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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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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.
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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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United States

BVN blocked or watchlisted: what it means

A BVN watch-list flag is not the same as a restricted account. What each one does, what the CBN rules say and how to respond from the US.

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Pryme editorialDiaspora desk, US · 24 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

A BVN on the CBN watch-list has been linked to a confirmed breach such as forged documents, duplicate enrolment or fraud, and the 2021 framework bars that person from opening new bank relationships and blocks e-channels on existing ones. Many "blocked BVN" messages are something else: a temporary flag (a 2026 CBN addendum caps it at 24 hours) or a post-no-debit restriction for a missing NIN. From the US, ask your bank in writing which one applies, answer within its deadline, and escalate to the CBN if it is not resolved.

A Nigerian bank app that suddenly refuses transfers, or a new bank that turns you away because of "an issue with your BVN", is alarming when you are thousands of miles away. The first job is to find out which of several quite different problems you have, because the fix for each is different and only one of them is the watch-list proper.

Four things people call a "blocked BVN"

What it isWhat usually triggers itHow long it lastsWho lifts it
Watch-list entryA confirmed breach, such as forged documents, duplicate BVN enrolment, AML/CFT concerns or offences under the Cybercrimes ActThe 2021 framework summary we read does not state a periodThrough the reporting bank and NIBSS, after review
Temporary watchlistA BVN linked to suspected fraudA maximum of 24 hours under a 2026 CBN addendum, while the owner is contactedThe bank that placed it
Post no debit (PND) on one accountMissing BVN or NIN, KYC gaps, a dispute, or an investigationUntil the cause is fixedYour own bank
Failed BVN validationName, date of birth or phone on the account not matching the BVN recordUntil the data is correctedA bank, through a BVN update

The CBN's own BVN page names the governing rule as the Revised Regulatory Framework for BVN Operations and Watch-list, issued on 12 October 2021. A Mondaq summary of that framework explains the watch-list as a database of customers, identified by BVN, who have been involved in confirmed fraud or other listed breaches.

What a watch-list entry does

According to the framework summary, a person on the watch-list:

  • cannot open new relationships with banks or other financial institutions;
  • may keep existing accounts, but has electronic channels on them blocked;
  • cannot access credit or stand as guarantor for anyone else's credit.

The same summary says a bank investigates a suspected breach within one month, may place the account on post-no-debit while it does so, and gives the customer three business days to present evidence. Tier 1 accounts are described as exempt from the sanctions. Those deadlines are short for someone in Houston or Baltimore, so read every message from the bank as soon as it arrives.

ThisDay reported on 21 March 2026 that a CBN addendum to the framework lets institutions keep a temporary watchlist for BVNs linked to suspected fraud for no more than 24 hours, during which the owner must be contacted to clarify. The same report says BVN enrolment is restricted to people aged 18 and over and that a change of phone number on a BVN is allowed only once, so keep your contact details current with the bank before a flag ever happens.

Why a diaspora customer gets flagged

  • A second BVN. Enrolling again at a US centre when you already had a BVN from home creates a duplicate. NIBSS's diaspora page sets out enrolment for people who need a BVN; it is not a way to replace one. See checking an existing BVN from the US before you enrol.
  • Third-party use of your account. Letting someone in Nigeria receive and pass on funds through your account can draw a fraud report if a sender complains.
  • Mismatched documents. A passport, NIN and BVN with different spellings or dates can look like an identity problem; fix it through the routes in BVN name not matching your passport.
  • A recycled phone number. If your old Nigerian line was reissued, messages and codes may reach a stranger, which can lead to account misuse reported against you.

Steps to take from the US

  1. Write to the bank that holds the account, from the email address on file, and ask three things: is the restriction a watch-list entry, a temporary flag or a post-no-debit; what is the reason; and what evidence it needs from you, by when.
  2. Send the evidence inside the window you are given. A scanned passport data page, US visa or green card page, proof of address and a short signed statement usually come first; the bank may ask for notarised copies.
  3. Keep a dated record of every message, reference number and attachment.
  4. If you get no tracking number within three days, or no resolution after about two weeks, escalate. The CBN's complaint guide says to complain to the institution first, then write to the Director, Consumer Protection Department, or email cpd@cbn.gov.ng, with the history and proof that you reported it to the bank.
  5. If you believe the listing is wrong and it affects significant money, a Nigerian lawyer can write to the bank on your behalf. This page is information, not legal advice.

When it is only a missing NIN

If the bank says the account is on post-no-debit because no NIN is linked, it is not a watch-list matter. TheCable reported the CBN directive of December 2023 that funded accounts without BVN or NIN were to be placed on "Post No Debit or Credit" from 1 March 2024. The fix is to link a NIN; see BVN and NIN not linked: fixing it from the US. For how the watch-list fits into the wider BVN system, the Nigeria library explains how the BVN works, including the watch-list.

Where Pryme fits

A watch-list entry affects your relationships with Nigerian financial institutions generally, so no app is a way round it. Once your BVN is clear, a Pryme account can be opened from the US and uses an authenticator app rather than SMS codes for security.

Questions people ask

Can I open a new Nigerian bank account if my BVN is watch-listed?

Under the 2021 framework as summarised by Mondaq, no: a watch-listed person cannot open new relationships with banks or other financial institutions until the entry is resolved.

How do I know if my BVN is on the watch-list?

There is no public lookup. Ask the bank that restricted your account, in writing, whether the restriction is a watch-list entry, a temporary flag or a post-no-debit, and why.

How long does a BVN watch-list entry last?

The framework summary we read does not state a fixed period. A 2026 CBN addendum, as reported by ThisDay, limits a temporary fraud flag to 24 hours.

Who do I complain to if my bank will not explain?

Complain to the bank first and get a tracking number. If it is not resolved, the CBN guide says to write to the Consumer Protection Department or email cpd@cbn.gov.ng with your evidence.

Sources

  1. Mondaq: The revised regulatory framework for BVN operations and watch-list in Nigeria (2021) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. Central Bank of Nigeria: Bank Verification Number · accessed Oct 2026
  3. ThisDay: CBN building secured, stable financial system with stricter BVN rules (21 Mar 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  4. Central Bank of Nigeria: How to lodge a complaint (CPD guide, 24 Jan 2022) · accessed Oct 2026
  5. TheCable: CBN to freeze bank accounts without BVN, NIN from March 2024 (1 Dec 2023) · accessed Oct 2026
  6. NIBSS: Diaspora enrolment (modified 25 Jun 2026) · accessed Oct 2026

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