diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/checkout/Checkout.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/checkout/Checkout.qml
index 109e357206..d3de8f745b 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/checkout/Checkout.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/checkout/Checkout.qml
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ Rectangle {
                 console.log("Failed to get balance", result.data.message);
             } else {
                 root.balanceReceived = true;
-                hfcBalanceText.text = (parseFloat(result.data.balance/100).toFixed(2)) + " HFC";
-                balanceAfterPurchase = parseFloat(result.data.balance/100) - root.itemPriceFull/100;
+                hfcBalanceText.text = result.data.balance + " HFC";
+                balanceAfterPurchase = result.data.balance - root.itemPriceFull;
                 root.setBuyText();
             }
         }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Rectangle {
             commerce.getLoginStatus();
         }
     }
-        
+
     HifiWallet.NeedsLogIn {
         id: needsLogIn;
         visible: root.activeView === "needsLogIn";
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
 
-    
+
     //
     // "WALLET NOT SET UP" START
     //
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom;
         anchors.left: parent.left;
         anchors.right: parent.right;
-        
+
         RalewayRegular {
             id: notSetUpText;
             text: "<b>Your wallet isn't set up.</b><br><br>Set up your Wallet (no credit card necessary) to claim your <b>free HFC</b> " +
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.left: parent.left;
             anchors.bottom: parent.bottom;
             anchors.bottomMargin: 24;
-        
+
             // "Cancel" button
             HifiControlsUit.Button {
                 id: cancelButton;
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
                 RalewayRegular {
                     id: balanceAfterPurchaseText;
-                    text: balanceAfterPurchase.toFixed(2) + " HFC";
+                    text: balanceAfterPurchase + " HFC";
                     // Text size
                     size: balanceAfterPurchaseTextLabel.size;
                     // Anchors
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     sendToScript({method: 'checkout_goToPurchases'});
                 }
             }
-        
+
             RalewayRegular {
                 id: buyText;
                 // Text size
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.bottom: root.bottom;
         anchors.left: parent.left;
         anchors.right: parent.right;
-        
+
         RalewayRegular {
             id: completeText;
             text: "<b>Purchase Complete!</b><br><br>You bought <b>" + (itemNameText.text) + "</b> by <b>" + (itemAuthorText.text) + "</b>";
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ Rectangle {
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter;
             verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter;
         }
-        
+
         Item {
             id: checkoutSuccessActionButtonsContainer;
             // Size
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
             }
         }
-        
+
         Item {
             id: continueShoppingButtonContainer;
             // Size
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.bottom: root.bottom;
         anchors.left: parent.left;
         anchors.right: parent.right;
-        
+
         RalewayRegular {
             id: failureHeaderText;
             text: "<b>Purchase Failed.</b><br>Your Purchases and HFC balance haven't changed.";
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ Rectangle {
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter;
             verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter;
         }
-        
+
         RalewayRegular {
             id: failureErrorText;
             // Text size
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ Rectangle {
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter;
             verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter;
         }
-        
+
         Item {
             id: backToMarketplaceButtonContainer;
             // Size
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 itemNameText.text = message.params.itemName;
                 itemAuthorText.text = message.params.itemAuthor;
                 root.itemPriceFull = message.params.itemPrice;
-                itemPriceText.text = root.itemPriceFull === 0 ? "Free" : "<b>" + (parseFloat(root.itemPriceFull/100).toFixed(2)) + " HFC</b>";
+                itemPriceText.text = root.itemPriceFull === 0 ? "Free" : "<b>" + root.itemPriceFull + " HFC</b>";
                 itemHref = message.params.itemHref;
                 if (itemHref.indexOf('.json') === -1) {
                     root.itemIsJson = false;
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletHome.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletHome.qml
index b55f7f800a..413fd8b71c 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletHome.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/wallet/WalletHome.qml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         onBalanceResult : {
-            balanceText.text = parseFloat(result.data.balance/100).toFixed(2);
+            balanceText.text = result.data.balance;
         }
 
         onHistoryResult : {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Item {
                         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft;
                         verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter;
                     }
-                        
+
                     HifiControlsUit.Separator {
                         anchors.left: parent.left;
                         anchors.right: parent.right;
diff --git a/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp b/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp
index 08eb79017f..2055229059 100644
--- a/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QTimeZone>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
 #include "AccountManager.h"
 #include "Wallet.h"
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ Handler(buy)
 Handler(receiveAt)
 Handler(balance)
 Handler(inventory)
-Handler(history)
 
 void Ledger::send(const QString& endpoint, const QString& success, const QString& fail, QNetworkAccessManager::Operation method, QJsonObject request) {
     auto accountManager = DependencyManager::get<AccountManager>();
@@ -108,6 +108,64 @@ void Ledger::inventory(const QStringList& keys) {
     keysQuery("inventory", "inventorySuccess", "inventoryFailure");
 }
 
+QString nameFromKey(const QString& key, const QStringList& publicKeys) {
+    if (key.isNull() || key.isEmpty()) {
+        return "<b>Marketplace</b>";
+    }
+    if (publicKeys.contains(key)) {
+        return "You";
+    }
+    return "<b>Someone</b>";
+}
+
+void Ledger::historySuccess(QNetworkReply& reply) {
+    // here we send a historyResult with some extra stuff in it
+    // Namely, the styled text we'd like to show.  The issue is the
+    // QML cannot do that easily since it doesn't know what the wallet
+    // public key(s) are.  Let's keep it that way
+    QByteArray response = reply.readAll();
+    QJsonObject data = QJsonDocument::fromJson(response).object();
+
+    // we will need the array of public keys from the wallet
+    auto wallet = DependencyManager::get<Wallet>();
+    auto keys = wallet->listPublicKeys();
+
+    // now we need to loop through the transactions and add fancy text...
+    auto historyArray = data.find("data").value().toObject().find("history").value().toArray();
+    QJsonArray newHistoryArray;
+
+    // TODO: do this with 0 copies if possible
+    for(auto it = historyArray.begin(); it != historyArray.end(); it++) {
+        auto valueObject = (*it).toObject();
+        QString from = nameFromKey(valueObject["sender_key"].toString(), keys);
+        QString to = nameFromKey(valueObject["recipient_key"].toString(), keys);
+        // turns out on my machine, toLocalTime convert to some weird timezone, yet the
+        // systemTimeZone is correct.  To avoid a strange bug with other's systems too, lets
+        // be explicit
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+        QDateTime createdAt = QDateTime::fromTime_t(valueObject["created_at"].toInt(), Qt::UTC);
+#else
+        QDateTime createdAt = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(valueObject["created_at"].toInt(), Qt::UTC);
+#endif
+        QDateTime localCreatedAt = createdAt.toTimeZone(QTimeZone::systemTimeZone());
+        valueObject["text"] = QString("%1 sent %2 <b>%3 %4</b> on %5 with message \"%6\"").
+            arg(from, to, QString::number(valueObject["quantity"].toInt()), valueObject["asset_title"].toString(), localCreatedAt.toString(Qt::SystemLocaleShortDate), valueObject["message"].toString());
+        newHistoryArray.push_back(valueObject);
+    }
+    // now copy the rest of the json -- this is inefficient
+    // TODO: try to do this without making copies
+    QJsonObject newData;
+    newData["status"] = "success";
+    QJsonObject newDataData;
+    newDataData["history"] = newHistoryArray;
+    newData["data"] = newDataData;
+    emit historyResult(newData);
+}
+
+void Ledger::historyFailure(QNetworkReply& reply) {
+    failResponse("history", reply);
+}
+
 void Ledger::history(const QStringList& keys) {
     keysQuery("history", "historySuccess", "historyFailure");
 }
@@ -117,4 +175,4 @@ void Ledger::resetSuccess(QNetworkReply& reply) { apiResponse("reset", reply); }
 void Ledger::resetFailure(QNetworkReply& reply) { failResponse("reset", reply); }
 void Ledger::reset() {
     send("reset_user_hfc_account", "resetSuccess", "resetFailure", QNetworkAccessManager::PutOperation, QJsonObject());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js b/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js
index 28d116d3ec..50ed642529 100644
--- a/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js
+++ b/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     var isPreparing = false;  // Explicitly track download request status.
 
     var confirmAllPurchases = false; // Set this to "true" to cause Checkout.qml to popup for all items, even if free
-    
+
     function injectCommonCode(isDirectoryPage) {
 
         // Supporting styles from marketplaces.css.
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
     function injectBuyButtonOnMainPage() {
         var cost;
-        
+
         $('.grid-item').find('#price-or-edit').find('a').each(function() {
             $(this).attr('data-href', $(this).attr('href'));
             $(this).attr('href', '#');
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
             $(this).closest('.col-xs-3').prev().attr("class", 'col-xs-6');
             $(this).closest('.col-xs-3').attr("class", 'col-xs-6');
-            
+
             if (parseInt(cost) > 0) {
                 var priceElement = $(this).find('.price')
                 priceElement.css({ "width": "auto", "padding": "3px 5px", "height": "26px" });
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
                 priceElement.css({ "min-width": priceElement.width() + 10 });
             }
         });
-        
-        
+
+
         $('.grid-item').find('#price-or-edit').find('a').on('click', function () {
             buyButtonClicked($(this).closest('.grid-item').attr('data-item-id'),
                 $(this).closest('.grid-item').find('.item-title').text(),
@@ -175,11 +175,12 @@
         if (confirmAllPurchases) {
             var href = $('#side-info').find('.btn').first().attr('href');
             $('#side-info').find('.btn').first().attr('href', '#');
-            
+
             var cost = $('.item-cost').text();
 
             if (parseInt(cost) > 0 && $('#side-info').find('#buyItemButton').size() === 0) {
-                $('#side-info').find('.btn').first().html('<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-download" id="buyItemButton"></span>Own Item: ' + (parseFloat(cost / 100).toFixed(2)) + ' HFC');
+                $('#side-info').find('.btn').first().html('<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-download" id="buyItemButton"></span>Own Item: ' + cost + ' HFC');
+
             }
 
             $('#side-info').find('.btn').first().on('click', function () {
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@
                 // Reference: https://clara.io/learn/sdk/api/export
 
                 //var XMLHTTPREQUEST_URL = "https://clara.io/api/scenes/{uuid}/export/fbx?zip=true&centerScene=true&alignSceneGround=true&fbxUnit=Meter&fbxVersion=7&fbxEmbedTextures=true&imageFormat=WebGL";
-                // 13 Jan 2017: Specify FBX version 5 and remove some options in order to make Clara.io site more likely to 
+                // 13 Jan 2017: Specify FBX version 5 and remove some options in order to make Clara.io site more likely to
                 // be successful in generating zip files.
                 var XMLHTTPREQUEST_URL = "https://clara.io/api/scenes/{uuid}/export/fbx?fbxUnit=Meter&fbxVersion=5&fbxEmbedTextures=true&imageFormat=WebGL";
 
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@
                 cancelClaraDownload();
             } else {
                 var parsedJsonMessage = JSON.parse(message);
-                
+
                 if (parsedJsonMessage.type === "marketplaces") {
                     if (parsedJsonMessage.action === "inspectionModeSetting") {
                         confirmAllPurchases = !!parsedJsonMessage.data;