AI agents for business finance: what they can and can't do
What AI agents can do in bookkeeping, close, collections and compliance today, where a person must stay in charge, and how to judge a product.
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.













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.




Evayour assistant
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BruceCareYour 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.
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.
₦100,000 from day one · agreement v2.1 · 12 Aug · View
Eva waits for your rate and asks before she moves anything.
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.
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 numberTo this account, from any bank app. We watch it, and the page updates itself.
₦26,767.50 from GTBank · John D., matched to order ORD‑1042.
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.
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.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.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.Goes back to the buyers who went quiet, with the receipt already attached.
Recovered ₦410,000 across three overdue invoices.Replies, follows up on what they asked for and hands you only the ones that need you.
Resolved 4 conversations — two deliveries, one refund.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.
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.
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.
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.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.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.Goes back to the buyers who went quiet, with the invoice and the receipt already attached.
Recovered $12,400 across three overdue invoices.Replies, follows up on what they asked for and hands you only the ones that need you.
Resolved 4 conversations — two deliveries, one refund.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.
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.
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.
Solid Allianze acquired — an existing bank with an existing licence. The perimeter stopped being someone else’s to draw.
More than one currency on one balance, and the rebrand to Pryme. A Nigerian business could hold dollars without holding a second institution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Notes on money that does the work: what we are building, what the regulation actually says, and how we think about letting software act on money. Read the Ledger
What AI agents can do in bookkeeping, close, collections and compliance today, where a person must stay in charge, and how to judge a product.
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How many digital money lenders the FCCPC has approved, airtime and data lenders, the DEON 2025 fees and penalties, and how to read the register.
The FCCPC's register of approved digital money lenders, last updated 3 March 2026, runs to at least 525 numbered entries in its main table, and a separate page lists nine approved airtime and data lenders. Lenders are approved under the DEON Consumer Lending Regulations 2025, which set a ₦1,000,000 approval fee and penalties of up to ₦100 million or 1% of turnover for companies.
| Item | Figure | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Numbered entries in the main digital money lender approvals table | at least 525 | FCCPC approvals page, last modified 3 March 2026 |
| Further numbered list on the same page | at least 176 entries | Heading not captured in our text extraction; not added to the total |
| Approved airtime and data lenders | 9 | FCCPC airtime/data lender page, last modified 3 March 2026 |
| Companies appearing more than once | several (for example, with different apps under separate entries) | Our review of the register |
| Apps a lender may list at approval | 2 initially, up to 5 in total | DEON Regulations 2025 |
| Stage | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2022 | FCCPC issued the Limited Interim Regulatory Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending, and began registering lenders after a joint task force investigated privacy and other abuses by loan apps |
| 21 July 2025 | DEON (Digital, Electronic, Online or Non-Traditional) Consumer Lending Regulations 2025 made at Abuja; they take effect on publication in the Federal Gazette |
| November 2025 | Regulations and DEON Consumer Lending Guidelines 2025 published on the FCCPC website |
| December 2025 | DEON consumer lending application form published |
| After a court ruling | FCCPC announced it had resumed implementing the regulations (date not given on the page we checked) |
| 3 March 2026 | Approvals pages last updated |
| Item | Amount | Regulation |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee (non-refundable) | ₦100,000 | Reg. 15(1) |
| Approval fee (digital money lender or mobile money operator) | ₦1,000,000 | Reg. 15(2) |
| Each additional app beyond the first two (up to five) | ₦500,000 | Reg. 15 |
| Annual levy on renewal | ₦500,000 | Reg. 16(3) |
| Maximum penalty, individual | ₦50,000,000 | Reg. 27(2)(a) |
| Maximum penalty, company | ₦100,000,000 or 1% of previous year's turnover, whichever is greater | Reg. 27(2)(b) |
| Directors | As for individuals, plus disqualification for up to five years | Reg. 27(2)(c) |
Other sanctions include suspension, delisting and revocation of approval. Existing lenders had 90 days from commencement to apply for approval, and existing loan agreements had to be replaced with compliant ones within 90 days. Airtime and data lenders must use at least two intermediaries, one of them fully locally owned, within 60 days. The regulations do not set a minimum capital; applicants must show financial capacity, for example with three years of audited accounts.
For how to check a specific app, see how to check a loan app is registered with the FCCPC. If a lender harasses you or your contacts, see loan app harassment: your rights. For how many Nigerians borrow, see formal credit use, EFInA 2026.
The FCCPC register lists the company name, the name or names of its apps, and a remark column. When checking a lender, search for both the company name and the app name, because the app you downloaded may be listed under a parent company with a different name. If the app is not on the list, or appears under a different company than the one named in its terms, treat that as a warning sign.
A count of entries is useful for showing the size of the market, but it should be quoted as 'at least 525 numbered entries on the FCCPC's approvals page (March 2026)', not as a number of companies.
The FCCPC's main approvals table had at least 525 numbered entries when last updated on 3 March 2026. Some companies appear more than once, so unique lenders are fewer.
Under the DEON Regulations 2025: a ₦100,000 application fee, a ₦1,000,000 approval fee, ₦500,000 for each app beyond two, and a ₦500,000 annual renewal levy.
Up to ₦100 million or 1% of the previous year's turnover for a company, whichever is greater, plus suspension, delisting or revocation.
No. The DEON regulations require full disclosure and allow the FCCPC to act on exploitative rates, but they do not set a cap.
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.
EFInA data on who is left behind in Nigerian finance: urban vs rural, women vs all adults, young people, informal workers and financial health.
EFInA survey data on banked and financially excluded Nigerian adults from 2008 to 2026, with numbers, percentages and notes on revised figures.
Key results of EFInA's 2026 Access to Financial Services survey: 79% included, 73% formally included, 21% excluded, with digital, credit and pension use.
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