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Further measures are required to preserve cash
14/03/2024 -Further measures are required to preserve cash In recent years, the Riksdag has taken several decisions aimed at facilitating the use of and securing access to cash. Among other things, the Riksbank has been given clearer responsibility for the...
The Riksbank’s responsibility for cash has been clarified
14/03/2024 -The Riksbank’s responsibility for cash has been clarified The new Sveriges Riksbank Act, which came into force on 1 January 2023, gives the Riksbank clearer and partly expanded responsibility for the cash infrastructure in Sweden. One reason for...
Payment habits from the pandemic persist
15/12/2022 -Payment habits from the pandemic persist Sweden is one of the most digital countries in the world. Nine out of ten Swedes use the internet daily and three out of four identify themselves digitally using mobile e-ID. The European Commission’s...
Many people shop online
15/12/2022 -Many people shop online More and more people started shopping online during the pandemic. In the Riksbank’s 2022 survey, 75 per cent of respondents said they had shopped online in the past 30 days. In 2018, the corresponding figure was 56 per...
Older people use cash to a lesser extent than before
15/12/2022 -Older people use cash to a lesser extent than before Older people use cash more often than young people, but the difference between younger and older people declined during the pandemic. This is mainly due to the fact that fewer people in the...
The Payments Inquiry examined the need for an e-krona
14/03/2024 -The Payments Inquiry examined the need for an e-krona The Payments Inquiry was tasked with considering whether an e-krona is needed in Sweden. The inquiry’s assessment was that there is currently insufficient social need for the Riksbank to issue...
The digitalisation of the payments market is a global trend
15/12/2022 -The digitalisation of the payments market is a global trend It is in the Nordic countries, in particular Norway, Sweden and Denmark, that the use of cash has decreased the most in favour of digital payments. In these countries, more than 80 per...
Trends on the payment market
15/12/2022 -Trends on the payment market In Sweden, we prefer to pay digitally and often shop online. Most people have access to Swish, and other mobile payment services are also increasingly being used, especially by younger people. The use of cash is...
Payments in stores are rarely made in cash
15/12/2022 -Payments in stores are rarely made in cash In recent years, it has become less common to pay with cash. Older people use cash more often than young people, but the difference between younger and older people has decreased. Although cash is used...
Important to prepare legislation prior to an e-krona
14/03/2024 -Important to prepare legislation prior to an e-krona Legislative work on a possible e-krona needs to begin now. Otherwise, the lead time for the introduction of the e-krona could be long if the Riksdag decides to authorise the Riksbank to issue...