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The Riksbank is testing a technical solution and preparing for a possible issuable e-krona
15/12/2022 -The Riksbank is testing a technical solution and preparing for a possible issuable e-krona Since 2020, the Riksbank has been running a pilot project together with the company Accenture. The aim of the pilot has been to learn more about what a...
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...
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...
The Riksbank is modernising its systems
15/12/2022 -The Riksbank is modernising its systems Almost all electronic payments between banks are settled in the Riksbank’s RIX system. The aim is for this to be conducted as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The Riksbank is now developing the system...
Digital payments are more efficient than cash
07/11/2019 -Payments are efficient if it costs relatively little for society as a whole to implement them. Society’s costs include the payment intermediary's costs, such as costs for technical equipment, insurance, transportation and so on, but also other...
A digital complement to cash
07/11/2019 -For 350 years, Swedish society has relied on the Riksbank to provide the country with money in the shape of Swedish krona. However, for some time, Sweden has gained attention as having the greatest and fastest decline in cash worldwide. This...
Strengthening needed in the future
07/11/2019 -Households and companies are expected to demand instant payments to an ever greater degree and, eventually, new arrangements dimensioned for larger payment flows will probably be needed. In 2018, Swish was responsible for six per cent of the...
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...