Throwback Thursday: the History of Paper Money
People didn’t want to use paper money a long time ago, but today there are a lot of people who don’t want to have to use digital money and trust good old-fashioned banknotes more than a plastic card
Sweden
Safello Launches Crypto Checkout Pilot for Businesses
Swedish crypto brokerage Safello launched a pilot version of its crypto checkout solution. It allows businesses to offer their end customers the ability to buy and transfer crypto-assets without leaving an existing customer flow.
Which Countries Run National Digital Currencies?
… and why they have nothing to do with crypto
Allica Bank Moves Beyond UK, Applies For Swedish Banking Licence
A UK digital bank best known for lending to small and mid-sized companies has just taken its first step onto the European continent. The Allica Bank Swedish banking licence application marks a new chapter for the six-year-old British lender, though what happens next depends entirely on a regulator most people outside Scandinavia have never heard […]
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 […]
Agentic Automation in Finance Summit 2026
The Agentic Automation in Finance Summit 2026 will take place on 15 September 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, bringing together 150+ senior leaders and 25+ speakers from banks, fintechs, insurance firms, and financial institutions across the Nordics and Europe.
Agentic Automation in Finance Summit 2026 Convenes Industry Leaders in Stockholm
The Agentic Automation in Finance Summit 2026 will take place on 15 September 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, bringing together senior leaders from across banking, fintech, insurance, and financial services. This marks the 9th European edition of the global series, convening 25+ speakers and around 150 senior decision-makers from the Nordic and wider European financial ecosystem.
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.
Agentic AI & Automation in Finance Summit
The Agentic AI & Automation in Finance Summit is part of a highly acclaimed global series originally launched as the DXB Summit (Digital Transformation in Banking Summit).
EvoluteIQ Secures €44M to Expand Agentic AI Architecture
EvoluteIQ describes itself as an end-to-end hyperautomation platform that brings together process orchestration, data and event processing, agentic and generative AI, ML, enterprise connectivity, and front-end application development.
Cashless Society: Myth or Reality? Top Cashless Nations Globally
Envision a future where all the transactions are paperless. For some, it feels like utopia with less theft and more convenience, while others suggest more dystopian scenarios where all your money and assets can be taken away by an evil omnipresent government at any moment. While I, personally, believe truth lies somewhere in between, many […]
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.
Swedish Regulator Reportedly Criticizes Klarna’s Anti-Money Laundering Measures
The media reports that in Sweden, the Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) has conducted an estimate of the risk assessment system currently used by Klarna and after that made critical remarks.
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 […]
Klarna Reportedly Gauges Investor Interest in Secondary Share Sale
The media reports that Klarna is currently assessing the interest of investors in buying existing shares of the company on the secondary market.
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