Latest SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) News: Finextra Research

SEB and ABN Amro join $10 million round in PFM startup Tink

Sweden's SEB has contributed $4.2 million to a $10 million funding round in local PFM outfit Tink, making it the fifth-largest shareholder in the 10-person startup.

19 May 2016

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More global banks back blockchain collaboration plan

An initiative to create a set of global standards for the use of distributed ledger technology in financial markets has picked up momentum, with another 13 major banks - including BofA, Deutsche Bank and HSBC - throwing their weight behind the plan.

29 September 2015

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Swedish bank takes out newspaper ad to talk bitcoin

Swedish bank SEB has jumped into the Bitcoin debate, taking out an advert in a daily newspaper to opine on the cryptocurrency.

16 June 2015

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SEB offloads card acquiring biz to Nordic Capital

Swedish bank SEB has agreed to sell its Euroline card acquiring business to PE firm Nordic Capital for SKr2.2 billion (around £198 million).

30 May 2014

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Nordic banks sign up for MasterPass

Nordea, SEB and Swedbank are to launch digital wallets for consumer online shopping using the MasterPass platform from MasterCard.

20 December 2013

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SEB builds record-breaking coin mosaic

The future of cash and the euro may both be looking a little uncertain but the Estonian arm of Swedish bank SEB has managed to find a use for them, building a world record-breaking coin mosaic complete with working QR code.

20 June 2012

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Banks face up to social media challenges - Finextra@Sibos

Citibank's marketing of Sibos on Twitter drove up visits to the bank's corporate micro-site for the international banking event by five-fold in advance of the show. The figure was divulged by Citi's managing director of marketing Leslie Klein at a Finextra-moderated Sibos panel discussion on the use of social media in financial services B2B.

27 October 2010

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SEB extends Benche community platform to cash management arena

Sweden's SEB has extended its trade finance Benche community platform to attract cash management professionals at corporate treasuries and small and medium-sized businesses around the globe.

23 March 2010

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SEB outsources Sepa direct debits processing to Equens

Sweden's SEB is to outsource processing of Sepa direct debit transactions to European payment processor Equens.

19 February 2009

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SEB signs global contract for NetEconomy's Erase

Sweden's Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has signed a deal for the worldwide installation of NetEconomy's Erase Compliance Manager anti-money laundering software.

09 January 2007

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SEB rolls out Arcot's TransFort for Verified by Visa

Sweden's SEB bank is implementing Arcot Systems' TransFort software to provide Verified by Visa online authentication services to its cardholders.

24 January 2006

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SEB signs with EDB for Internet banking system

Stockholm-based SEB has signed a contract worth around Nkr13 million with EDB Business Partner for the co-development of an Internet banking system initially designed for customers outside the Swedish market.

07 April 2005

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