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Nordic’s P27 Mulls Buying Swedish Clearing Platform
Payment Methods // May 28, 2019

The Nordic’s P27, a bank-owned initiative to create a common payments platform across the region, is looking into buying Swedish clearing payment firm Bankgirot. P27 is a joint initiative created by Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank that aims to link...

Nordic Banks Collaborate To Improve AML, KYC
International // June 01, 2018

Five of the biggest banks in the Nordics are teaming up to create a joint anti-money laundering infrastructure. According to the Financial Times, after some of the lenders were criticized by regulators for a lack of preventative controls, Sweden’s Handelsbanken, Nordea and SEB — along with...

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Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan To Reduce Brick-And-Mortar Bank Branch Footprints

September 22, 2020
Banks from the United States to Europe are closing bank branches as consumers embrace digital banking amid the pandemic. These are just some of the financial institutions that are reducing their brick-and-mortar footprints: Deutsche Bank intends to shutter 20 percent of bank offices in Germany, the Financial Times reported. The financial institution said per the […]

Nordic’s P27 Mulls Buying Swedish Clearing Platform

May 28, 2019
The Nordic’s P27, a bank-owned initiative to create a common payments platform across the region, is looking into buying Swedish clearing payment firm Bankgirot. P27 is a joint initiative created...

Nordic Banks Collaborate To Improve AML, KYC

June 01, 2018
Five of the biggest banks in the Nordics are teaming up to create a joint anti-money laundering infrastructure. According to the Financial Times, after some of the lenders were criticized by...