Nordic news and trends

Nordic FIs Agree To Fund Instant Payments Service P27
B2B Payments // October 09, 2019

Several of the largest banks in the Nordic region have reached an agreement to finance the development and rollout of instant payment system P27, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 9). The initiative would create a real-time payments service that consolidates existing payment services into a single...

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...

Regulator: Nordic Banks Embroiled In AML Scandals Should Stay
AML // March 14, 2019

The head of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) in Finland has warned that Nordic banks involved in money laundering scandals should be measured in their response and not withdraw from the area, according to a report by Bloomberg. A number of Nordic banks have been...

Nordic Payments Firm Announces Plans For IPO
International // September 01, 2016

Back in February, PYMNTS reported speculation around plans for an IPO for Nets, Scandinavia’s biggest payments firm. Now, the business has announced that plans are in place to go public. Nets has applied for an IPO in a partial share sale, which analysts predict will...

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Deutsche Bank: 2023 Should Bring More Nordic IPOs

July 12, 2022
Nordic IPOs are likely to do better before the first half of next year is over, according to statistics from Deutsche Bank, compared to the lull in the region now. The area was the hotspot for new listings last year, but slowed down lately, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 11). The report said that there’s been […]

Nordic FIs Agree To Fund Instant Payments Service P27

October 09, 2019
Several of the largest banks in the Nordic region have reached an agreement to finance the development and rollout of instant payment system P27, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 9). 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...

Regulator: Nordic Banks Embroiled In AML Scandals Should Stay

March 14, 2019
The head of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) in Finland has warned that Nordic banks involved in money laundering scandals should be measured in their response and not withdraw from...