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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

News/payments

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

Company announcement/payments

Swedish banks in race to build new technical infrastructure for Bankgirot to meet EU regulations

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (SFSA) has issued an injunction to SEB and the other Swedish owner banks of Bankgirot to ensure they fulfill the requirements of the EU’s Wire Transfer Regulation (WTR) before 31 December 2026.

24 June 2024

News/payments

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

News/payments

New Nordic payments platform P27 investigates Bankgirot acquisition

P27, a new bank-owned project bidding to create a common payments platform across the Nordic region, is weighing a bid for Swedish clearing payment firm Bankgirot.

27 May 2019

Finextra TV

Cooperation, cocreation and cost efficiency for agile product development

Fredrik von Roth, Key Account Manager, Bankgirot, speaks at NextGen Banking Nordics 2018 in Stockholm about the key components for banks and organizations trying to keep up with client's increasing demands, some examples of successful, agile product development and what’s driving the dramatic transaction volume increase in the payments market.

13 December 2018

News

Bankgirot signs seven-year outsourcing deal with Evry

Swedish payment processor Bankgirot has outsourced its IT operations to Nordic software house Evry in a seven-year deal valued at SEK700 million.

27 November 2018