Search results
Your search gave 31270 results.
Increased access to payment infrastructure can lead to more efficient payments
10/03/2025 -Increased access to payment infrastructure can lead to more efficient payments To be able to operate, payment service providers, such as fintech companies, need access to payment infrastructure and a payment account. More payment service...
The Riksbank's work and recommendations
10/03/2025 -The Riksbank's work and recommendations The Riksbank takes a socio-economic perspective and provides solutions and acts where it is difficult to attain safety, efficiency and accessibility without central government involvement. This includes,...
New regulation can help increase accessibility
10/03/2025 -New regulation can help increase accessibility In June 2025, the Act on the accessibility of certain products and services will enter into force. The law aims to make banking and payment services more accessible through requirements such as...
Are payments in Sweden accessible?
10/03/2025 -Are payments in Sweden accessible? For most people in Sweden, access to the payments market is good. The digitalisation of the payments market has helped make payments faster and more convenient for most people. At the same time, many are not...
More measures needed for a sustainable cash chain
10/03/2025 -More measures needed for a sustainable cash chain At the end of 2024, an inquiry at the Ministry of Finance submitted proposalsfor measures to secure the possibility of paying by cash and access to cash services (the inquiry is described in more...
External evaluation of payments infrastructure points to areas for improvement
10/03/2025 -External evaluation of payments infrastructure points to areas for improvement In spring 2024, the Riksbank commissioned an independent expert with extensive international experience of payment issues to assess the Swedish payments market. A key...
Riksbank study on future Swedish payments infrastructure
10/03/2025 -Riksbank study on future Swedish payments infrastructure In the Riksbank study The way forward for clearing and settlement of retail payments in Swedish kronor, the Riksbank presents its view of how the infrastructure needs to be modernised over...
Introduce a cash obligation and a threshold for cash payments
10/03/2025 -Introduce a cash obligation and a threshold for cash payments Cash is needed to enable everyone to pay and to provide an additional means of payment in the event of crisis or war. The Riksbank therefore considers that there should be a general...
The Riksbank's responsibility for cash
10/03/2025 -The Riksbank's responsibility for cash According to the Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank must operate at least five banknote depots at various sites throughout the country. This is a significant increase, as previously there was only one...
Developments in the payments market require modernisation of the infrastructure
10/03/2025 -Developments in the payments market require modernisation of the infrastructure The Riksbank has long emphasised the need for a new, efficient and safe payments infrastructure in Sweden in the form of systems for clearing and settling payments.