diff --git a/packages/taler-util/src/amounts.ts b/packages/taler-util/src/amounts.ts
index 25b3a2c8b..cd74cda35 100644
--- a/packages/taler-util/src/amounts.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-util/src/amounts.ts
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ export class Amounts {
         n = (n * 10) % amountFractionalBase;
       }
     }
-    return s;
+
+    const currencyFormatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US");
+    return currencyFormatter.format(Number(s));
   }
 }