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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.
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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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Can you go to jail for not paying a loan in Nigeria?

Owing a lender is a civil matter, not a crime. What a court judgment can do, why a bounced cheque is different, and what to do about arrest threats.

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Pryme editorialLoans desk · 19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
The short answer

No. In Nigeria, failing to repay a loan is a civil matter between you and the lender, so the lender's remedy is to demand payment, report the default and, if it chooses, sue you for the debt; it cannot have you jailed for owing money. The main exceptions are where a crime is involved, such as issuing a cheque that bounces or obtaining the loan by fraud.

Loan app messages that say "warrant of arrest issued" or "police are on their way" are written to frighten. This article sets out, as information rather than legal advice, what the law treats as a debt, what a lender can lawfully do, where the criminal line sits, and how to respond when someone threatens you with prison.

Owing money is a civil matter

A loan is a contract. When you miss a repayment you are in breach of that contract, and the remedies for breach of contract are civil: the lender can claim the money, plus whatever interest and charges the agreement lawfully allows, and can ask a court to order you to pay. A civil claim does not lead to a criminal record or a prison sentence for the unpaid amount.

This is why the threats that circulate on WhatsApp do not match how the system works. A police officer has no power to recover a private debt for a lender, and a lender cannot "issue" a warrant. Only a court can issue a warrant, and only in proceedings that are properly before it.

What a lender can actually do

A lender that is not paid has a set of lawful steps open to it. The FCCPC's 2025 digital lending regulations require a digital lender's agreement to state its "default recovery/enforcement methods or modalities" (Regulation 13(1)(h)), so the first place to look is your own loan agreement.

  • Demand payment by calls, messages, email or letter, within the limits of fair conduct.
  • Charge late fees or default interest if the agreement provides for them. The 2025 regulations allow changes to interest and fees only where the contract expressly permits them (Regulation 18(a)(i)).
  • Report the default to credit bureaus, which can make borrowing harder for years.
  • Use security you gave, such as a guarantor, a pledged car or a bank mandate, under the terms you signed.
  • Sue for the debt in a magistrate's court, a small claims court where your state has one, or the High Court, depending on the amount.

What a court judgment can do

If the lender wins, the court enters judgment for a sum of money. You become a "judgment debtor", and the lender can apply to enforce the judgment. Enforcement is aimed at your assets, not your liberty. Typical routes include an order against money held for you by a bank or employer (a garnishee order) and seizure and sale of property by the court's officers. Court rules also allow the judgment creditor to summon a debtor to be examined about their means.

There is one narrow point to know. Ignoring a court order is different from owing money. Where a court has examined a debtor and ordered payment, and the debtor has the means but refuses, procedural rules in some courts allow further steps against the debtor personally. More on cheques in post-dated cheques as loan security. This follows a hearing at which you can appear, and it starts with a court document served on you, not a text from a recovery agent.

Where the criminal line sits

Some conduct around a loan can be a crime, even though the unpaid debt itself is not.

SituationCivil or criminal?Why
You borrowed in good faith and cannot repay on timeCivilBreach of contract; the remedy is a claim for money
You wrote a cheque that was dishonoured for lack of fundsCan be criminalIssuing a cheque that bounces is an offence under the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act
You borrowed using a false identity, fake documents or someone else's BVNCriminalObtaining money by false pretences and related fraud offences
You sold or hid a car or goods you had pledged to the lenderCan be criminalDealing with secured property to defeat the lender can attract criminal complaints as well as civil claims
You simply stopped answering the lender's callsCivilAvoiding calls is not an offence, though it often makes the outcome worse

The cheque point matters because some lenders, especially for salary and asset loans, ask for post-dated cheques at the start. If one of those cheques is presented and bounces, the lender may make a criminal complaint about the cheque, separate from the debt. We could not open the current text of the Act while preparing this article, so we do not state its penalties here; if you have issued cheques to a lender and cannot fund them, speak to a lawyer before the presentation date.

Responding to arrest threats

Threats of arrest, "police invitations" sent by a loan app, and messages to your contacts saying you are a criminal are recovery tactics, not legal process. The FCCPC said in February 2024 that "the solution cannot be to violate law or utilise unethical recovery methods". Its 2025 regulations bar unfair terms and require recovery practices consistent with fair lending principles, and penalties for breaches run up to ₦100 million or 1% of the previous year's turnover for a company (Regulation 27(2)). The Commission resumed implementing those regulations on 20 July 2026 after a Federal High Court judgment in Lagos.

  1. Keep the message. Screenshot it with the sender's number and the date visible.
  2. Do not pay into a personal account because of a threat. Pay only through the lender's official channels.
  3. Reply once, in writing, asking for a statement of account and the lender's complaints contact.
  4. If a genuine court document arrives, read the return date and get legal help. Do not ignore it.
  5. Report harassment to the lender first, then to the FCCPC. Our guide on loan app harassment rights covers where to send it, and the evidence to gather makes the complaint stronger.

What to check first

  • Is the lender on the FCCPC approved list or licensed by the CBN? See how to check a loan app is registered.
  • What does your agreement say about default charges and recovery methods?
  • Did you issue any cheques or sign any mandate that lets the lender debit other accounts? See GSI explained.
  • Can you offer a smaller, regular repayment in writing? A documented offer is useful evidence if the matter reaches court.

Where Pryme fits

Loans on Spaces, lent by Solid Allianze Microfinance Bank, shows the full agreement, including the amount, the cost and the repayment date, before you accept, so you know the terms before you owe anything. Details are on the credit page.

Questions people ask

Can the police arrest me for a loan app debt?

The police have no role in recovering a private debt. An unpaid loan is a civil matter. If an officer contacts you about a loan, ask what offence is alleged and seek legal help; fraud or a bounced cheque are different from owing money.

Can a loan app send me to prison?

No. A loan app can demand payment, report you to credit bureaus and sue you in court. It cannot issue a warrant or have you jailed for owing money.

What happens if a lender takes me to court?

If the court gives judgment against you, the lender can enforce it against your money or property, for example through an order on your bank account or salary. You will be served with court papers and can appear and respond.

Is a bounced cheque a crime in Nigeria?

Issuing a cheque that is dishonoured for lack of funds is an offence under the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act, separate from the debt itself. Take legal advice if you have given a lender cheques you cannot fund.

Sources

  1. FCCPC: Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations, 2025 (made 21 July 2025) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. FCCPC: FCCPC Resumes Digital Lending Regulation (20 July 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
  3. FCCPC: Enforcement against digital lending violations (5 February 2024) · accessed Oct 2026
  4. FCCPC: Approvals of digital money lenders register (page updated 3 March 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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