Sweden

Swedish Krona Continues To Fall Amid Other Currency Upheavals
Swedish Krona Continues To Fall Amid Other Currency Upheavals
August 29, 2018  |  International

The currency decline continues: The Swedish krona fell Wednesday (Aug. 29) against the euro, the fifth straight day that has happened. The decline comes amid...

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Some Swedes Contend Cashless Society Puts The Country At Risk
Some Swedes Contend Cashless Society Puts The Country At Risk
April 04, 2018  |  Digital Payments

While most Swedes have embraced the movement toward a cashless society, there is a growing number who are worried about the rush, with concerns being...

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NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
NA-KD, Swedish eCommerce Fashion Outfit, Grabs $45M In Series B
January 15, 2018  |  Retail

Swedish fashion eCommerce firm NA-KD has raised $45 million in a Series B funding round. Of those funds, reports TechCrunch, is $5 million that comes...

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Sweden Cuts Small Business Tax With Eye On Entrepreneurship
Sweden Cuts Small Business Tax With Eye On Entrepreneurship
September 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Sweden is looking to become an epicenter for entrepreneurs and hopes to entice small businesses to set up shop, thanks to tax legislation changes in...

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Commanders In Chief: For Payments Innovation, Look Beyond The Pipes
Commanders In Chief: For Payments Innovation, Look Beyond The Pipes
August 17, 2017  |  Payment Methods

It’s been said that change is the only constant in, well, you name it. The aphorism holds especially true for payments, an industry in which technology...

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SEB Launches Voice-Activated Assistant Aida To Improve Customer Service
SEB Launches Voice-Activated Assistant Aida To Improve Customer Service
July 31, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

SEB AB, the largest bank in Sweden, is getting into the voice-activated digital assistant game with the launch of Aida. According to a news report in Bloomberg,...

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Permira Acquires 10 Percent Stake In Klarna
Permira Acquires 10 Percent Stake In Klarna
July 21, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Private equity group Permira has acquired a 10 percent take in Swedish FinTech company Klarna. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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For Challenger Digital Banks, It’s Game On
For Challenger Digital Banks, It’s Game On
July 20, 2017  |  Digital Banking

Game on. That’s the message U.K. challenger Atom Bank has for competitors, as it seeks to reinvent banking with lessons taken from the video game...

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NEW REPORT: Atom Bank Turns To Gaming To Disrupt Digital Banking
NEW REPORT: Atom Bank Turns To Gaming To Disrupt Digital Banking
July 19, 2017  |  Digital Banking

New players on the banking scene are bringing a host of changes to the industry. But in some cases, these disruptions are more likely to...

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