Latest SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) News: Finextra Research

Nordic banks explore shared KYC utility

Leading Nordic banks DNB Bank, Danske Bank, Nordea Bank, Svenska Handelsbanken, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken have announced plans to set up a KYC utility as a joint venture company to explore the creation of a shared infrastructure for know-your-customer processing.

31 May 2018

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Nordic banks strive for harmonised cross-border payments infrastructure

A group of major Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish banks have banded together to explore the possibility of establishing a pan-Nordic payment infrastructure supplemented by common products.

09 February 2018

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Sbanken opens developer portal and invites customers to build their own digital bank

Norway's Sbanken has opened a developer portal through which customers can use a host of open APIs to build their own digital banking platforms, with the best efforts winning cash prizes.

19 January 2018

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Ripple blockchain network hits 100-member mark

Credit Agricole and TransferGo are among the latest financial services firms to join Ripple's enterprise blockchain network, which now claims more than 100 users.

10 October 2017

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SEB and Nasdaq to collaborate on blockchain-based funds platform

Sweden's SEB is working with Nasdaq to develop a prototype for a mutual fund trading platform based on blockchain technology.

27 September 2017

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SEB invests in local startup Leasify

Swedish bank SEB is to invest Skr10 million in local startup Leasify, which helps SMEs secure better deals for rental and leasing agreements.

19 December 2016

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SEB invests in machine learning outfit Now Interact

Swedish bank SEB has invested around US$1.6 million in Now Interact, a local startup that has built a machine learning-based platform that helps firms predict customer need for advice over digital channels.

16 November 2016

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SEB to build Ripple-flavoured blockchain payments network

SEB is to use blockchain technology from Ripple to enable customers to make real-time intra-bank transfers between accounts in Stockholm and New York.

07 November 2016

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SEB invests in blockchain payments outfit Coinify

Swedish banking giant SEB has joined a $4 million Series A funding round for Danish blockchain payment service provider Coinify.

03 August 2016

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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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