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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...
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...
The retail payments council
27/01/2026 -The Swedish market for payment services is important to the Swedish economy and to society as a whole. On the initiative of the Riksbank, actors and authorities involved in the payment market have formed a Swedish retail payments council as a...
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.
Payments and sustainability
24/02/2026 -The Riksbank shall promote a well-functioning payment system. This includes the general public being able to make payments even during peacetime crisis situations and states of heightened alert. The Riksbank has set the objective that payments...
Payment preparedness
04/03/2026 -The Riksbank works to ensure that payments can be made in all situations. This means, for example, that households and companies should always be able to make essential payments – such as salary payments, paying bills and buying essential goods...
Collaboration in civil preparedness for payments (CBB)
04/03/2026 -The Riksbank is responsible for ensuring that the general public can make payments in peacetime crisis situations and in a state of heightened alert. This responsibility includes the Riksbank having tasks regarding coordination with companies...
How much money is there in the economy?
15/07/2025 -The amount of money increases over time, partly because things become more expensive and partly because the economy grows. There are more of us buying more things for every passing year, creating a need for more and more money.
How payments work
16/05/2025 -It is important that payments can be made in a safe and efficient manner. From previously having mainly involved a switch in ownership of banknotes and coins, payments have become increasingly complex. All non-cash payments require the...