Sveriges Riksbank

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Period: 18 Mar 2016 - 19 Mar 2024

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Top Nordics payments stories you’ve missed this year

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Top Nordics payments stories you’ve missed this year

Finextra is returning to Stockholm for the annual NextGen Nordics event. Attendees can expect in-depth conversations on a variety of topics and much more.

Swedish central bank calls for legislation to protect cash

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Swedish central bank calls for legislation to protect cash

Even as cash usage continues to fall in Sweden, legislation is needed to ensure that people can pay with notes and coins, says the central bank governor.

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Sweden becomes the first non-euro area country to join Tips with its national currency

Swedish market participants are settling instant payments in Swedish kronor in the Eurosystem TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS), after a successful migration over the past weeks.

Swedish central bank files police report after IT firm hit by ransomware attack

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Swedish central bank files police report after IT firm hit by ransomware attack

Sweden's Riksbank has filed a police report after a ransomware attack on software firm Tietoevry knocked out some of the central bank's IT systems.

Central banks conclude cross-border CBDC experiment, Project Icebreaker

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Central banks conclude cross-border CBDC experiment, Project Icebreaker

Project Icebreaker, a joint initiative from the Bank for International Settlements and the central banks of Israel, Norway, and Sweden, has successfully concluded a study on the potential benefits and challenges of using retail central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in international payments.

Central banks explore CBDC for international retail payments

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Central banks explore CBDC for international retail payments

The central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden are working with the Bank for International Settlements to explore how CBDCs can be used for international retail and remittance payments.

Riksbank's Skingsley appointed head of BIS Innovation Hub

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Riksbank's Skingsley appointed head of BIS Innovation Hub

The Bank for International Settlements has appointed Riksbank's Cecilia Skingsley as head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

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Sweden completes first phase of migration to TIPS

Sveriges Riksbank has successfully completed the first phase of the migration to TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS).

NextGen Nordics: Banking app for Ukrainian refugees launched

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NextGen Nordics: Banking app for Ukrainian refugees launched

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27th April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

E-krona could be integrated into banks' existing systems - Riksbank

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E-krona could be integrated into banks' existing systems - Riksbank

It should be possible to integrate an e-krona into banks’ and payment service providers’ own existing systems, Sweden's central bank has concluded following CBDC research.

Sweden's Riksbank exits Phase 2 of CBDC technical tests

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Sweden's Riksbank exits Phase 2 of CBDC technical tests

Sweden's central bank has extended its contract with Accenture as supplier for its CBDC experimental project for a further year following the completion of Phase 2 technical trials.

Money 20/20 EU: Will Europe prevail in the new dawn of payments?

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Money 20/20 EU: Will Europe prevail in the new dawn of payments?

Amsterdam: Finextra is on the ground at Money 20/20 Europe, attending a host of sessions to provide you with key highlights from the most popular sessions throughout the conference.

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Work on cross-currency instant payments in TIPS moves forward

The European Central Bank (ECB) and Sveriges Riksbank continue investigating how TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) could support the settlement of instant payments between the euro and the Swedish krona.

Riksbank enlists Handelsbanken for e-krona pilot

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Riksbank enlists Handelsbanken for e-krona pilot

Sweden's central bank has called in Handelsbanken and software firm TietoEvry for the latest stage of its central bank digital currency pilot.

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E-krona needs further investigation - Riksbank

The solution based on blockchain technology that has been developed and tested by the Riksbank in its e-krona project provides new possibilities, but is also new and needs further investigation.

Riksbank extends e-krona testing

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Riksbank extends e-krona testing

Sweden's central bank has extended its e-krona pilot project by another year but says it has still not decided whether it will eventually issue the digital currency.

ECB to test instant cross-currency payments via Target

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ECB to test instant cross-currency payments via Target

The European Central Bank is kicking off a project with Sverige Riksbank that will investigate whether and how Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) could support payment transactions across different currencies.

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Sweden's Riksbank shares perspectives on e-krona

The second issue of Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review in 2020 has a special theme, namely central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and the e-krona.

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Sweden joins ECB’s instant payments settlement platform

Today, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Eurosystem and Sveriges Riksbank concluded a cooperation agreement offering Sweden access to the Eurosystem’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) to support the Swedish instant payment service, called RIX-INST.

ING economist: The US has most to lose in war of digital currencies

ING economist: The US has most to lose in war of digital currencies

The US dollar's position as the unrivalled global currency means it has the most at stake should central banks begin to issue their own digital currencies, according to ING economist Carlos Cocuzzo.

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