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Government inquiry into the digital payment market
07/11/2019 -The Riksbank has submitted a proposal to the Riksdag to review the state’s role on the digital payment market. The Riksbank proposes a committee be appointed to investigate whether the Riksbank should have the possibility to issue an e-krona and...
The Cash Handling Advisory Board
15/07/2025 -The Cash Management Advisory Board was established by the Riksbank in March 2006 and was disbanded at the beginning of 2025 to continue its work within the framework of a working committee of the Payments Council.
Prerequisites for payments during a heightened state of alert
07/11/2019 -The Riksbank’s position is that several prerequisites must be met in order for payments to function during a heightened state of alert. Among these, there should be a variety of alternative means of payment and a robust supply of electricity and...
The Riksbank to participate in the Total Defence Exercise 2020
07/11/2019 -The Swedish Government has decided to reinforce Sweden's national defence capacity. As part of the efforts, the Total Defence Exercise 2020 (TFÖ 2020) will be held under the command of the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Civil Contingencies...
Strengthened preparedness in the financial sector
07/11/2019 -The Government has decided to resume Sweden’s total defence, which is to say all activities needed to prepare Sweden for war. The financial sector thus needs to further develop its crisis preparedness to be able to manage a situation of a...
The e-krona pilot – test of technical solution for the e-krona
27/05/2025 -The Riksbank initiated a pilot project in 2019 to develop a proposal for a technical solution for a central bank digital currency, an e-krona, that could work as a complement to cash. The project was completed in 2023.
Digital central bank money internationally
29/06/2026 -The Riksbank was one of the first central banks to consider the possibility of issuing a digital central bank currency (CBDC), but interest in the issue has grown rapidly in recent years and today most central banks are examining the conditions...
Difference between e-kronor, cryptocurrencies and crypto-assets
29/06/2026 -The digitalisation of society has changed the way we pay. This development has led central banks to consider the possibility of issuing digital central bank money, also known as central bank digital currency (CBDC), such as an e-krona in Sweden...
E-krona pilot phase 4
20/03/2024 -The Riksbank's e-krona pilot is now releasing its fourth and final report, which analyses how an e-krona could work in practice, if a decision is taken to issue a central bank digital currency. In the report, the Riksbank has further...
Processing of personal data in the context of RIX
27/10/2025 -The Riksbank process personal data to provide the settlement system RIX, that consist of two settlement services, RIX-RTGS and RIX-INST. This information is aimed at providing information on the Riksbank’s processing of personal data in the...