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Meet the minds shaping the future of payments at NextGen Nordics

The rapidly evolving world of payments is being shaped by some of the brightest minds across industries, and this year’s NextGen Nordics event on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden is set to be a pivotal moment in exploring how the sector is advancing. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to engage with leading figures driving innovation, digital transformation, and the future of financial services in the Nordic region.

04 April 2025

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Exciting lineup revealed: Meet the first 10 speakers for NextGen Nordics

The Nordic payments ecosystem is among the most innovative and forward-thinking in the world. As digital payments continue to evolve and transform the financial landscape, it is crucial to have experts who can guide and shape this transformation. The following individuals — confirmed speakers for NextGen Nordics 2025 at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, on 29 April 2025 —are recognised leaders in the Nordic payments industry, and their expertise makes them the best speakers on trends within this space.

12 March 2025

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Under two weeks to go!

On 23rd April, Finextra will be returning to Stockholm for NextGen Nordics for a day packed with panels, Q&As, workshops, keynotes, and networking.

12 April 2024

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NextGen Nordics: Who started the rumour that CBDCs will replace cash?

Niamh Curran, Finextra reporter, took to the stage to question Faisal Islam, fintech/regtech specialist at Sentinels; Anders Olofsson, head of payments at Finastra; and Ville Sointu, head of emerging technology at Nordea about digital currencies and whether they will have the capacity to transform payment systems and how cash is used.

28 April 2022

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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.

09 July 2021

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EBAday 2021: Modernisation, a catalyst for payments utopia

With day two now under our belt, we are only just beginning to digest the eyewatering number of insights shared across six panel sessions, two roundtables, a lively chatroom forum and of course, non-stop networking on the EBAday platform.

29 June 2021

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Nordea: No deployment of CBDCs in 2021 but greater clarity is coming

2021 will see further clarity offered on the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) but deployment is still some way off, according to Ville Sointu, head of emerging technology at Nordea.

21 January 2021

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From hypotheticals to reality: P27 cogs are well and truly turning

Regulatory, technical, logistic, connectivity, and political challenges aren’t enough to slow the progress of P27. During their latest NextGen Nordics webinar by Finextra, industry players from across the European payments landscape joined to discuss the key factors impacting the project at present.

26 October 2020

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Sweden bids to steer customers away from installment payments amid fears over mounting debt

New rules in Sweden to discourage online shoppers from paying with credit could put a dent into the performance of local buy now, pay later company Klarna and other installment-based payment services.

02 July 2020

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ING spin out Cobase welcomes Nordea and Crédit Agricole CIB as new shareholders

ING spin-out Cobase, a provider of multi-bank treasury management services, has raised €10 million in funding from Nordea and Crédit Agricole CIB.

10 June 2020

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ReceiptHero aims to plant one million trees by 2025

Finnish fintech ReceiptHero is to donate $1 to conservation charity One Tree Planted for every new merchant that joins the digital receipt platform, setting a five-year goal to plant one million trees.

04 February 2020

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Banking predictions for 2020 – more competition, more collaboration and new sources of revenue

As 2019 draws to a close, financial services commentators and vendors have made their customary end-of-year predictions for the 12 months ahead, with increased competition through supercharged PSD2 the principal driving force.

23 December 2019

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