A Salary She Could Use in Two Cities

Mei Lin is a remote UX designer from Singapore. Peanut helped her turn a USDC salary into local QR payments in Buenos Aires and São Paulo.

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In March 2026, Mei Lin was a 26-year-old UX designer from Singapore. Her agency paid her in USDC, although she did not trade or follow crypto markets. She needed that salary to cover ordinary expenses while working remotely.

From Cash in Buenos Aires to QR Payments

During three months in Buenos Aires, Mei withdrew dollars from ATMs and exchanged them at informal exchange houses. She carried pesos for purchases and used a foreign card when possible.

A friend at a coworking space showed her a local QR payment through Peanut. Mei tested it with 20 USDC. That first payment took less than a minute, giving her a direct route from her salary to a supported Mercado Pago merchant QR.

A New City, the Same App

Mei later moved to São Paulo. There, she used Peanut with Pix for rent, groceries, restaurants and her Portuguese tutor. Her recorded use covers Mercado Pago QR in Argentina and Pix in Brazil.

She did not need a new app for the second country. The familiar flow mattered because she wanted a practical way to use her pay, not a trading interface.

"It felt like Venmo but for my USDC."

"I didn't need to learn anything new."

— Mei Lin

From User to Fan

Mei recommended Peanut to four other nomads; three became regular users. She later visited the Peanut booth at a conference, picked up merchandise and spoke with the team.

Her story stays rooted in a simple need: money from work had to function in daily life. Peanut connected that salary to two local payment systems she encountered while living abroad.