Costs, licensing, consumer protection Privacy, self-custody, censorship resistance

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3.7/5 1.5/5
Account fee Free

Data verified on unchanged since the sources

Worth it if you live in Latin America and want a free prepaid fiat wallet (€0 fee) across countries, with Prex regulated by SBS in Peru.

Avoid it if you want native crypto features: it is fiat-focused, and in any case not available in Italy.

Prex is a multi-country fiat digital wallet for LATAM, with over 2.2 million users and SBS regulation in Peru. The service remains fiat-focused and offers no native crypto features, though it is still expanding.

Prex

Price
Free
Issuance fee
Free
FX markup
0%
Cashback
0%
Cashback currency
Nessuno
Required staking
Nessuno
Net annual cost
Free

What's included

  • Prepaid AR
  • P2P
  • Mobile recharge
Free
Account fee
Not disclosed
Deposit guarantee
not declared
ATM withdrawal
Not disclosed
Network
42
Transparency: Low
42/100 · see methodology
42
Data exposure: Low
42/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

Account fee Free
IBAN condiviso
Multi-currency No (single currency)
Outbound transfers to third-party IBANs No
Utility direct billing No
SEPA direct debit (SDD) No
On-chain crypto withdrawal No
Interest on balance 0%
ATM withdrawal not declared
Fund custody Custodial (platform holds funds)
KYC Full
Supported countries LATAM · 4+ countries
Regulator None
OAM Italy registration No
Segment B2C
MiCA / License status None SBS Peru

Strengths

  • 2,2M+ users; digital wallet fiat multi-country LATAM; SBS Peru regulated.
  • No notable sovereignty advantage documented.

Weaknesses

  • No crypto native; fiat-focused.
  • Custodial: the platform holds your funds and can freeze or lose them.
  • Full KYC required: verified identity, zero pseudonymity.
  • Subject to regulation (SBS Peru): reporting to authorities and freezes on order.

Verdict

B D ★ 3.7/5 ★ 1.5/5

Prex convinces as a multi-country fiat wallet with over 2.2 million users and SBS regulation in Peru that provides a concrete regulatory anchor, hence the solid B band. The limit for crypto seekers is that the service stays entirely fiat-focused, with no native features: useful for money management and remittances, less so for anyone wanting digital-asset exposure.

On the crypto-native lens Prex has little to offer: no native crypto, custodial custody and full KYC make it effectively a traditional digital account. There is no self-custody, on-chain layer or advanced privacy to weigh, so the verdict diverges sharply from the more favourable protection rating.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 0.8
Fund control 20% 0.8
Censorship resistance 20% 1.5
Costs 10% 5.0

Promp's editorial rating based on real fees and net annual cost. Promp reviews third-party products independently.

"Sovereignty" rating: score computed on privacy/anonymity (30%), fund control (20%), censorship resistance (20%), trustless/auditability (20%) and costs (10%). Same data, different weights.

Reputation

What happened to people who used Prex, and what users say. External signals: they do not feed the promp.it rating.

Incidents & regulatory actions

History not verified

We have not yet completed the incident search for this service: no entries here does not mean no events.

Public reviews

4.8/5 216,176 reviews
  • Google Play ↗ 4.8/5 132,278 reviews

    'Prex Uruguay' app (air.Prex), global count from JSON-LD. The 'Prex Argentina' app (air.PrexArgentina) shows 4.76 across 192,667.

  • App Store ↗ 4.8/5 83,898 reviews

    'Prex Uruguay' app (id 927400689), Uruguay storefront (home market, issuer Econstar S.A. regulated by BCU). The 'Prex Argentina' app (id 1449144455) shows 4.79 across 56,566 on the AR storefront.

Weighted average across 2 public review platforms (216,176 reviews in total), weighted by volume. This is not our rating: it is those platforms’ average.

FAQ

Is Prex a real bank?

Prex is a digital financial service. The deposit-protection scheme is not documented for this service; check the official terms.

Can I send transfers to third-party IBANs with Prex?

The ability to send transfers to third-party IBANs is not documented; check the official website.

Does Prex support direct debits and utility billing?

SEPA direct debit (SDD): not documented. Utility-bill domiciliation: not documented.

Which fiat currencies does Prex support?

The number of supported fiat currencies is not documented. Multi-currency accounts: not documented.

Can I withdraw crypto on-chain from Prex?

On-chain crypto withdrawal is not documented; check the official website.

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