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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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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
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Regulated partnersEvery currency held with a licensed institution in its market
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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
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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—
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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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Explainers · Nigeria

Is it safe to share your BVN?

When giving your BVN is normal, when it is a scam, what someone can and cannot do with it, and the 2026 CBN rules that protect BVN holders.

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Pryme editorialSafety · 16 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Part of the guideIs your money safe in a Nigerian fintech?

The short answer

Sharing your BVN with a licensed bank, microfinance bank or approved fintech when you open an account is normal and required by CBN rules. On its own, a BVN cannot be used to move money out of your account, but combined with your phone, a one-time code or your PIN it can help a fraudster, so never give it to anyone who calls, messages or emails you first.

The Bank Verification Number (BVN) is an 11-digit number linked to your fingerprints and face. Every account and wallet in Nigeria must carry a BVN or a National Identification Number (NIN), so you will be asked for it often. The question is not whether to share it, but with whom and how. This article sits under our guide is your money safe in a Nigerian fintech?

What your BVN is, and what it is not

Your BVN is an identifier, not a password. It ties together your accounts at different banks and lets an institution confirm that you are the person whose biometrics were captured. It is managed for the banking industry by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS).

A BVN lets an institution...A BVN alone does not let anyone...
Confirm your name, date of birth and photo against the central recordSign in to your banking app
See that you are the same person across banksAuthorise a transfer
Meet CBN know-your-customer rulesKnow your PIN, password or one-time code
Find your other accounts to pay you if a bank failsChange the phone number on your account without further checks

The risk is in combination. A fraudster who has your BVN, your date of birth and access to your phone number can try to pass identity checks, open accounts in your name or persuade a support agent to reset your access. That is why the BVN should be shared only where it is needed.

When sharing your BVN is normal

  • Opening an account or wallet with a CBN-licensed bank, MFB, payment service bank or mobile money operator, or with an app that names one as its deposit holder.
  • Upgrading your account to a higher KYC tier. Our explainer on KYC tier limits shows what each tier needs.
  • Applying for a loan from a lender on the FCCPC's approved list.
  • Registering with an SEC-registered investment platform.

In each case you enter the number yourself, inside the official app or website, at a point where you started the process. Increasingly you will also be asked to approve the lookup. NIBSS runs a consent layer called iGree: you enter your BVN, confirm with a one-time code sent to your BVN-linked phone number, and tap to allow the institution to see your data. The CBN's plan is for this kind of consent to apply to all BVN verifications.

When it is a scam

Almost every BVN scam starts with someone contacting you. Typical scripts:

  1. "Your BVN needs updating or your account will be blocked." Banks do not ask you to update your BVN by phone, SMS or WhatsApp.
  2. "We are from the CBN/NIBSS and need to verify your BVN." Treat any unsolicited caller claiming to be a regulator as a fraudster; you never need to read your BVN to one over the phone.
  3. "Read me the code we just sent." That code is what a fraudster needs to complete a takeover or approve a BVN lookup. Never read it out.
  4. "Pay a fee to release a grant, loan or refund linked to your BVN." This is advance-fee fraud.
  5. A link to a page asking for your BVN, card details and PIN together. No legitimate process asks for all three.

New CBN protections from 1 May 2026

A CBN circular of 12 March 2026 tightened the BVN framework, with effect from 1 May 2026. The parts that protect you:

Temporary watchlist
A BVN linked to a suspected fraudulent transaction can be placed on a temporary watchlist for up to 24 hours, and the institution must contact the BVN holder to clarify. If you are the victim, this can buy time to stop money leaving.
One phone number change
The phone number linked to a BVN can be changed only once. This makes SIM-swap attacks, where a fraudster takes over your number, harder to exploit.
Restricted access
Access to BVN data is limited to CBN-licensed financial institutions, with exceptions only where the CBN approves under existing law.
Adults only
BVN enrolment is limited to people aged 18 and over.

Because the number linked to your BVN can now change only once, keep it on a SIM you control and intend to keep, ideally the same number linked to your NIN.

A worked example: what a leaked BVN costs, and what it does not

Emeka shared his BVN with a caller who claimed to be from his bank. Within an hour he realised and acted. His account held ₦850,000.

  • Because he never gave his PIN, password or a one-time code, the caller could not sign in or move his ₦850,000.
  • He called his bank on the number printed in its app, reported the call, and asked for alerts on any change to his details.
  • He checked that his BVN-linked phone number was still his, and that no new device had been added to his banking app.
  • He kept a record of the call time and number in case he needed to complain to the bank or the CBN later.

Had he also read out the code sent to his phone, the outcome could have been very different. The BVN was the least dangerous thing he could have shared. If you are unsure which identifier is which, our guide to BVN vs NIN explains who may ask for each.

Where Pryme fits

Pryme asks for your BVN and/or NIN when you open a Naira account in Nigeria, because CBN rules require it. You enter it in the app during sign-up. Pryme does not use SMS codes for sign-in; it uses a password and an authenticator app (TOTP), and a transaction PIN at the last step, which reduces the damage a SIM swap can do. Details are on the security page. If you take Spaces credit, the lender, Solid Allianze Microfinance Bank Ltd, draws on Nigeria's licensed credit bureaus, as CBN-licensed lenders do; that is a legitimate use of your BVN, unlike a stranger asking for it.

Whichever provider you use, treat any call, text or message asking for your BVN, PIN or codes as a scam, and report it through the contact details in the app or on the official website; for Pryme, that is the contact page. For the full set of checks on any provider, see our guide on whether your money is safe in a Nigerian fintech.

Questions people ask

Can someone steal money with just my BVN?

Not with the BVN alone. Moving money needs access to your app, your PIN or a one-time code. But a BVN combined with your date of birth and phone number can help a fraudster attempt a takeover, so keep it private.

Can someone open a bank account with my BVN?

Account opening requires matching biometrics and, increasingly, consent through a one-time code to your BVN-linked phone. That makes it hard, but not impossible if your phone number is also compromised. Report suspected misuse to your bank at once.

Should I give my BVN to a loan app?

Only if the lender is on the FCCPC's approved list and you started the application yourself in its official app. Be wary of any app that also asks for access to your contacts or photos.

What do I do if I gave my BVN to a scammer?

Call your bank through the number in its official app, report it, and check that your BVN-linked phone number has not changed. Do not share any codes that arrive afterwards.

Can I change the phone number on my BVN?

Yes, but under CBN rules effective 1 May 2026 it can be changed only once, so choose a number you will keep.

Sources

  1. CBN circular PSP/DIR/PUB/CIR/001/002: addendum to BVN operations and watchlist framework, 12 Mar 2026 (via RegAlert) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. Channels TV: what you must know as CBN tightens BVN rules from 1 May 2026 · accessed Oct 2026
  3. QoreID: introducing iGree, the BVN consent management system · accessed Oct 2026
  4. CBN circular PSM/DIR/PUB/CIR/001/053 on Tier 1 accounts and wallets, 1 Dec 2023 (via RegAlert) · accessed Oct 2026
  5. Wikipedia: Bank Verification Number · accessed Oct 2026
  6. IT Edge News: FCCPC and CBN approve over 430 loan apps (Jan 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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