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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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Pryme app home: every currency on one balance
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
Eva is live
500,000+customers, personal and businessScan to get the app
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Regulated partnersEvery currency held with a licensed institution in its market
Solid AllianzeCBNNDIC
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Instant settlementOur own core ledger: swaps land at once, every receipt verifiableScan to get the app
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Agents with a mandatePowered by Pryme Intelligence. Nothing moves without youFlip
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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
PrymeBruceCare
Inside a mandate you write. Every action logged.
Multi-currency30 currencies on one balanceFlip
Locked rates30 s
🇺🇸 1 USD—
🇬🇧 1 GBP—
🇪🇺 1 EUR—
The rate you see is the rate you get.
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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
‹
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
‹···
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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Italy

Shipping a container from Italy to Lagos: ports and documents

What an Italian exporter needs before a container leaves for Lagos: EORI, the buyer's Form M, SONCAP, the paperwork set and how Lagos clearance works.

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Pryme editorialTrade desk, Milan · 24 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
The short answer

Before a container leaves Italy for Lagos you need an EORI number from the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (free, format IT plus your partita IVA) and an export declaration lodged by you or your spedizioniere. On the Nigerian side, your buyer must register a Form M through a Nigerian bank before you ship, and regulated goods need a SONCAP certificate; in Lagos the Nigeria Customs Service clears the cargo against a PAAR generated from that Form M.

Most delays on the Italy to Lagos route are not caused by the ship. They come from a document that was missing, out of date or inconsistent with another one. The Italian exporter controls some of that paperwork; the Nigerian buyer controls the rest, and the two halves have to match. This guide sets out who does what, in the order it has to happen.

Who does what

StepWhoWhen
EORI numberItalian exporterBefore the first export
Proforma invoiceItalian exporterBefore the buyer opens Form M
Form M registeredNigerian buyer, through its bankBefore shipment
SONCAP Product Certificate (regulated goods)Exporter, via an accredited inspection firmBefore Form M is completed
Export declaration in ItalyExporter or spedizioniereBefore loading
PAAR and clearance in LagosBuyer and its licensed clearing agentBefore and on arrival

The Italian side: EORI and the export declaration

Any business subject to EU customs controls needs an EORI number. DHL's Italian guide of February 2026 explains that it is valid across the EU, that Italian companies normally use IT followed by their partita IVA (individuals use the codice fiscale), that you apply to the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli through the form on its website, and that it is free. If you already export outside the EU, you have one.

The export declaration itself is normally lodged by a customs broker (spedizioniere doganale) or your freight forwarder. Give them the commercial invoice, the packing list and the goods' commodity codes, and keep the customs exit evidence they send back once the container has left the EU. For how brokers work on Nigerian business, see using a spedizioniere for Nigerian trade.

The Nigerian side: Form M comes first

Nigeria requires a Form M, a declaration of intention to import, for physical goods. Sterling Bank's Form M FAQ states it is mandatory "irrespective of the value" and whether or not payment is involved, and that it is submitted electronically through the Single Window portal and validated by the buyer's bank before the Nigeria Customs Service registers it. The points that affect you as the seller:

  • The buyer needs your proforma invoice, and Sterling states a proforma is valid for a maximum of 90 days.
  • An electronic insurance certificate for 110% of the invoice value is attached to the Form M.
  • Goods should ship only after Customs has registered the Form M. Ask for the Form M number (it begins MF) in writing before you book space.
  • A Form M marked "Valid for FX" means the buyer will source foreign currency through the official market; "Not Valid for FX" means it pays from its own domiciliary funds. The choice affects how and when you are paid.

If your buyer is new to importing, Form M explained for overseas sellers goes through each field.

SONCAP for regulated products

Many manufactured goods also need a SONCAP certificate from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria. SON's FAQ explains that the Product Certificate (PC) is issued to the exporter and is used to open the Form M, while the SONCAP Certificate (SC) is issued to the importer for one consignment and is used for the PAAR. Food, medicines and some other categories are exempt. SON lists fees of $500 (PC1), $1,000 (PC2), $2,000 (PC3) and $350 for the SC, and says certificates are issued within 96 hours, or 24 hours if the file is complete. Since 27 March 2026, SON's notice says SONCAP applications run only on the National Single Window, though accredited inspection firms still issue the certificates. Check the fee in force when you apply; these are the figures SON published.

The document set to send

  1. Final commercial invoice, matching the proforma used for the Form M.
  2. Packing list, with weights and package counts that match the bill of lading.
  3. Bill of lading naming the port of discharge and the consignee exactly as on the Form M.
  4. SONCAP certificate where the goods are regulated.
  5. Insurance certificate and any certificate of origin the buyer has asked for.

Arriving in Lagos: ports and clearance

Your shipping line's booking and the bill of lading name the Lagos terminal of discharge; Apapa is the best known, where Shipping Position reported in 2024 that the major lines call weekly. On the Nigerian side, a Mondaq overview of the import procedure explains that once the Form M is validated, Customs generates a Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) and the importer submits documents for assessment before the cargo arrives. Customs moved Form M processing from NICIS II to its B'Odogwu system; its July 2025 statement explains that importers then open the migrated Form M on the dashboard and select "Create PAAR".

Declarations are lodged by a licensed clearing agent. DHL Nigeria notes that anyone lodging declarations must be licensed under the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 and advises buyers to ask for itemised quotes, since a very low quote can signal under-declaration. Under-declaration is the buyer's legal risk, but it also leads to holds on your container, so an invoice that shows the true price protects both sides.

Where Pryme fits

A Pryme Business Account holds EUR alongside NGN, USD and GBP with local details for each, so a Nigerian buyer's payment can arrive in euros and stay in euros until you choose to convert. You can send invoices from the account and issue verifiable statements through VerifyDoc.ai if a bank or buyer wants proof of payment.

What to check first

  • Your EORI number is active.
  • The buyer has sent the registered Form M number and its FX status.
  • Your proforma is within its 90-day validity and matches the final invoice.
  • SONCAP is in hand if the goods are regulated.
  • Names, weights and descriptions match across every document.

Questions people ask

Can I ship to Lagos before the buyer's Form M is registered?

You can physically ship, but Sterling Bank's guidance is that goods should ship only after Customs registers the Form M. Without it, the buyer cannot generate a PAAR and the container can be held.

Do I need an EORI number to export to Nigeria from Italy?

Yes. Any business subject to EU customs controls needs one. It is free from the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli and usually uses IT plus your partita IVA.

Who pays for SONCAP?

The Product Certificate is issued to the exporter and the SONCAP Certificate to the importer. Who bears the cost is a commercial point to agree in your contract.

Which Lagos port will my container go to?

The shipping line decides the terminal of discharge, and it is named on your booking and bill of lading. Ask the line or your forwarder before shipping.

Sources

  1. Sterling Bank: Form M FAQ · accessed Oct 2026
  2. Standards Organisation of Nigeria: SONCAP FAQ · accessed Oct 2026
  3. DHL Discover: Cos'è il codice EORI e come ottenerlo · accessed Oct 2026
  4. Federal Ministry of Information: Customs clarifies Form M migration to B'Odogwu · accessed Oct 2026
  5. DHL Nigeria: How to select the right clearing and forwarding agent · accessed Oct 2026
  6. Mondaq: Import procedure in Nigeria, a brief overview · 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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