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.
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Evayour assistant
DanielChief of Staff
BenFinance
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
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How to check each Nigerian foodstuff in BICON, what permits and treatment can mean, and why food for sale also faces the Imported Food Inspection Scheme.
Check each product separately in the Department of Agriculture's BICON system: it tells you whether egusi, ogbono or dried fish is permitted, subject to conditions, needs supporting documents or treatment, or needs an import permit. Because you are importing to sell, the food must also be safe and meet Australia's food standards, and it may be inspected and tested under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme, at a frequency set by its food safety risk.
Egusi, ogbono, crayfish, stockfish and smoked fish are the backbone of an African grocery shelf in Australia, and they are also among the products most likely to be held at the border. Two sets of rules apply to a commercial shipment: biosecurity, which protects Australian agriculture and the environment from pests and disease, and imported food safety, which protects the people who eat it. This guide shows how to work through both for each item before you place an order.
BICON, the Biosecurity Import Conditions system, is the department's tool for this. It shows whether a commodity "is permitted", "is subject to biosecurity import conditions", "requires supporting documentation", "requires treatment" or "needs a biosecurity import permit", and for food it also covers permitted limits, required tests and inspection obligations. Permits are applied for and tracked through a registered BICON account (DAFF BICON page, updated 24 Oct 2025).
The department says "All imported food intended for sale in Australia must be safe and meet Australia's food standards", and it inspects and tests imported food for sale under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme, set up under the Imported Food Control Act 1992. "The frequency of inspection and testing depends on the food safety risk of the food imported." It may require foreign government certificates for certain food, and if your food is referred for testing you need to book a laboratory (DAFF, Importing food, updated Jul 2025).
For seeds and nuts, the hazards buyers usually ask about are moulds and the toxins they produce; for dried fish, how it was dried and stored. Ask your supplier what testing it can show before you commit to a container.
NAFDAC's export guideline lists a health certificate for processed and semi-processed food, notes that food exports need a plant quarantine phytosanitary certificate, and lists laboratory tests including mycotoxin and pesticide residue. It states about 28 working days in total and will not issue certificates for products that have already left Nigeria (NAFDAC guideline for export, 2018). These certificates do not replace Australian conditions, but where BICON asks for supporting documents, they are often what you will be presenting.
| Product | Nigerian paperwork to request | Australian checks to run |
|---|---|---|
| Egusi (whole or ground) | Phytosanitary certificate; NAFDAC health certificate if processed | BICON for the exact form; food safety testing if referred |
| Ogbono | Phytosanitary certificate; lab results if available | BICON by botanical name; testing if referred |
| Dried or smoked fish | NAFDAC health certificate | BICON fish product conditions; possible foreign government certificate |
| Ground crayfish | NAFDAC health certificate | BICON crustacean product conditions |
A shipment with a customs value over A$1,000 goes through a full import declaration, with GST, any duty and clearance charges paid at the border (ATO, low value goods, Sep 2025). Packaged food you sell must also carry an Australian label; see labelling rules for Nigerian food. Bringing food in your luggage is a different regime, covered in declaring Nigerian food at the airport.
Pay your Nigerian supplier in naira or US dollars from a Pryme Business Account (business multicurrency), with the rate and fee shown before you approve, and keep a verifiable receipt for each order (receipts).
Check BICON for the exact form, whole or ground. It shows whether conditions, treatment, documents or a permit apply, and food for sale must also meet Australian food standards.
It depends on the product and its processing. Search fish and crustacean products in BICON and save the result before ordering.
The department's scheme under the Imported Food Control Act 1992 for inspecting and testing imported food for sale, at a frequency set by food safety risk.
NAFDAC issues health certificates for processed food, and food exports need a phytosanitary certificate, per NAFDAC's export guideline.
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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