Swedbank

77 results about this entity

Period: 22 Oct 2004 - 28 Aug 2025

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Swedbank to work with OFAC to assess impact of AML failings

Swedbank can now assess the financial impact from the investigation by the U.S. Treasury’s Office for Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regarding the bank´s historical shortcomings. OFAC’s investigation relates to the transactions that the bank has notified the authority about. Swedbank therefore makes a provision of 40 million SEK.

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Swedbank Robur unveils method for measuring carbon footprints in fixed income funds

Swedbank Robur has long worked actively with the climate issue in all asset classes. However, established measurement methods have so far been lacking for, among other things, the carbon footprint of fixed income funds.

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The Swedish FSA continues investigation into Swedbank IT-incident

The Swedish FSA has informed Swedbank that the authority is progressing its investigation of the IT-incident on April 28, and is now assessing a possible sanction.

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Swedish FSA maps Swedbank IT bungle

Swedish banking regulator Finansinspektionen (FI) is appointing an external auditor to map out a "substantial IT disturbance", that resulted in incorrect balances being shown in Swedbank customer accounts

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Estonian AML pilot shows what’s possible when tackling FinCrime

An AML pilot which saw ten Estonian banks take part in a country-wide initiative to tackle financial crime has been lauded as a success by participating banks, preventing up to €3 million from reaching criminal-controlled accounts.

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Swedbank and Savings Banks renew cooperation agreement

Swedbank and the 58 collaborating Savings Banks have extended the cooperation agreement, which is the foundation of the unique partnership.

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P27 Nordic Payments secures merger approval from EU Commission

The European Commission today announced merger approval for the P27 Nordic Payments initiative to establish its pan-Nordic payments platform. This approval marks a significant milestone for the initiative which is working toward the creation of a common payments infrastructure across the Nordic region.

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Swedbank partners ACI to combat fraud and comply with SCA

ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time payments and digital payment software solutions, today announced that its partnership with Swedbank, one of the leading issuing and acquiring banks in the Nordic and Baltic regions, has contributed to a 55 percent decrease in card fraud, helping to improve customer experience and business growth for the Swedish bank.

Swedbank to build new savings platform with FNZ

Swedbank has decided to make one of the largest investments in digital infrastructure in the bank’s history.

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Swedbank fined SEK46.6 million by Nasdaq Stockholm for compliance failures

The Disciplinary Committee at Nasdaq Stockholm today ordered Swedbank to pay a fine of twelve annual fees, equivalent of SEK 46.6 million.

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Earthbanc and Swedbank bid to uncover sustainable lending opportunities

Earthbanc has partnered with Swedbank Lithuania to pilot the delivery of carbon and climate reporting for corporate and SME banking customers, which can open the door to sustainable finance opportunities.

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Swedish banks formalise AML information sharing pact with police

Sweden's five largest banks have formalised an information sharing pact with the country's police force aimed at cracking down on money laundering.