and growth through real-time cross-border money movement. By bridging the gap between South Korea and the rest of the world, we are supporting Thunes' presence in North Asia and empowering WireBarley to scale their vision of a borderless financial ecosystem."
John Joongwon Yoo, Co-Founder and CEO of WireBarley, said: "Thunes is a core strategic partner in our mission, built on the strong trust we have developed over the years and our shared commitment to a market-leading spirit. Together, we will deliver game-changing and seamless cross-border payment services in real time across multiple countries and regions, while accelerating our regional presence and strategic business expansion."
About Thunes
Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes' proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 140 countries and more than 90 currencies. Thunes' Network connects directly to over 12 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 220 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more. Thunes' Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection, and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally. Members of Thunes' Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Atlanta, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai.
For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/
About WireBarley
Founded in 2016, WireBarley is an Asia-Pacific payment platform that has rapidly grown across the region and became the first Korean remittance service to expand into Australia and North America. The company improves operational efficiency through its proprietary multi-corridor, bidirectional foreign exchange, treasury, and compliance platform, while continuously enhancing internal controls, security, and compliance. WireBarley is also expanding strategic partnerships with banks and major payment providers across the region.
The company serves 7 sending countries and 46 receiving countries across 520 remittance corridors, supporting personal and business transactions across its global network while expanding its presence across Asia-Pacific and North America. Starting in the 2026 season, WireBarley has become the first Korean fintech to partner with Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), aiming to enhance customer experience and brand awareness.
For more information, visit: www.wirebarley.com
The alliance redefines B2B and consumer capital flows for South Korea's surging $7.45B remittance market, establishing a high-speed digital corridor between North Asia and the global economy.
SINGAPORE and SEOUL, South Korea, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, today announced a strategic collaboration with WireBarley, a rapidly growing Asia-Pacific payment platform. The alliance represents a shared commitment to digital transformation and will fuel WireBarley's international expansion. Together, Thunes and WireBarley will provide real-time, seamless cross-border payments for businesses and individuals living abroad across major corridors, including South Korea, the U.S., Australia, and Vietnam.
By integrating with Thunes' Direct Global Network, WireBarley's 1.1 million users gain access to enhanced payout capabilities and faster remittance services across seven sending countries and 520 payout corridors. Through the connection with WireBarley, Thunes is enabling real-time payments into South Korea.
Strategic Impact & Market Growth
- Architecting the Future of North Asian Fintech: This alliance establishes a new benchmark for cross-border payment in South Korea's sophisticated financial market, modernising B2B and consumer capital flow.
- Strengthening Korea's Fintech Hub: This alliance solidifies Thunes' presence in South Korea's sophisticated financial market, facilitating faster B2B and consumer transactions and capital flow both into and out of the country.
- Capturing a High-Growth Market: South Korea's outbound remittances hit$7.45 billion in 2024. With the digital remittance segment projected to grow at a16.7% CAGR through 2030, this collaboration positions both companies at the center of the region's digital finance evolution.
- Mutual Gateway for Growth: This alliance functions as a two-way strategic gateway, providing Thunes with deep localised expertise in South Korea's sophisticated market while supporting WireBarley's continued growth as a global player.
Peter De Caluwe, Co-Founder and CEO at Thunes, said: "Our collaboration with WireBarley represents a shared strategic vision to remove fragmentation in global money movement. It's a perfect example of how Thunes' Direct Global Network can serve as a catalyst for fintech innovation and growth through real-time cross-border money movement. By bridging the gap between South Korea and the rest of the world, we are supporting Thunes' presence in North Asia and empowering WireBarley to scale their vision of a borderless financial ecosystem."
John Joongwon Yoo, Co-Founder and CEO of WireBarley, said: "Thunes is a core strategic partner in our mission, built on the strong trust we have developed over the years and our shared commitment to a market-leading spirit. Together, we will deliver game-changing and seamless cross-border payment services in real time across multiple countries and regions, while accelerating our regional presence and strategic business expansion."
About Thunes
Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes' proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 140 countries and more than 90 currencies. Thunes' Network connects directly to over 12 billion mobile wallets, stablecoin wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 220 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more. Thunes' Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the Network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection, and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally. Members of Thunes' Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks. Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Atlanta, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai.
For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/
About WireBarley
Founded in 2016, WireBarley is an Asia-Pacific payment platform that has rapidly grown across the region and became the first Korean remittance service to expand into Australia and North America. The company improves operational efficiency through its proprietary multi-corridor, bidirectional foreign exchange, treasury, and compliance platform, while continuously enhancing internal controls, security, and compliance. WireBarley is also expanding strategic partnerships with banks and major payment providers across the region.
The company serves 7 sending countries and 46 receiving countries across 520 remittance corridors, supporting personal and business transactions across its global network while expanding its presence across Asia-Pacific and North America. Starting in the 2026 season, WireBarley has become the first Korean fintech to partner with Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), aiming to enhance customer experience and brand awareness.
For more information, visit: www.wirebarley.com
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Thunes and WireBarley Launch Real-Time Payment Solution for 1.1 Million Users Across Asia and Beyond
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreame Technology, a global high-end technology company, today opened DREAME NEXT, a four-day launch event at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco that marks the company's largest international showcase to date. For the first time, Dreame is presenting its full product ecosystem in a single event, spanning smart mobility, smart home appliances, personal devices, and premium personal care.
The name DREAME NEXT holds significant meaning for the company. It reflects the company's vision: next-generation products that redefine each category, a next-generation daily life where intelligent systems operate across environments, and a new chapter for the company—a ten-year Silicon Valley–anchored journey of innovation.
Therefore, the event is organized around five themed segments: Drive Next for smart mobility, Living Next for smart home appliances, Connect Next for personal devices, Self Next for premium personal care, and Humanity Next for the future of human technology. Each segment features global product debuts, technology announcements, and forums with leaders from across the technology landscape.
The stunning performance reflects the scale of the company behind it. Overseas revenue accounted for nearly 80 percent of total sales in 2025 and revenue has grown at a compound annual rate of 100 percent for eight consecutive years. In North America, revenue grew 189 percent year-on-year in 2025. Dreame products are now used in 42 million households across 120 countries and regions with a product portfolio spanning categories that, until recently, belonged to entirely separate industries.
The high-speed growth reflects Dreame's profound thinking and practices in platform technology, full-category expansion, high-end positioning, and globalization strategies. The company has already taken on the profile of a world-class industry leader.
Driving its category expansion is what Dreame calls a shared technology foundation. Dreame's three pillar technologies, high-speed digital motors, intelligent algorithms, and bionic robotic arms, power innovations across the company's major product categories, delivering cutting-edge performance and seamless user experiences. For instance, engineering that drives a high-speed digital motor at 200,000 RPM is also powering innovations in automotive systems, personal devices, and home appliances. DREAME NEXT is built to demonstrate how this cross-category application works in practice.
"Our Founder and CEO, Yu Hao, firmly believes that core technology is the root of everything. Technology comes first, then great products follow." said Chang Xinwei, Global President of Dreame Technology. As of December 2025, Dreame has filed more than 10,000 patents globally, with over 3,000 granted. Research personnel make up more than 70 percent of the company. As can be seen, DREAME NEXT is the result of that conviction. What began with a motor has grown into an ecosystem that spans how people move, how consumers live at home, and the devices everyday customers carry with them.
On the first day of the launch event, Dreame made a spectacular debut with its groundbreaking "Rocket Car" -the Nebula NEXT 01 JET Edition. The rocket-powered electric vehicle is equipped with a custom-built dual solid-fuel rocket booster system that responds in 150 milliseconds, generates a peak thrust of 100 kN, and delivers a 0-to-100 km/h time of 0.9 seconds.
Meanwhile, this event is not only a showcase of the next generation of products. It is the beginning of the next decade.
On the opening day, five industry leaders—Sebastian Thrun, William Fong, Robert Scoble, Julie Zhuo, and James W. Keyes—discussed the theme 'In the Age of AI, Every Product Deserves a Reinvention,' exploring how AI is transforming innovation, productivity, talent, and collaboration.
"I think Dreame has the foundational OS for reality," said William. Julie Zhou noted that a company like Dreame can deliver the kind of freedom people want, and Sebastian Thrun concluded simply: "I think Dreame is really positioned to start moving from AI software into the physical world."
The forum concluded with a shared insight: over the next decade, those who can translate technological trends into real-world impact will define the next era of technology.
With DREAME NEXT, Dreame has put forward its clearest statement yet: that a technology company built on motors, algorithms, and robotic arms can compete across industries, attract world-class talent to its stage, and contribute to the global conversation about where technology goes next.
DREAME NEXT runs through April 30 in San Francisco.
For the latest updates, follow Dreame Technology: Website: https://global.dreametech.com/; X: @DreameGlobal; Facebook: Dreame Tech; and Instagram: @dreame_tech.
About Dreame Technology
Founded in 2017, Dreame Technology is a global high-end technology brand built on a foundation of high-speed digital motors, intelligent algorithms, and bionic robotic arms. The company's product portfolio spans smartphones, smart vehicles, smart home appliances, intelligent cleaning appliances, outdoor smart devices, and personal care, designed to simplify daily life and give users more time for what matters. Dreame operates in more than 120 countries and regions with over 6,500 offline stores and serves more than 42 million households globally. As of December 31, 2025, the company has filed more than 10,000 patents worldwide and holds over 3,000 granted patents.
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DREAME NEXT Opens in San Francisco: Dreame Launches Full Product Ecosystem and Sets Out Ten-Year Technology Vision
DREAME NEXT Opens in San Francisco: Dreame Launches Full Product Ecosystem and Sets Out Ten-Year Technology Vision
