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Efforts for smoother international payments
07/11/2019 -A number of banks and innovative companies abroad and in Sweden are taking various initiatives to make international payments easier. One example is the Utility Settlement Coin (USC), which is run by 13 major international banks. USC can be seen...
Rapid payments require innovation
07/11/2019 -When new technology means that new types of company are processing payments, the Riksbank needs to adapt its systems and routines. In addition, demand is growing for instant payments around the clock. If the Riksbank ensures that it is simple...
Digital cash: the e-krona project
07/11/2019 -The Riksbank is investigating whether it would be possible to issue kronor to the general public in electronic form, an “e-krona”. This would allow the general public access to the Riksbank’s money even in a cashless future. Digital cash: the...
Many central banks investigate central bank digital currencies
07/11/2019 -The technological shift entailed by digitalisation affects all countries, albeit at varying speeds. Central bank digital currency is therefore something that is being investigated by many central banks around the world. This work was initially...
The Riksbank intends to use TIPS
07/11/2019 -A new technical solution is needed so that an increasing amount of payments can be made rapidly and efficiently. The Riksbank is thus planning to use the European Central Bank’s system for instant payments, TIPS, where Swedish kronor can be...
Sweden´s total defence has been resumed
07/11/2019 -Due to the deteriorated security policy situation in Europe, the Government has decided to resume Sweden’s total defence. The term total defence denotes all activities that are needed to prepare Sweden for war. In the report Motståndskraft -...
The Riksbank’s responsibility for payments
29/06/2026 -The Riksbank’s objective is for payments in Sweden to be safe, efficient and accessible. Payments shall also function in peacetime crisis situations and states of heightened alert. The payments market is based on a cooperation between the...
Cash management offices
06/03/2026 -The Riksbank is tasked with supplying the country with banknotes and coins, including during peacetime crisis situations and in states of heightened alert. According to the Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank shall provide at least five cash...
Infrastructure Council for Payments and Securities
23/10/2026 -The Infrastructure Council has the task of promoting the function, efficiency, security and integration of infrastructure for payments and securities in a market characterised by competition on equal terms. The Infrastructure Council shall...
Recommendations to the general public regarding payments
21/09/2026 -The Riksbank recommends that the general public has access to several different payment methods so that they can continue to pay if one method does not work. As far as possible, households should have cards from different card networks, access to...