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Few disruptions in important systems
29/10/2020 -The Riksbank’s central settlement system for large-scale payments, RIX, and the clearing house, Bankgirot, are central hubs in the Swedish payment system. Disruptions and interruptions in either of these systems therefore affect the entire...
Payments have continued to function well during the coronavirus pandemic
29/10/2020 -In 2020, the coronavirus spread with devastating consequences for both individual people and social life. Public authorities around the world introduced comprehensive restrictions to prevent the virus from spreading, to protect human life and to...
More counterfeit banknotes
29/10/2020 -Even if the money and institutions that manage our payments are secure, there may be other risks linked to our payments and means of payment. For example, there is always a risk that cash will be stolen or counterfeited. But from an...
Initiatives to help vulnerable groups
29/10/2020 -The county administrative boards’ task is to ensure that possibilities for using basic payment services meet social needs, and they have a special responsibility for investigating how the situation is for older people and people with...
New ways of using Swish
29/10/2020 -For purchases in physical shops, it is much more unusual to use Swish or invoicing. Only one per cent of respondents state that they have done so for their latest purchase. However, Swish is developing its services for payment using QR code and...
Many people make payments by mobile, for example with Swish
29/10/2020 -Electronic commerce and mobile payments, such as Swish, are becoming increasingly common. Other payment applications such as Apple Pay and Google Pay are also becoming more popular. About five per cent of young people in Sweden own some form of...
The use of cash is declining
29/10/2020 -In 2010, 39 per cent of respondents in the Riksbank’s survey of the payment behaviour of the Swedish population said that they paid for their most recent purchase in cash. By 2020, this figure had fallen to 9 per cent. At the same time, 50 per...
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...
1000-krona banknote
18/01/2018 -1000-krona banknote Facts 1000-krona banknote Obverse motif: UN Secretary-General and Member of the Swedish Academy Dag Hammarskjöld Reverse motif: Lappland, an area of natural beauty of great interest to Dag Hammarskjöld Measures: 154 x 66...
How much money is there in the economy?
17/08/2026 -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.