Real Stories from Real Users

These are people who use Peanut in their daily lives.

These are people who use Peanut in their daily lives. Nomads, expats, travelers with different backgrounds and different countries, but the same unlock: paying like a local without needing local ID or a local bank account.

No scripts. No stock photos. Just what actually changed.


Cat, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Expat · Irish

"Compared to my card, I recently got 10% better rate. Huge savings on everyday spending."

She uses Peanut everywhere: supermarkets, restaurants, even the dentist. No DNI, no problem.

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Arsenii Pechenkin, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Digital Nomad · Developer Advocate

"Really working with local payment system. Sometimes my Visa isn't even working at merchants."

He deposits from Revolut and N26 into Peanut for local QR payments. Also uses on/offramp and international transfers.

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Kamila, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Expat · Freelancer · English

"I don't have a DNI. I couldn't use MercadoPago before Peanut. Now I can pay like a local."

She freelances, deposits regularly, and finally has access to the same payment system as everyone else.

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Purple, Traveling across Latin America

Traveler

"I used Peanut's local QR spend across multiple countries. It works wherever I go."

One app, multiple countries. She paid like a local at every stop.

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Mei Lin, São Paulo, Brazil (previously Buenos Aires)

Digital Nomad · UX Designer · Singaporean

"It felt like Venmo but for my USDC. I didn't need to learn anything new."

She gets paid in USDC but doesn't care about crypto. She just needs it to work — PIX in Brazil, MercadoPago in Argentina. Self-described Peanut fan since visiting the booth at a conference.

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Lynn Pham, Ho Chi Minh City ↔ Latin America

Growth Marketer · Vietnamese · Semi-nomadic

"It's the first crypto payment app that actually feels like someone cared about the experience."

She markets crypto products for a living. Peanut is the first one she'd recommend to friends. The QR flow felt like home — she grew up scanning to pay in Vietnam.

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