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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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.
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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.
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Quarterly NERC figures on complaints to DisCos, NERC and Forum Offices from late 2024 to mid-2026: volumes, resolution rates, categories and bill credits.
DisCos received 92,407 customer complaints in the second quarter of 2026, up 0.86% on the first quarter, according to NERC; metering made up 58.85%. Forum Offices resolved 746 of 1,173 active appeals (63.60%). Totals are far below the 275,681 DisCo complaints of late 2024, mainly because 16 states now regulate electricity themselves and their complaints are no longer counted.
Last updated: October 2026
NERC publishes complaint data every quarter for three channels: complaints made directly to DisCos (DisCo-CCU), complaints made to NERC's own Customer Complaints Unit (NERC-CCU), and appeals to NERC Forum Offices. This page brings seven quarters together, from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the second quarter of 2026, with the caveats needed to read them.
| Quarter | DisCo-CCU complaints | NERC-CCU filed | NERC-CCU resolved (rate) | Forum active appeals | Forum resolved (rate) | Forum Offices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 275,681 | 4,180 | 1,231 (29.45%) | 3,267 | 2,209 (67.62%) | 33 |
| 2025 Q1 | 254,404 | 4,169 | 1,554 (37.27%) | 1,722 | 1,276 (74.10%) | 26 |
| 2025 Q2 | 227,267 | 2,474 | 1,129 (45.63%) | 1,418 | 958 (67.56%) | 24 |
| 2025 Q3 | 168,033 (revised to 159,623) | 833 | 519 (62.30%) | 1,476 | 924 (62.60%) | 24 |
| 2025 Q4 | 58,973 (excludes Enugu, Ibadan, Port Harcourt) | 829 | 638 (76.96%) | 1,332 | 940 (70.57%) | 23 |
| 2026 Q1 | 91,617 (no Ibadan data) | 216 | 178 (82.41%) | 1,140 | 772 (67.72%) | 22 |
| 2026 Q2 | 92,407 | 146 | 117 (80.14%) | 1,173 | 746 (63.60%) | 21 |
| Quarter | Metering | Billing | Service interruption | Top three combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 51.29% | 10.70% | 8.49% | 70.48% |
| 2025 Q1 | 42.84% | 12.27% | 7.66% | 62.77% |
| 2025 Q2 | 47.69% | 19.31% | 8.57% | 75.57% |
| 2025 Q3 | 43.18% | 20.93% | 8.62% | 72.73% |
| 2025 Q4 | 43.89% | 14.14% | Not captured | Not captured |
| 2026 Q1 | 51.23% | 11.40% | 7.91% | 70.54% |
| 2026 Q2 | 58.85% | 10.76% | 9.49% | 79.09% |
Shares of complaints received by DisCos. At NERC's own unit the order differs: in 2026 Q2 billing led with 37.67%, then metering (28.08%), service interruption (15.75%) and disconnection (13.01%). Forum appeals are mostly about billing (50.48%) and metering (33.73%). Metering complaints often trace back to customers without meters; see how to get a prepaid meter under the MAP scheme and electricity customer rights.
| DisCo | 2026 Q1 | 2026 Q2 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abuja | 12,859 | 9,797 | -23.81% |
| Benin | 17,501 | 15,732 | -10.11% |
| Enugu | 13,647 | 14,073 | 3.12% |
| Ibadan | Not available | 6,048 | n/a |
| Jos | 4,046 | 4,589 | 13.42% |
| Kaduna | 4,513 | 6,082 | 34.77% |
| Kano | 19,633 | 24,079 | 22.65% |
| Port Harcourt | 16,981 | 8,978 | -47.13% |
| Yola | 2,437 | 3,029 | 24.29% |
| Total | 91,617 | 92,407 | 0.86% |
The DisCo with the most complaints changed over the period: Port Harcourt in 2024 Q4 (54,683), 2025 Q1 (57,843) and 2025 Q2 (44,012); Ibadan in 2025 Q3 (40,520); Kano from 2025 Q4 (21,546) onwards.
Billing complaints resolved after customers went to NERC's own unit led to credit adjustments on customers' bills. These cover NERC-CCU complaints only, not the far larger number handled directly by DisCos.
| Quarter | Credit adjustments |
|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | ₦40,193,039 |
| 2025 Q1 | ₦32,214,301 |
| 2025 Q2 | ₦40,217,949 |
| 2025 Q3 | ₦32,655,697 |
| 2025 Q4 | ₦50,750,223 |
| 2026 Q1 | ₦5,420,032.62 |
| 2026 Q2 | ₦28,098,683.82 |
NERC ran 33 Forum Offices at the end of 2024 and 21 by 30 June 2026. Its reports link the closures to the transfer of oversight to states: the Ikeja and Eko offices closed in 2025 Q2 after Lagos took over, and Jos closed in 2025 Q4 after Plateau did. NERC notes that Ikeja and Eko had historically handled about 30% of active appeals in a quarter.
| Date | Forum Offices | Note from NERC |
|---|---|---|
| End of 2024 Q4 | 33 | Ibadan DisCo's offices had the most active appeals (1,313) |
| End of 2025 Q1 | 26 | |
| End of 2025 Q2 | 24 | Ikeja and Eko closed after transfer to Lagos |
| End of 2025 Q3 | 24 | |
| 31 December 2025 | 23 | Jos closed after transfer to Plateau |
| End of 2026 Q1 | 22 | |
| 30 June 2026 | 21 | Across 20 states and the FCT |
Averages hide wide gaps between DisCos. In 2026 Q2, Forum Offices serving Kano resolved all 17 of their active appeals, while those serving Yola resolved 2 of 106 and held no sittings. At NERC's own unit, NERC reported Ikeja as the lowest resolver in 2025 Q2 (16.52%), Aba Power (1%) and Yola (0.33%) as the lowest in 2025 Q3, and Kano and Kaduna at 100% with Yola lowest (45.83%) in 2025 Q4.
For year-on-year comparisons, compare the same DisCo rather than national totals, because national totals change with coverage. For a story on complaint handling, the Forum resolution rate and the carry-over of pending appeals are the most consistent series. Quote the quarter and the report, for example "NERC Second Quarter 2026 report, section 4.3".
NERC says it no longer counts complaints from states with their own regulators, and that its contact centre closed on 31 December 2025. The 2026 Q2 report gives both reasons for the drop to 146 complaints. Customers in NERC-regulated states can still email or write to NERC, or submit a ticket on its support portal; see how to complain about your DisCo and the NERC Forum Offices directory.
All figures are from NERC's quarterly reports for 2024 Q4, 2025 Q1 to Q4 and 2026 Q1 and Q2, section 4.3 (Customer Complaints), downloaded from nerc.gov.ng in October 2026. Rates are as NERC reports them; NERC's 2026 Q2 summary gives the NERC-CCU rate as 80.13% in one place and 80.14% in the body, and we use the body figure. The interruption share for 2025 Q4 was not legible in the text we extracted, so it is marked not captured. We have not adjusted any totals for the changing coverage.
92,407 in the second quarter of 2026, according to NERC, from the states it still regulates.
Metering, at 58.85% of complaints received by DisCos in 2026 Q2, followed by billing (10.76%) and service interruption (9.49%).
746 of 1,173 active appeals in 2026 Q2, a 63.60% resolution rate.
Mainly because NERC no longer reports complaints from the 16 states that now regulate their own markets, and some DisCo data were missing in some quarters.
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.
All 21 NERC Forum Offices as of 30 June 2026, with the DisCo each serves, address, phone and email, plus how an appeal works and the 2-month timeframe.
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