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
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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A UK freelancer or agency hiring Nigerian developers: the subcontract, IP assignment, data transfer rules, payment and the status questions to settle.
You can subcontract work to developers in Nigeria, but your UK client will expect you to own and pass on the code, keep its data safe and deliver on time. Use a written subcontract that assigns copyright to you in writing, covers confidentiality and UK GDPR transfer rules if personal data is involved, sets milestones and payment terms, and makes clear the developer is an independent contractor.
Nigeria has a deep pool of software developers, and many UK freelancers and small agencies with Nigerian roots already work with people they know in Lagos, Ibadan or Enugu. The commercial case is clear. The risk is in the gaps: a UK client contract that promises you own all the code, sitting on top of a WhatsApp agreement with a developer who in law still owns what they wrote. Close those gaps before work starts.
Read your contract with the UK client first. Whatever it promises (ownership of code, confidentiality, data handling, delivery dates, liability) you need from your subcontractor, or you carry the risk alone. Common mismatches:
| UK client contract says | Subcontract must say |
|---|---|
| Client owns all deliverables on payment | Developer assigns all copyright in the work to you, in writing |
| No subcontracting without consent | Get the client's written consent before you start |
| Confidentiality for five years | Same or longer confidentiality from the developer |
| Personal data handled under UK GDPR | Data terms and a transfer mechanism (see below) |
| Fixed delivery dates | Developer milestones that land before yours |
Ownership does not follow payment automatically. Under section 90(3) of the UK's Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, an assignment of copyright "is not effective unless it is in writing signed by or on behalf of the assignor". Nigeria's Copyright Act 2022 says the same in section 30(3): an assignment has no effect unless in writing. So the subcontract must contain a signed assignment, not just a line saying "all work belongs to the agency". The details are in getting IP assigned from a Nigerian contractor.
Also ask the developer to list any open-source or pre-existing code they will reuse, so you can check the licences against what you promised your client.
If the developer will see personal data from your UK client (customer records, a production database, user emails), sending or giving access to it outside the UK is a "restricted transfer" under UK GDPR. The ICO's guide (15 January 2026) says every restricted transfer must rely on UK adequacy regulations, appropriate safeguards such as the International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) with a transfer risk assessment, or a narrow exception, and that the rules apply even to small, infrequent transfers. Check whether Nigeria is covered by UK adequacy regulations; if not, you will need the IDTA or another safeguard.
Where you can, avoid the issue: give developers test data or anonymised copies, not live personal data. Nigeria also has its own law, the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023, which requires security measures and breach notification to the NDPC within 72 hours where a breach is likely to risk people's rights.
Write the relationship as what it is: an independent business supplying services, setting its own hours and methods, invoicing you, and free to work for others. If in practice you set fixed hours, supervise daily and the developer works only for you, the label in the contract may not match reality. That question is decided under Nigerian law where the developer lives and works, so if you plan a long, full-time arrangement, ask a Nigerian lawyer or consider an employer-of-record service.
Example only. Chidi runs a two-person agency in Leicester and wins a £15,000 app build. He subcontracts the backend to a developer in Lagos for £6,000, paid in three milestones of £2,000. Before work starts he gets the client's written consent to subcontract, signs a subcontract with an IP assignment and confidentiality clause, gives the developer only seeded test data, and sets the developer's final milestone two weeks before his own delivery date. His gross margin before his own time is £9,000.
For the payment mechanics from the UK, see how to pay Nigerian contractors from the UK.
A Pryme Business Account holds pounds and naira together, so you can receive the client's pounds and pay a developer in naira, converting with Swap when you choose and seeing the rate and fee first. Bulk payouts pay several contractors in one approved batch.
Yes, if your client contract allows subcontracting. Get written consent where required and make sure the subcontract passes down IP, confidentiality and data terms.
Not you, unless there is a written assignment. Both UK and Nigerian copyright law require assignments to be in writing.
Only with a valid transfer mechanism under UK GDPR, such as adequacy regulations or the IDTA with a risk assessment. Using test data avoids the issue.
The developer is responsible for their own Nigerian tax. Keep their invoices as evidence of your business expense.
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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