Dandelion Payments and NETSTARS Announce Strategic Cross-Border Payments Partnership in Japan

The collaboration between both brands enhances NETSTARS’ international payout capabilities while extending Dandelion’s global network into a key Asia-Pacific market.

Dandelion Payments, the global real-time, cross-border payments network, a Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) company, and NETSTARS Co., Ltd., Japanese fintech company specializing in cashless payment solutions and digital payment infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to strengthen international payment capabilities in Japan and the Asia Pacific region.

Under the collaboration, Dandelion will provide NETSTARS with cross-border payment and settlement capabilities, including payouts to bank accounts, combining NETSTARS’ expertise in Japan’s payments ecosystem with Dandelion’s global reach and local settlement infrastructure.

The partnership will also support JPQR Global, an initiative designed to extend Japan’s QR payment infrastructure across borders. As part of this collaboration, Dandelion will facilitate cross-border settlement between NETSTARS and overseas payment switches, providing foreign exchange, foreign-currency sourcing and local settlement capabilities.

Through JPQR Global and future use cases, the partnership provides a foundation for both companies to support the continued evolution of cross-border payments across South and South East Asia. For consumers, this will provide a more seamless way to use familiar payment methods while abroad. And, for merchants and payment providers, it supports timely and predictable settlement in their domestic markets.

Through this alliance, NETSTARS will expand its cross-border payments capabilities for merchants and other business partners. For Dandelion, the agreement represents an important step in supporting Japan’s interoperability with domestic real-time schemes across the region.

“Our work with NETSTARS reflects Dandelion’s commitment to enable innovative new use cases which deliver value to consumers and businesses. We are excited to embark on a strategic partnership complementing NETSTARS’ leading domestic payments processing capabilities with Dandelion’s global cross-border network reach,” shared Daniel Canning, Managing Director of Dandelion Payments.

About Dandelion Payments

Dandelion is the largest real-time, cross-border payments network in the world, offering built-in settlement, compliance, and ongoing support. Dandelion’s global disbursements network, built through direct-to-local connections over 30 years, delivers payments to 200 countries and territories.

Through a single API integration or Swift instruction, Dandelion enables financial institutions to reach 4.1 billion+ bank accounts, 160 mobile wallets and 3.5 billion mobile wallet accounts, and 630K cash pickup locations.

Dandelion is part of the cross-border payments segment of Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT), a global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions. Visit www.euronetworldwide.com for more information.

About NETSTARS Co. Ltd

NETSTARS Co., Ltd. (TSE Growth: 5590) is a Japanese fintech company established in 2009, specializing in cashless payment solutions and digital payment infrastructure. Its flagship platform, StarPay, integrates over 70 QR-code payment brands, alongside credit cards and electronic money, enabling merchants to accept multiple payment methods through a single system. In FY2025, NETSTARS recorded approximately ¥4.79 billion in revenue, up 22.7% year-on-year, demonstrating its continued growth in Japan’s digital payments market.