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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.
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Pryme app: Home
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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
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Move ₦100,000 to your Rent Box?Keeps ₦127.9m liquid · earns 18% p.a.
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Paid Ikeja Electric₦18,400 · token sent by SMS
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Swap $200 → ₦310,000?Rate locked at ₦1,550 for 30 s
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Held a ₦150,000 transferNew payee · unusual hour · needs you
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Received $2,400From a client · USD account
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Swap $200 → £—?Rate locked for 30 s
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Paid the light bill at home₦18,400 · Ikeja Electric
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Keep $1,000 liquid, save the rest?$1,400 → Flexible Box
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Held a £2,000 transferNew payee · needs you
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Eva, the assistant that runs a Pryme accountEvayour assistant
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The Finance agent on a Pryme Business AccountBenFinance
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Multi-currency30 currencies on one balanceFlip
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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
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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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Towing and vehicle recovery business: truck cost and pricing

Start a towing and vehicle recovery business in Nigeria: truck types, papers, how to price a tow, who the clients are, and a worked naira example.

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Pryme editorialMake money desk · 19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
The short answer

A towing business in Nigeria needs a tow truck (a wheel-lift, a flatbed or both), a driver with a commercial licence, insurance, and a price list built from fuel and time per job. Most private operators charge a call-out fee that covers the first few kilometres plus a rate per kilometre, and the steady money comes from insurers, fleet owners, dealers and estates rather than one-off breakdowns.

Choosing a truck

Towing vehicles fall into three broad types. Buy for the jobs you expect most often, not the biggest job you can imagine.

TypeBest forLimits
Wheel-lift (spec lift)Quick tows of cars from roadsides and car parksCan damage some vehicles; not ideal for all-wheel-drive cars
Flatbed (rollback)Damaged cars, luxury and all-wheel-drive vehicles, longer distancesHigher price, slower to load
Heavy recovery wreckerTrucks, buses and trailersFar higher cost; specialist operators

Prices for used flatbeds and wheel-lift units change with the exchange rate and import costs, so get several written quotes. In the worked example below we assume a used flatbed at ₦35,000,000; treat that only as a placeholder. Inspect the hydraulics, winch, chains and straps before buying, because a failed winch on a job can damage the customer's car.

Papers, insurance and rules

  • Commercial vehicle registration, vehicle licence and roadworthiness certificate for the truck.
  • A driver with the right commercial licence class; FRSC processes commercial licences at a capture centre with a medical certificate.
  • Third-party insurance as a minimum; the NAICOM circular effective 1 January 2023 set ₦20,000 a year for special types of vehicle and ₦100,000 for trucks and general cartage. Ask an insurer which category your tow truck falls into.
  • Cover for the vehicles you carry. Ask a licensed insurer about cover for damage to towed vehicles, and verify policies on askNIID.
  • A speed limiter if your truck is a commercial vehicle covered by the FRSC mandate.

State traffic agencies tow illegally parked and broken-down vehicles and charge fixed fees. The Lagos offence and charges schedule lists towing at ₦10,000 for a car, ₦2,000 for a tricycle, ₦500 for a motorcycle and ₦50,000 to ₦100,000 for trailers, plus storage at ₦1,000 a day for cars. Some agencies use contracted private operators; if you want that work, ask the agency how it appoints them. Do not tow from a public road on your own initiative.

How to price a tow

Most private operators combine a call-out fee with a distance rate, and add charges for night work, winching from a ditch or holding a car in a yard.

  1. Set a call-out fee that covers the first part of the journey, for example the first 10 km.
  2. Add a rate per kilometre after that, measured from pick-up to drop-off.
  3. Add a winching or recovery charge when the car is off the road or damaged.
  4. Add a night or public holiday surcharge.
  5. Quote before you leave base, by phone or message, so the customer agrees the price.

Worked example: a 30 km flatbed tow

This is an example with assumed figures. Diesel was announced at ₦1,605 a litre at the Dangote refinery gantry on 5 August 2026, as reported by Legit.ng; pump prices are higher and move often, so we assume ₦1,700 here. Check the pump price on the day.

LineExample
Call-out fee covering first 10 km₦30,000
20 more km at ₦1,500 per km₦30,000
Price to customer₦60,000
Diesel: 60 km driven in total at 4 km a litre = 15 litres × ₦1,700₦25,500
Driver and assistant allowance₦5,000
Wear, tyres and equipment reserve₦5,000
Margin on the job₦24,500

Three such jobs a day over 24 days would give a ₦1,764,000 monthly margin before insurance, yard rent, phone lines and any loan repayment on the truck. The bigger question is volume: a truck that does one job a day earns a third of that. Track jobs per day from the start.

Who your clients are

  • Insurers and loss adjusters: moving accident vehicles to repairers. They want reliable response times and photos at pick-up and drop-off.
  • Fleet owners and ride-hailing car owners: breakdowns and repossessions; see our guide to driver remittance for fleet owners.
  • Car dealers and mechanics: moving stock and customer cars.
  • Estates and car parks: removing abandoned vehicles under the estate's own rules.
  • Lenders: vehicle recovery after default, which must follow the loan agreement and the law; never take a vehicle without the lender's documented instruction.

Running it safely

Photograph every vehicle from all sides before loading, note the fuel level and mileage, and get the owner or client to sign a pick-up note. Use cones and reflective jackets on the roadside. Keep a written record of who instructed each tow. These habits protect you when a customer later disputes damage or a price.

Answer the phone at night. Breakdowns and accidents do not keep office hours, and the operator who picks up at 11pm and arrives within the hour gets saved in the caller's phone and passed to friends. Publish one number, keep a second driver on call for weekends, and log response times so you can show corporate clients how quickly you arrive.

Where Pryme fits

Corporate clients such as insurers pay on invoice: a Pryme Business Account lets you send invoices and take one-off payments from motorists through bank-transfer checkout free of charge. A separate sub-account for fuel keeps job costs visible.

Questions people ask

How much does towing cost in Lagos?

Lagos State's published schedule charges ₦10,000 to tow a car it removes, plus storage. Private operators set their own prices, usually a call-out fee plus a rate per kilometre; ask for the price before the truck leaves.

How much is a tow truck in Nigeria?

Prices depend on type, age and the exchange rate. Get written quotes for wheel-lift and flatbed units; our example assumes ₦35 million for a used flatbed only as a placeholder.

Do I need a licence to start a towing business in Nigeria?

You need business registration, commercial vehicle papers, a commercial driver's licence and insurance. Ask your state traffic agency if it licenses or appoints private towing operators.

Who are the best clients for a towing business?

Insurers, fleet owners, car dealers, mechanics, estates and lenders give repeat work, unlike one-off roadside breakdowns.

Sources

  1. Lagos Transport Sector Reform Law offence and charges schedule (Youverify TMS) · accessed Oct 2026
  2. NAICOM third-party motor premiums from 1 January 2023 (TheCable, 24 Dec 2022) · accessed Oct 2026
  3. askNIID: Nigerian Insurance Industry Database policy check · accessed Oct 2026
  4. FRSC National Driver's Licence portal: FAQ · accessed Oct 2026
  5. FRSC Speed Limiter portal · accessed Oct 2026
  6. Dangote cuts petrol price; diesel gantry price (Legit.ng, 6 Aug 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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