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Are payments in Sweden accessible?
10/03/2025 -Are payments in Sweden accessible? For most people in Sweden, access to the payments market is good. The digitalisation of the payments market has helped make payments faster and more convenient for most people. At the same time, many are not...
Future payments infrastructure needs to evolve
10/03/2025 -Future payments infrastructure needs to evolve The payments market has undergone rapid and extensive change, driven by increased digitalisation, new consumer behaviours and the emergence of new operators. This places new demands on the Swedish...
Counterfeiting and fraud
15/12/2022 -Counterfeiting and fraud Swedish banknotes are difficult to counterfeit Sweden has secure banknotes with security features that are very difficult to counterfeit without detection. Despite this, the number of counterfeit banknotes found was high...
Access to basic payment services is poor
15/12/2022 -Access to basic payment services is poor Basic payment services are services that allow you to withdraw cash, pay bills and deposit daily takings in cash in a bank account. The aim of the Riksdag is that everyone in society should have access to...
The new Sveriges Riksbank Act clarifies the Riksbank’s responsibilities
15/12/2022 -The new Sveriges Riksbank Act clarifies the Riksbank’s responsibilities In November, the Riksdag adopted a new Sveriges Riksbank Act that will enter into force in January 2023. The new Act gives the Riksbank clearer and partly expanded...
More needs to be done to ensure that cash can be used in the future
15/12/2022 -More needs to be done to ensure that cash can be used in the future With the new Sveriges Riksbank Act and the obligation for certain major credit institutions to provide cash services, the Riksdag has ensured that parts of the cash...
The cash infrastructure is vulnerable
15/12/2022 -The cash infrastructure is vulnerable Today, the underlying cash infrastructure is based on cooperation between the Riksbank, the banks and the cash-in-transit companies. In somewhat simplified terms, it works as follows. The Riksbank...
Swish payments will start to be settled in RIX-INST in 2023
15/12/2022 -Swish payments will start to be settled in RIX-INST in 2023 Currently, households and companies use the mobile service Swish to send and receive instant payments. Swish payments are settled via the banks’ accounts in a private system called BiR...
Digital payment methods in Sweden are efficient
15/12/2022 -Digital payment methods in Sweden are efficient The social cost of digital payments in Swedish kronor is lower than for cash (see the Payments Report 2020 for an explanation of why). From an efficiency point of view, it is therefore positive...
The Riksbank gets clearer responsibility for cash
15/12/2022 -The Riksbank gets clearer responsibility for cash According to the new Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank will be responsible for at least five cash depots and will supervise cash management in Sweden. However, the possibility of paying with...