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Money with a heartbeat.

Meet Eva, the assistant inside the Pryme app. She opens accounts, moves money, saves toward your goals and follows up. Nothing leaves your account without your approval.

Meet Eva, the assistant inside the Pryme app. She holds dollars, pounds, euros and Naira side by side, swaps at a locked rate, pays bills in any of them and sends anywhere, asking before anything moves.

HomeEvery currency, every Box and every card on one screen.
Chat with EvaTell her the goal. She handles the steps and asks before anything moves.
Savings BoxesFlexible, Fixed, Investment and Interest-free, side by side.
Create a BoxPick the type, name the goal. Eva works out what to move, and when.
LoansSpaces credit and Salary Advance. Draw only what you need.
Invite friendsThree friends, ₦50,000 each, and ₦20,000 lands with you.
YouEva’s voice, your plan, your address and every security control.
Duress signalA word that looks normal on screen while your people are alerted.
Chat with EvaTell her the goal. She handles the steps and asks before anything moves.
Swap at the live rateOr name the rate you want and she swaps the moment it lands.
One card, every currencySpend from whichever balance suits, and freeze it from the app.
What Eva may do without askingStanding permissions, a voice, and a record of every rule you have given her.
Receipts anyone can verifyRegular or certified statements, e-signed and checkable by whoever receives them.
Open a personal account How we keep your money safe
Pryme app: Home
Pryme app: Chat with Eva
Pryme app: Savings Boxes
Pryme app: Create a Box
Pryme app: Loans
Pryme app: Invite friends
Pryme app: You
Pryme app: Duress signal
Pryme app: Chat with Eva
Pryme app: Swap at the live rate
Pryme app: Multicurrency card
Pryme app: What Eva may do without asking
Pryme app: Receipts and statements
MoneyAgentsApprovalAgentsEvery currencyYour approval

Open an account. Get money to spend.

Global money. Intelligent growth.

We give you a limit to spend at the shops and services you already use — and an account that works on your month while you get on with it. Dollars, pounds and euros sit beside your Naira, and an assistant handles the running of it, asking you first every single time.

One global account for your money and business. Move across currencies, automate everyday operations and put AI agents to work — with you in control of every important decision.

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Pryme app home: every currency on one balance
Personal · the app in your hand
Salary landed₦920,000 from John Doe Ltd · Naira account
Done
Move ₦100,000 to your Rent Box?Keeps ₦127.9m liquid · earns 18% p.a.
Approve
Paid Ikeja Electric₦18,400 · token sent by SMS
Done
Swap $200 → ₦310,000?Rate locked at ₦1,550 for 30 s
Approve
Held a ₦150,000 transferNew payee · unusual hour · needs you
Review
Received $2,400From a client · USD account
Done
Swap $200 → £—?Rate locked for 30 s
Approve
Paid the light bill at home₦18,400 · Ikeja Electric
Done
Keep $1,000 liquid, save the rest?$1,400 → Flexible Box
Approve
Held a £2,000 transferNew payee · needs you
Review
Eva is live
500,000+customers, personal and businessScan to get the app
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Regulated partnersEvery currency held with a licensed institution in its market
Solid AllianzeCBNNDIC
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Instant settlementOur own core ledger: swaps land at once, every receipt verifiableScan to get the app
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Agents with a mandatePowered by Pryme Intelligence. Nothing moves without youFlip
Pryme Intelligence
Eva, the assistant that runs a Pryme accountEvayour assistant
The Chief of Staff agent on a Pryme Business AccountDanielChief of Staff
The Finance agent on a Pryme Business AccountBenFinance
PrymeBruceCare
Inside a mandate you write. Every action logged.
Multi-currency30 currencies on one balanceFlip
Locked rates30 s
🇺🇸 1 USD—
🇬🇧 1 GBP—
🇪🇺 1 EUR—
The rate you see is the rate you get.
10 years2016 to today, one trunkScan to get the app
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Business Account

Open an account. Get customers.

Your competitor down the road sells the same thing you sell. The difference is who walks in. We put money in people’s hands that can only be spent in businesses like yours — and then we point them at you.

The Pryme Business home page: three currency balances on one account, the money actions, five agents working and a live stream of what they have done
Business · the page your team signs into
Spaces · Nigeria

We hand the customer the money. It can only be spent with you.

You are not borrowing. You are selling to somebody who already has the money — and that money can only be spent with a business like yours.

The business · Pryme Business
johndoe.mypryme.com · Spaces

Spaces Showing 30 days

Spaces is onshoppers near you can see your shop
Spaces brought you · 30 days ₦2,578,550.00 104 sales from 71 shoppers ▼ 4% on the period before
Where the money came from
91% shoppers who had been in before 9% first visit to your shop
21 of 71 came back more than once Average basket ₦24,793.75 Biggest shopper ₦142,300.00
24 Jul returningnew to you 22 Aug
Money on its way to you confirmed at the counter · on its way to your Naira account
Confirmed at the counter ₦47,150.002 sales today · final the moment they paid
Sales of 23 Aug₦90,9503 sales · confirmed
Sales of 24 Aug₦196,2005 sales · confirmed
Sales of 25 Aug₦47,1502 sales · confirmed
nothing for you to do · it arrives on its own
Lands in your NGN account ₦334,300.0010 sales in flight
The shopper · Pryme app
4:34
‹
BorrowLoans
SpacesSalary Advance
Spaces credit₦21,450 available
Repay ₦78,550
₦78,550 in use₦100,000 limit
Hold 25% · repay 2 more early to drop to 20%

₦100,000 from day one · agreement v2.1 · 12 Aug · View

Near youCategories 9Your loans 9
🛒Grocery / Retail4 places
🍽Eateries / Restaurants4 places
💊Pharmacies3 places
🎬Movies & Cinema3 places
🚌Transport3 places
💇Spa’s & Saloons3 places
Say “Hey Pryme”🎤
HomeBoxes CardsYou
Freeto join, nothing monthly. You are in the app the day you switch it on.
You get paidthe sale settles into your Naira account. Nobody to chase.
Zero riskwe carry the credit, whether or not the shopper repays us.
You growfaces that had never been to your shop — and most come back on their own.
The account

One account. Every currency you trade in.

Pryme Business4 currencies · one ledger
Base
₦127,328,879.23NGN · Nigerian Naira
$1,240.00USD · US Dollar
£480.00GBP · Pound Sterling
€310.00EUR · Euro
  • A named Naira account with Solid Allianze MFB — NDIC insured, your business name on it.
  • Real details abroad. A US account number, a UK sort code, an IBAN for the euro area.
  • Every currency has its own statement — regular or certified, with a code anyone can verify.
Swapping · in the app
4:34
‹···
Current account · NGN ₦127,328,879.23
SwapBoth balances move at once, on one ledger
Fill it inAsk Eva
$1 = ₦1,650.00
FromNGN ▾
250,000Available ₦127,328,879.23
ToUSD ▾
151.52after swap $1,391.52
Rate$1 = ₦1,650.00
Fee—
You get$151.52
NowWhen it hits

Eva waits for your rate and asks before she moves anything.

Target rate
$1 =1,585.00₦
Set the watch
Pryme Pay

Take money on your site, or on a checkout of your own.

No card, no OTP, nothing for the buyer to type in. They transfer from the bank app they already use, and the money lands in the same account your agents are running — already matched to the order, already in your books.

Pay from your bank app

We give the buyer a one-time account number. They transfer to it from any bank app or by USSD — no card, no OTP, nothing to type in.

Get the account number
  • Card details are never asked for, so they cannot leak.
  • The account is used once, then it closes.
  • Held with a licensed bank, insured by the NDIC.
Transfer exactly this amount

To this account, from any bank app. We watch it, and the page updates itself.

Send exactly₦26,767.50Copy
BankSolid Allianze MFB
Account number0000 000 000Copy
Account namePRYME / JOHNDOE‑ORD1042
Watching the account — nobody has to confirm anything.
Payment received

₦26,767.50 from GTBank · John D., matched to order ORD‑1042.

OrderORD-1042
Settled intoJohn Doe Trading Ltd · Naira account 0000 000 000
Receiptsent to the buyer
Get your receiptRun it again
Your checkout, your brand.On the site you already have, in your colours, on your own domain — or on a page we host for you.
A link for anything you sell.One price, one buyer, one link — sent on WhatsApp, Instagram or email, and paid the same way.
It lands already reconciled.Matched to the order, receipt issued, and in your books before you have looked at it.
Business Account

A team you did not have to hire.

Five agents come with the account. Each one has a job description, a budget and a ceiling you set. They do the work and bring it to you — nothing leaves the account without your signature.

CS Chief of Staff Runs the week

Knows what is stuck, who is waiting and what you promised — and keeps all three moving.

Booked a meeting with John Doe Foods for Thursday 11:00.
FI Finance Watches the money

Keeps the books as you trade and tells you the moment something does not add up.

Flagged a duplicate — invoice DP‑11908 was already paid in July.
COCompliance Keeps you inside the rules

Holds every filing to its own clock and screens names and payments against your policy — and logs what it refuses.

Screened 412 payments overnight and refused two of them.
SA Sales Chases what is owed

Goes back to the buyers who went quiet, with the receipt already attached.

Recovered ₦410,000 across three overdue invoices.
SU Customer Support Answers your customers

Replies, follows up on what they asked for and hands you only the ones that need you.

Resolved 4 conversations — two deliveries, one refund.
Every agent prepares and proposes. You are the only one who can approve.
Build on Pryme

Our rails, under your product.

Issue a dedicated Naira account number to each of your own customers, collect into it and reconcile against it. The same rails the Business Account runs on, with the licence behind them.

Read the API
Pryme Business

One business account. Every currency you trade in.

Dollars, pounds and euros beside a Naira account, on one ledger and one set of books. Five agents come with it and run the account — nothing leaves without your signature.

The Pryme Business home page: Naira, dollar and pound balances on one account, the money actions, five agents working and a live stream of what they have done
Business · the page your team signs into

A team you did not have to hire

Five agents come with the account. Each has a job description, a budget and a ceiling you set. They do the work and bring it to you — they propose, you approve.

CSChief of Staff Runs the week

Knows what is stuck, who is waiting and what you promised, and keeps all three moving.

Booked the quarterly review with your auditor for Thursday.
FIFinance Watches the money

Keeps the books in every currency you hold and flags the moment something does not add up.

Flagged a duplicate — invoice DP‑11908 was already paid in July.
COCompliance Keeps you inside the rules

Holds every filing to its own clock and screens names and payments against your policy — and logs what it refuses.

Screened 412 payments overnight and refused two of them.
SASales Chases what is owed

Goes back to the buyers who went quiet, with the invoice and the receipt already attached.

Recovered $12,400 across three overdue invoices.
SUCustomer Support Answers your customers

Replies, follows up on what they asked for and hands you only the ones that need you.

Resolved 4 conversations — two deliveries, one refund.
Every agent prepares and proposes. You are the only one who can approve.
Open a business account

Ten years, one trunk

The business has changed shape four times and never changed what it was rooted in. Each version was built out of what the last one could not do.

2016E-commerce

An online grocery store, built out of a faulty tab. Selling the food was the easy part — taking the money for it, and moving it, turned out to be the business.

2018OjirehPrime Card

A prepaid card. The first time the company issued rather than resold, and the first time it carried the obligations that come with holding somebody else’s money.

2020Microfinance bank

PrymeSolid Allianze acquired — an existing bank with an existing licence. The perimeter stopped being someone else’s to draw.

2023Multicurrency

More than one currency on one balance, and the rebrand to Pryme. A Nigerian business could hold dollars without holding a second institution.

2026Agentic operations

Accounts that do the work rather than only hold value. Five agents on the account, inside a policy you write — which is where the new mark starts.

Questions

The things people ask us first.

What is Pryme?

Pryme is a financial technology company. It gives people and businesses in Nigeria one account that holds Naira alongside dollars, pounds and euros, and a set of agents that do the running of it — keeping the books, chasing what is owed, answering customers and paying bills. Nothing leaves an account without the owner’s approval.

Can I hold dollars, pounds and euros in a Pryme account?

Yes. A Pryme account holds Naira, US dollars, pounds sterling and euros side by side on one ledger, each with its own account details — a Nigerian account number, a US account number, a UK sort code and an IBAN for the euro area. You can swap between them at a rate you set, and every currency has its own statement.

What is Spaces?

Spaces is available in Nigeria. It gives a shopper money to spend that can only be spent with a participating business. The business is paid into its Naira account whether or not the shopper repays, because Pryme carries the credit. For the business it is free to join, there is nothing monthly, and the customer’s identity is never shown — only a reference and what it is worth.

What do the agents on a Pryme Business Account do?

Five agents come with the account. The Chief of Staff runs the week and keeps what is stuck moving. Finance watches the money and keeps the books as you trade. Compliance keeps the filings on time and screens what moves. Sales chases what you are owed. Customer Support answers your customers and follows up. Each has a job description, a budget and a ceiling you set, and each one proposes rather than acts — nothing leaves the account without your signature.

How does Pryme Pay work?

Pryme Pay takes payments on your own site or on a checkout page you control. The buyer is given a one-time account number and transfers to it from any bank app or by USSD — no card, no OTP, nothing to type in. The money lands in the same account your agents are running, already matched to the order and already in your books.

What are Savings Boxes?

Savings Boxes are separate pots inside a Pryme account, held in Naira. Flexible Boxes can be withdrawn at any time, Fixed Boxes hold to a date, Investment Boxes hold for longer, and Interest-free Boxes earn nothing by design. A business can use them to ring-fence payroll and the tax it withholds, so that money cannot be spent by accident.

Who holds my money, and is it protected?

Pryme is a financial technology company, not a bank. Accounts and deposits are provided by Solid Allianze Microfinance Bank Limited, which is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria and is a member of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Can I build on Pryme?

Yes. Pryme Rails lets a platform issue a dedicated Naira account number to each of its own customers, collect into it and reconcile against it, over one API — the same rails the Pryme Business Account runs on.

What is Pryme?

Pryme is a financial technology company. It gives you one account that holds US dollars, pounds sterling and euros beside Naira, with an assistant that runs the account for you and asks before anything moves. Accounts are provided in Nigeria today, and further markets open as each licence lands.

Can I open a Pryme account from outside Nigeria?

Accounts are provided in Nigeria today, subject to verification and approval. Foreign-currency balances are held and converted inside that account, so you can hold, receive and swap dollars, pounds and euros wherever you are.

Which currencies can I hold with Pryme?

Naira, US dollars, pounds sterling and euros, side by side on one ledger. Each has its own details — a Nigerian account number, a US account number, a UK sort code and an IBAN for the euro area — and each has its own statement.

How do I send money to Nigeria with Pryme?

Swap at a rate you set rather than the rate of the day, then send to any Pryme username or to a Nigerian bank account. There is no fee to send to another Pryme account.

What does the assistant do?

Eva is the assistant inside the Pryme app. She opens accounts, moves money, saves toward your goals, pays what is due and follows up what is owed to you — and asks you before anything moves.

What is Pryme Rails?

Pryme Rails lets a platform issue a dedicated Naira account number to each of its own customers, collect into it and reconcile against it, over one API — the same rails the Pryme Business Account runs on.

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Which Spaces sector suits Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt?

Groceries, eateries, pharmacies, cinemas, transport, salons, schools, hotels and offices: how demand differs in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

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Pryme editorialBusiness desk · 17 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

All nine Spaces sectors can work in all three cities, but demand looks different in each. Lagos favours high-volume businesses such as groceries, eateries, transport and salons in dense districts; Abuja suits serviced offices, hotels and shortlets, pharmacies and schools serving salaried households; Port Harcourt rewards hotels, eateries and services that follow oil and gas workers and visitors. Spaces operates in all three, so the choice is about your customers, not coverage.

If you run, or plan to start, a business in one of the Spaces sectors, the city you choose shapes who walks through your door. This is not a ranking. It is a look at where each sector's customers concentrate in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, and what to watch for in each, so you can plan a first site or a second branch with clearer expectations.

The short version

SectorLagosAbujaPort Harcourt
Grocery and RetailVery high volume; fierce competition near big marketsSteady payday-driven shopping in estatesStrong bulk-buying culture
Eateries and RestaurantsOffice lunch trade, nightlife, deliveryOffice districts and weekend leisure in Wuse 2 and JabiWork-visitor and after-work trade
PharmaciesDense neighbourhood demandEstates and family householdsResidential hubs and industrial areas
Movies and CinemaLargest audience; strong weekend demandWeekend and family outingsWeekend and visitor demand
TransportCommuters, interstate travelLong commutes from satellite townsShort trips, regional routes
Spas and SalonsHuge demand across income levelsProfessional and event groomingSteady demand; event and visitor peaks
SchoolsLarge, competitive marketFamilies of civil servants and professionalsFamilies of oil and gas and public workers
Hotels and ShortletsIsland and airport-area stays, eventsMeetings, government business, conferencesWork trips and contractors
Serviced OfficesStart-ups and freelancers in Yaba and LekkiConsultants and NGOs near the Central Business DistrictContractors around Trans-Amadi and GRA

Lagos: volume businesses do best

Lagos's strength is density. A grocery store in Surulere or Ikorodu, an eatery near offices in Ikeja or a salon in Festac can serve the same customers several times a month. The risk is competition and rising costs: NBS figures for August 2026 showed Lagos with the highest year-on-year headline inflation of any state, which squeezes both customers and margins. Lagos sectors that rely on repeat visits need tight pricing and a reason for customers to come back. Our guide to winning repeat customers applies here more than anywhere.

Hotels and shortlets in Lagos face a crowded market on the Island and in Lekki; serviced offices compete with a large coworking scene in Yaba and Lekki.

Abuja: institutional customers and visitors

Abuja's economy is organised around government, diplomatic missions, NGOs and the businesses that serve them. That creates steady demand for serviced offices near the Central Business District, Wuse and Maitama; hotels and shortlets for people in town for meetings; and schools and pharmacies for families in Gwarinpa, Lugbe and Kubwa. Spending often follows monthly salary cycles, so promotions timed around payday tend to work better than mid-month ones.

Plan approvals early: FCT bodies handle development control, market management and signage, and area councils such as AMAC collect levies.

Port Harcourt: follow the work

Port Harcourt's economy follows oil and gas, maritime and construction activity. Hotels, shortlets, eateries and serviced offices close to Trans-Amadi, GRA and the Aba Road corridor can serve contractors and visiting staff, while dense areas such as D-Line, Rumuola and Rumuokoro support groceries, pharmacies and salons. Because demand moves with the sector, keep fixed costs low and avoid long, costly leases until you know your trade.

Sectors that travel well between cities

Some businesses move between the three cities more easily than others. Pharmacies and groceries serve daily needs everywhere, so the main question is location within the city rather than the city itself. Schools are the opposite: they depend on local approvals, a local reputation and parents who stay for years, so a school that thrives in Surulere cannot assume the same demand in Gwarinpa. Hotels and shortlets depend on visitor flows, which differ sharply: leisure and events in Lagos, official travel in Abuja, work rotations in Port Harcourt. Cinemas need a large enough catchment for weekday seats, which favours dense parts of Lagos, though weekend and holiday audiences exist in all three. Transport operators often link the cities themselves, carrying passengers between Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, and benefit from a presence at both ends of a route.

If you are expanding, start with the sector's strongest city and use what you learn about pricing and customers to plan the next one.

Choosing between them: questions to ask

  1. Who are your best customers, and where do they live and work in each city?
  2. How often do they pay you: daily, weekly, monthly or per term?
  3. What is the rent for a site in the right district, including fees and service charges?
  4. What approvals and levies apply in that state or the FCT?
  5. How reliable is power on that street, and what does backup cost?
  6. How many direct competitors are within a short walk or keke ride?

Worked example (illustrative figures). A salon owner in Yaba considers a second branch. In Wuse 2 the example rent is ₦5,000,000 a year with higher prices per service; in Woji, Port Harcourt, ₦3,200,000 with steadier event bookings. She estimates monthly profit after costs at ₦450,000 in Wuse 2 and ₦380,000 in Woji. The Abuja site earns more, but takes longer to cover the bigger upfront rent. She chooses based on her savings and how long she can wait to break even.

Where Pryme fits

Spaces operates in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. A business in any of the nine sectors that opens a Pryme Business Account can join Spaces and reach customers who hold Loans on Spaces, credit they can only spend with Spaces merchants. See how to join Spaces as a merchant, and ask Pryme at contact about merchant terms.

Questions people ask

What is the best business to start in Abuja?

Businesses serving salaried households, visitors and institutions, such as serviced offices, hotels and shortlets, pharmacies and schools, tend to find steady demand. The right choice depends on your skills and capital.

What business is most profitable in Port Harcourt?

There is no single answer. Hotels, eateries and services that follow oil and gas workers can do well, but demand moves with the sector, so keep fixed costs low.

Which Spaces sectors work in Lagos?

All nine supported sectors can work in Lagos, which has the largest customer base. High-volume businesses such as groceries, eateries and salons benefit most from its density.

Is Spaces available in all three cities?

Yes. Spaces operates in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

Sources

  1. Inflation drops to 15.39% in August 2026 (NBS CPI, reported by Legit.ng) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. FCTA reaches agreement with AMAC on outdoor advert revenue (Voice of Nigeria) · accessed Oct 2026

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