P27 Nordic Payments - News, Articles & Research

From hypotheticals to reality: P27 cogs are well and truly turning

Regulatory, technical, logistic, connectivity, and political challenges aren’t enough to slow the progress of P27. During their latest NextGen Nordics webinar by Finextra, industry players from across the European payments landscape joined to discuss the key factors impacting the project at present.

26 October 2020

News/payments

P27 acquires Bankgirot, the Swedish mass payment clearing house behind Swish

P27 Nordic Payments Platform has today announced the acquisition of Bankgirot (Bankgirocentralen BGC AB), Sweden’s only clearing house for mass payments.

06 October 2020

News/payments

P27 on track as Norway commits further and community banks are brought into the fold

A 40-plus priority project plan in full swing, Norway once again close to proceedings and ongoing discussions with all four countries’ financial authorities, project P27 is very much on track, P27 CEO Lars Sjogren assures, in a frank and candid interview with Finextra

26 June 2020

Finextra TV/payments

P27 to tackle H2 with gusto after virus and Norway setbacks

Lars Sjögren, CEO, P27 Nordic Payments Platform gives FinextraTV an exclusive update on P27's progress in building the world’s first real-time, cross-border payment system in multiple currencies. He tells us how P27 has handled the disruption caused by Covid-19, what their plans are for implementation in the remainder of 2020 and why P27 is still essential for trade across the Nordic countries. Lars ends by highlighting how the support of Nordic countries is central to the success of P27 and what each country’s commitment is to P27 today.

26 June 2020

News/payments

Swedish banks set up P27 Migration Committee

The Swedish Bankers' Association has formed a P27 Migration Committee, as the country prepares to replace its payment rails with a new pan-Nordic real-time cross border platform.

09 June 2020

Company announcement/payments

Nordic P27 project opens office in Helsinki

P27 Nordic Payments Platform AB is today, 22nd of January, opening a branch office in Helsinki, Finland.

22 January 2020

Finextra TV/payments

P27 Momentum: The roll out to 2021

Lars Sjögren, CEO, P27, speaks to Hannah Wallace from Finextra Research at NextGen Nordics about the theme of the event, P27 Momentum. We cover the roll out to 2021, what banks can do to prepare and calculate the next stage, what will be the big questions left to solve and what we can expect from next year's event.

18 December 2019

Finextra TV/payments

FinextraTV spotlight on NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum

FinextraTV reports from NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum, the first in a series of events shaping the P27 Nordic Payments journey. Payments professionals came together at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm to gain insight on this world first, real-time and batch multi-currency platform, which is revolutionising the future of payments. P27 Nordic Payments, Klarna, Mastercard, Visa, EPAM, ACI Worldwide, NETS, Tieto, Fiserv, Equinix and Vipps are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

09 December 2019

News/payments

P27 Momentum: 5 key takeaways

Payments professionals came together at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm this week for NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum. While Sweden has become a pioneer for the cashless society, as the first real-time and batch multi-currency platform, P27 is expected to revolutionise the future of payments. Here are the five key takeaways from the event ahead of the launch in early 2021.

29 November 2019

News/payments

P27 Momentum: Key milestones for stakeholders in 2020 and beyond

Henry Ohlsson, deputy governor, Riksbank kept Nordic payments professionals entertained during NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum during his session on the role of the central bank in a changing environment.

26 November 2019

News/payments

P27 Momentum: Challenges for creating a pan-Nordic payment region

While banks, businesses and customers operate across the Nordics, infrastructure remains national. At NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum, executive advisor at Nordea Johanna Lybeck-Lilja continues discussion on the pan-Nordic clearing system to be launched in early 2021 and reiterates that while the region has a long history of cooperation, the cross-border challenge has not been solved.

26 November 2019

News/payments

P27 Momentum: Collaboration is crucial for cross-border payments

Driving community discussion on P27, payments professionals from across the Nordic region are gathering in Stockholm for NextGen Nordics: P27 Momentum to reflect on how this project will deliver a pan-Nordic clearing platform to settle domestic and cross-border multiple currencies.

26 November 2019