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NextGen Nordics: Submit your questions about payments, CBDCs, BNPL and more

Ahead of NextGen Nordics, which will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, Finextra is asking for your questions about payments, CBDCs, BNPL, Web 3.0, and more to be answered at our leading Nordic event.

13 March 2023

News/people

NextGen Nordics: Who are the women leading Nordic banks?

Ahead of NextGen Nordics, which will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, Finextra will be publishing a series of ‘sneak peeks’, covering the topics and interviewing the panellists speaking at the event.

08 March 2023

News/crypto

CBDC in the Nordics: What is the status in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland?

Ahead of NextGen Nordics, which will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, Finextra will be publishing a series of ‘sneak peeks’, covering the topics and interviewing the panellists speaking at the event.

24 February 2023

News/people

Swiss fintech Radicant sacks CEO

Radicant Bank, a Switzerland-based digital bank, has sacked its CEO and co-founder after an internal email blasting critics and local politicians was leaked online.

23 February 2023

News/payments

P27 CEO Paula da Silva to give keynote at NextGen Nordics 2023

Ahead of NextGen Nordics, which will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, Finextra will be publishing a series of ‘sneak peeks’, covering the topics and interviewing the panellists speaking at the event.

17 February 2023

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: Highlights since our last Nordic event

As we prepare for our upcoming NextGen Nordics conference on the 25th of April in Stockholm, we are publishing a series of ‘Sneak peeks’, which will take a dive into some of the topics and speakers covered at the event.

10 February 2023

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2023: Back and better than ever

Finextra will be back in Stockholm to bring the new world of Nordic banking to life for the NextGen Nordics 2023 conference on the 25th of April.

03 February 2023

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2023 agenda announced

NextGen Nordics will return on 25th April 2023 to Stockholm, Sweden and the timing of this event could not be better placed.

23 November 2022

News/crypto

Gate.io launches crypto payment product

US-based Gate.io, one of the largest crypto exchanges in operation, is set to branch out into the payments sector.

07 November 2022

News/inclusion

Indian PM Modi hails fintech revolution in digital banking push

India's prime minister Narendra Modi has announced the launch of 75 digital banking units (DBUs) in a move that he says will improve the banking experience for users and boost financial inclusion.

17 October 2022

News/crypto

Crypto-crime revenue drops by 65% - report

Revenue derived from cryptocurrency-related crime is down by 65% in the first half of 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021.

22 August 2022

News/cloud

Finextra announces inaugural Financial Cloud Summit

Finextra is pleased to announce the launch of its inaugural Financial Cloud Summit, set to take place in early 2023.

03 August 2022

News/retail

YES Bank to raise $1.1 billion in 10% private equity sale

Private equity giants, Carlyle and Advent International have announced their plans to acquire a 10% stake in YES Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks, as part of a $1.1 billion capital raise.

01 August 2022

News/payments

AIB makes u-turn on decision to scrap ATMs following backlash

In a media release circulated by Paddy McDonnell, head of media relations for AIB, the bank announced it will retain its 170-strong branch network and will not remove cash services from 70 of its branches - a reversal on its announcement earlier this week.

22 July 2022

News/retail

Ireland's AIB to scrap ATMs at 70 branches

Irish high street bank AIB is set to discontinue cash services at 70 of its branches in a move that has caused an outcry in rural Ireland.

20 July 2022

News/crypto

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

News/sustainable

NextGen Nordics: KPIs key to achieving elusive ESG profitability

Key metrics and measuring principles need to be applied to ESG goals in order to turn them into commercially viable business goals. This means KPIs need to change. At every level.

27 April 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: P27 provides updated timeline

NextGen Nordics marks the first in person event run by Finextra since 2019, and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on payments was something Gary Wright, head of research at Finextra, reflected on in his keynote speech.

27 April 2022

News/payments

NextGen Nordics: Juni launches USD accounts

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27th April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

22 April 2022

News/inclusion

NextGen Nordics: Banking app for Ukrainian refugees launched

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27th April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of selected top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

08 April 2022

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