Dandelion

What Dandelion does

Dandelion operates as a B2B cross-border payments infrastructure provider, organized as a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT). The company runs an API-first cross-border payments network that integrates with multiple major payment rails — Standard Chartered's PrismFX, Visa, and SWIFT — to deliver real-time FX payments with expanded destination currencies and improved last-mile delivery through digital and domestic payment systems. Revenue is generated via transaction fees on cross-border payment processing for financial institution clients, with Standard Chartered cited as the marquee anchor customer and partnership reference.

Beyond the payments entity, the input data references a separate operating line under the Dandelion BevEd brand — an experiential beverage education business that delivers corporate team-building workshops and is launching a "Buzz Builder" digital platform (2026) with an app-based membership ecosystem. The company's listed web address (discoverdandelion.com) appears on a domain marketplace as available for purchase, which is a signal worth flagging for any investor evaluating brand continuity and digital presence.

Operationally, Dandelion positions itself as a multi-network aggregation layer rather than a single-rail competitor, targeting banks and financial institutions that require broader corridor coverage and faster settlement. Core technology centers on interoperability — stitching PrismFX, Visa, and SWIFT capabilities into a unified access point — with the Standard Chartered partnership (announced 2025-10-30) representing the most strategically significant recent commercial signal. The company has 11-50 employees and is headquartered in New York.

Name

Dandelion

Legal name

Dandelion (an Euronet Worldwide company)

Website

https://discoverdandelion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dandelion is a B2B cross-border payments subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide that operates an API-first payments network integrating Standard Chartered's PrismFX, Visa, and SWIFT to deliver real-time FX payments for banks and financial institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Payment Orchestration & Routing (FSAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cross-Border & FX Payments Platforms (BPAMAFAK), FX Conversion, Pricing & Hedging Infrastructure (Treasury/Rate Engines) (FSAGAKAG), International Wire Transfer Processing (SWIFT/Correspondent Banking) (FSAMAHAB)

Keywords

• Cross-border payments
• FX payment network
• Payment infrastructure
• International remittance
• B2B payments

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Cross-border Payment Processing: B2B cross-border payment services provided to financial institutions, enabling efficient FX payments across multiple markets through network integration

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Dandelion operates a real-time cross-border payments network that enables secure, transparent, and cost-efficient international payments. The network integrates with Standard Chartered's PrismFX, Visa, and SWIFT to deliver FX payments across multiple markets with expanded destination currencies and improved last-mile delivery through digital and domestic payment systems.

Product overview

Dandelion operates as two distinct entities under the same name: (1) Dandelion (Euronet Worldwide) provides a cross-border payments network enabling real-time international payments through integration with Standard Chartered's PrismFX, Visa, and SWIFT; and (2) Dandelion BevEd is an experiential beverage education company offering workshops and the Buzz Builder digital platform. The Buzz Builder represents a digital transformation from single workshops to an ongoing community model with app-based membership ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dandelion Cross-Border Payments Network

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Standard CharteredcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2025Standard Chartered partnered with Dandelion to enhance real-time cross-border payments. The collaboration integrates Standard Chartered's PrismFX with Dandelion's network, enabling more efficient FX payments across multiple markets. The partnership aims to expand destination currencies and improve last-mile delivery through digital and domestic payment systems, emphasizing secure, transparent, and cost-efficient international payments.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ripple: Ripple provides cross-border payment infrastructure and FX for financial institutions via APIs, serving a very similar customer base and use case to Dandelion.
• Currencycloud: Currencycloud (now part of Visa) offers API-based cross-border FX and payment orchestration for banks and fintechs, a closely analogous business model to Dandelion's.
• Veem: Veem provides B2B cross-border payment infrastructure for SMBs and platforms, with multi-rail delivery and FX, comparable to Dandelion's enterprise-bank GTM.
• Wise (formerly TransferWise): Wise Platform offers cross-border payment infrastructure and FX to banks and enterprises via API, directly overlapping with Dandelion's B2B orchestration and FX capabilities.
• Thunes: Thunes operates a global cross-border payments network connecting financial institutions with last-mile delivery in emerging markets, directly comparable to Dandelion's multi-rail orchestration.

Broad incumbents

• MoneyGram: MoneyGram operates a global cross-border money movement network with both consumer and B2B channels, overlapping Dandelion's cross-border corridors and last-mile delivery capabilities.
• SWIFT gpi: SWIFT gpi is the established correspondent-rail upgrade that Dandelion integrates with; it is also an incumbent alternative for banks seeking cross-border transparency and tracking.
• Visa Direct: Visa Direct is a card-network-based real-time push payments platform that competes for the same enterprise cross-border use cases Dandelion targets via its Visa integration.
• Mastercard Cross-Border Services: Mastercard's cross-border and FX services target the same enterprise and bank demand for real-time multi-currency payments that Dandelion addresses.

Emerging players

• Conduit: Conduit provides API-based cross-border payments and FX for emerging markets, an emerging-stage peer operating in Dandelion's addressable corridors with similar developer-first distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/discover-dandelion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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