Hands Down, Chill Out: Which Countries Work the Shortest Hours?
Guess which country has the shortest working week
Norway
Managing Business Cash Flow Gaps With a Short-Term Forbrukslån
A company might show profits on the balance sheet, but still the money can be kind of late when it’s time to deal with expenses that actually need to be paid. In other words delayed payments, seasonal sales and a few other unplanned expenses, can create temporary cash flow gaps, and that can really mess […]
Klarna Teams Up With Nordic Marketplaces Under Vend Umbrella, Wins PriceRunner vs Google Litigation
Swedish fintech Klarna has secured partnership with Vend, the leading Nordic marketplaces group. The company also announced that its antitrust case brought by PriceRunner subsidiary against Google ended in Klarna’s favour.
Cinode Reports Negative Growth in Nordic Consulting Sector in Q1 2026
Results in the Swedish and Finnish consulting sectors were mixed during Q1 2026. According to the most recent findings of Cinodes’ analysis of publicly listed consulting firms Q1 financial statements, growth for the period continues to be slightly negative, and headcount has continued to decline after several quarters of improvement following the second half of […]
Nexi and PayPal Deepen European Partnership to Bring Unified Digital Payments to Merchants
Nexi, the European PayTech, and PayPal have announced a significant expansion of their partnership, embedding PayPal’s payments ecosystem directly into Nexi’s merchant platform across five EU countries.
DNB and Two Partner to Bring AI-Powered Innovation to Nordic B2B Payments
A new partnership between DNB and Two is aiming to reshape the Nordic B2B payments landscape through artificial intelligence (AI), as financial institutions increasingly target one of the least digitized segments of global commerce.
Altek AI Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Expand Autonomous Hotel Guest Communication Platform
Oslo-based startup Altek AI secures €423,000 (about $500,000) to scale its AI-powered platform that automates guest communication and supports hotel operations.
Bank Norwegian Strengthens Secure Digital Invoicing With New Three-Year Tieto Indtech Partnership
A new three-year agreement will bring Tieto Indtech’s Multichannel services to Bank Norwegian operations across six European markets, enhancing secure digital invoicing and integrated payment communication.
From Cards to Direct Transfers: The A2A Payment Transformation in Europe and Beyond
The global payment landscape is rapidly changing driven by a seismic shift in popular transaction methods. A closer look at payment statistics reveals that account-to-account (A2A) transfers are ascending in importance. Its growing dominance among other payment types is especially evident in the European market.
Nordics and Estonia Roll Out Offline Card Payment Backup
Several European countries are rushing to strengthen the resilience of their payment systems against any sabotage, striving to make card payments available to citizens even offline in case of internet outages.
Norway welcomes First Apple Pay Alternative for iPhones by Vipps
Vipps MobilePay launched a mobile wallet payment solution for iPhone, now available for customers in Norway.
Norway Joins Eurosystem’s Payment Service
Norway has concluded the deal to add the krone to the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) service.
Where Are Contactless Payments Heading?
We all remember 2020 when the pandemic threat made contactless the new black. The fewer objects you touch, the less risk of infection. The payments industry was one of the most impacted sectors since cash was listed among the main virus transmitters. However, the world has rebounded from the Covid narratives and most economic sectors […]
Nordea Is a New Owner of Danske Bank Norway Business
The Nordic region’s biggest bank Nordea is to acquire the Norwegian personal customer and private banking business of Danske Bank
Danske Bank Now Helps Businesses Track Their Customers’ Financial Health
The new B2B business intelligence service enables Danske Bank business customers to check their customers’ creditworthiness and access the risks of non-payment
Vipps Seeks EU Antitrust Help Against Apple
Norwegian fintech Vipps asked for help from the European Union in an antitrust fight against Apple.
