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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.
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Paid Ikeja Electric₦18,400 · token sent by SMS
Done
Swap $200 → ₦310,000?Rate locked at ₦1,550 for 30 s
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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
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Held a £2,000 transferNew payee · needs you
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Regulated partnersEvery currency held with a licensed institution in its market
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Instant settlementOur own core ledger: swaps land at once, every receipt verifiableScan to get the app
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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
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🇬🇧 1 GBP—
🇪🇺 1 EUR—
The rate you see is the rate you get.
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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
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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
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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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Buying a car for parents in Nigeria from the US

Shipping a car from the US versus buying in Nigeria: export paperwork, Nigerian age limits and duty, and how to pay a dealer safely from abroad.

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Pryme editorialDiaspora desk, Houston · 24 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
The short answer

You can ship a car from the US or buy one in Nigeria and pay the dealer directly. Shipping means presenting the original title to US Customs at least 72 hours before export, filing EEI for any used vehicle regardless of value, and meeting Nigeria's used-vehicle age limit and duty on arrival. Buying locally avoids clearing risk, but you need a trusted person to inspect the car and you should pay only the dealer's business account against an invoice.

Two routes, one decision

Most diaspora families who buy a car for their parents end up choosing between two routes. The first is to buy a car in the US, often from an auction or a dealer, and ship it to Lagos. The second is to buy in Nigeria, from a dealer selling new cars or foreign-used (tokunbo) imports, and pay from the US. Which one works better depends on the car, the family's time, and how much risk you are willing to carry at the port.

Ship from the USBuy in Nigeria
Who inspects the carYou, before purchaseA trusted relative or mechanic in Nigeria
PaperworkUS export filing, shipping documents, Nigerian clearingSale agreement, customs papers from the dealer, registration
Cost linesPurchase, US towing, ocean freight, Nigerian duty and levies, clearing agent, port chargesPurchase price, registration, insurance
Main riskDelays and extra charges at the port; age-limit refusalPaying for a car that is not as described
TimeWeeks to monthsDays, once a car is chosen

Shipping a car from the US: what US Customs needs

US Customs and Border Protection sets the export rules for vehicles. Its page on exporting a motor vehicle (dated December 2024) says:

  • For exports by ship, the documents and the vehicle must be presented to Customs at least 72 hours before export.
  • For a vehicle titled in the US, the owner must give Customs the original Certificate of Title or a certified copy, plus two complete copies.
  • Documents must describe the vehicle, including the VIN.
  • If the vehicle is leased or has a recorded lien, a signed letter from the lender on its letterhead must say the vehicle may be exported.
  • Port directors set where exporters present documents and the vehicle for inspection.

Separately, federal export rules require Electronic Export Information (EEI) to be filed for used self-propelled vehicles regardless of value (15 CFR 30.2). The usual $2,500 exemption that applies to boxes of goods does not help here. In practice the shipping company or freight forwarder usually files EEI for you; ask in writing that it is included in the quote.

If the car is still under a loan, pay it off and get a clear title before you book shipping. A car cannot go without the title, and lien release can take weeks.

Arriving in Nigeria: age limits and duty

This is where most of the cost surprises happen. The US International Trade Administration's Nigeria guide, updated April 2025, lists used motor vehicles above 15 years from the year of manufacture as prohibited imports. A Legit.ng report from August 2026 says the Nigeria Customs Service prohibition list now sets the limit at 12 years, that left-hand drive is generally required, and that a Green Tax surcharge of 2% (2,000 to 3,999cc) and 4% (4,000cc and above) applied from 1 July 2026, with electric vehicles excluded. The two sources do not agree on the age limit, so confirm the current rule with the Nigeria Customs Service or a licensed clearing agent before you buy.

On duty, the ITA guide (September 2025) says used vehicles attract 20% import duty plus a 15% levy, and new vehicles 20% plus 20%, under an April 2022 directive. The same Legit.ng report mentions a revised levy regime from July 2026 without figures. Duty is worked out on Customs' valuation of the car, not necessarily what you paid, so ask your clearing agent to estimate it from the VIN before you commit.

Worked example (illustrative figures)

Suppose Customs values a used 2,500cc car at the naira equivalent of $8,000. Using the ITA's 20% duty and 15% levy, duty would be $1,600 and the levy $1,200, a total of $2,800, plus a 2% Green Tax of $160 if the July 2026 surcharge applies, making $2,960 before port charges and the clearing agent's fee. These are example figures only; the actual basis and rates are set by Customs at clearing.

Buying in Nigeria and paying the dealer from the US

Buying locally means the car has already cleared, or is new, so the main risk is the car itself and the payment. A few habits reduce it:

  1. Inspect first. Send a mechanic you trust, not one the dealer suggests, and ask for photos of the VIN plate and the engine number.
  2. Check the papers. For an imported car, ask for its customs clearance documents and check that the VIN on them matches the car. For a used Nigerian-registered car, ask for the registration papers and proof of ownership in the seller's name.
  3. Get a written invoice from the dealer's registered business, with the car's description, VIN and price.
  4. Pay the business account named on the invoice, not an individual. Confirm the account details by phone with someone at the dealership before sending, and again if they change.
  5. Register the car in the right name. Decide whether it is in your parent's name or yours; it affects insurance and who can sell it later.

If the car is a gift, it can be easier to buy it in your parent's name from the start. Under US rules the gift is the money you spend; the IRS annual exclusion is $19,000 per person for 2026, and gifts above that to one person in a year generally mean filing Form 709, though tax is rarely due.

What to check first

  • Is the car within Nigeria's current age limit, confirmed by Customs or an agent this month?
  • Have you priced duty, levies, clearing and port charges, not just freight?
  • If buying locally, has someone independent inspected it?
  • Is the payment going to a business account that matches the invoice?
  • Who will pay for insurance, fuel and servicing after the purchase?

Where Pryme fits

With a Pryme account you can hold the car budget in dollars and use Swap to convert only when the dealer's invoice is final; the app shows the rate and the fee before you approve. Then send to the dealer's account and keep a verifiable receipt through VerifyDoc.ai. If your parents are saving towards running costs at home, the Nigeria library explains saving for a car in naira. For other goods, see shipping barrels and boxes from Houston.

Questions people ask

How old can a used car be to import into Nigeria?

Sources differ: the US ITA guide (April 2025) says vehicles above 15 years are prohibited, while a 2026 Legit.ng report cites a 12-year limit on the Customs list. Confirm with Nigeria Customs or a licensed agent before buying.

What do I need to export a car from the US to Nigeria?

CBP needs the original title or a certified copy plus two copies, a VIN description, and the vehicle and documents presented at least 72 hours before export by ship. EEI must be filed for used vehicles regardless of value.

How much is duty on a used car in Nigeria?

The ITA guide says 20% duty plus a 15% levy on used vehicles, and a 2026 report adds a Green Tax of 2% or 4% depending on engine size. Duty is based on Customs' valuation, so get an agent's estimate.

Is it safer to buy a car in Nigeria and pay from the US?

It avoids port risk, but have the car inspected independently, check the papers match the VIN, and pay only the dealer's business account on its invoice.

Sources

  1. US Customs and Border Protection: Exporting a motor vehicle (3 Dec 2024) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. eCFR: 15 CFR 30.2, general requirements for filing EEI · accessed Oct 2026
  3. International Trade Administration: Nigeria prohibited and restricted imports (updated 10 Apr 2025) · accessed Oct 2026
  4. International Trade Administration: Nigeria import tariffs (5 Sep 2025) · accessed Oct 2026
  5. Legit.ng: Nigeria car import rules 2026, age limit, LHD rule and levies (18 Aug 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  6. IRS: Frequently asked questions on gift taxes (reviewed 23 Jul 2026) · accessed Oct 2026

This article is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Products described are provided under the terms on this site and are subject to regulation and eligibility.

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