Use digital dollars with Peanut in South Africa

Deposit, hold, send, and withdraw supported digital dollars today. Local support for PayShap is planned and has no published launch date.

Create a Peanut account

Peanut’s current digital-dollar features are available in South Africa. You can add supported digital dollars, hold a balance, send through Peanut, and withdraw on a supported network shown in the app.

Peanut support for PayShap is planned, with no published launch date.

What you can use today

Use Peanut in South Africa today

1. 1

   Create your account

   Sign up for Peanut and open the current deposit options available to your account.

2. 2

   Choose a supported currency and network

   Use a digital dollar and network shown in the app. The currency and network must match at both ends.

3. 3

   Add and hold digital dollars

   Copy the deposit details carefully, send the funds, and hold the balance until you are ready to use it.

4. 4

   Send or withdraw

   Send through Peanut or choose a supported external-wallet withdrawal. Review the destination and final charge before confirming.

About PayShap

PayShap is South Africa’s instant account-to-account payment service, launched in 2023. Participating banks let customers pay using a ShapID instead of entering full bank account details.

Current route costs

The app shows the details and any charge for a supported transaction before you confirm. Withdrawal charges vary by network, and the wallet or service you send from may charge its own fee.