Get the latest insights on the economy, industries and emerging trends that can help your business tackle the challenges it faces in today’s market. We share the learnings and perspectives of leading experts and innovators in the Nordics, both from Nordea and beyond.
Corporate insights
Sustainable finance in stormy times. European security and a warzone witness from Ukraine. Gender equality and women’s rights. The ICMA Women’s Network in Helsinki had it all: expert speakers with a top-notch keynote and panel views.
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Corporate insights
In a world of higher interest rates and currency volatility, companies have an even greater need to monitor and manage their liquidity, cash positions and FX exposure. Our Nordea Markets experts explain why a strategy for cash pool optimisation is now a must-have for treasury and finance departments.
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Nordea On Your Mind
Being a bank means being in the line of fire of cybercriminals. Keen to understand how banks protect themselves, we interviewed Kamil Medzikowski, Senior IT Security Specialist at Nordea Internal Security Testing.
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Open banking
Let’s face it: PSD3 is soon here, whether you are ready for it or not. The past year’s PSD2 implementation offers valuable experiences that will come in handy for the upcoming PSD3 implementation. In this blog post, Sanela Dulic, Head of Nordea Open Banking Platform, reflects on what has been and what is yet to come.
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Insights
Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Inflation and higher interest rates. Nordea’s Norwegian Chief Economist Kjetil Olsen is close to the big news. But an evening trip to the forest can make him forget time and place.
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Nordea On Your Mind
For the latest Nordea On Your Mind report on cybersecurity, the team was keen to include a law enforcement perspective on cybercrime. They spoke to Philipp Amann, former Head of Strategy at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).
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Corporate insights
With production and sales around the world, specialty chemicals company Perstorp has first-hand experience with the challenges that come with doing business in emerging markets. Lars Grimsgård, Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at Perstorp, reflects on these hurdles and the importance of having a trusted banking partner in Nordea to help navigate them.
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Nordea On Your Mind
The Nordea On Your Mind team is out with a new report, and this time the authors are focusing on a topic on the minds of many these days: inflation. Why is it back from the dead? Where does it come from? How do we control it?
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Nordea On Your Mind
For a deep dive into the world of cybersecurity, the Nordea On Your Mind team turns to Pontus Johnson, professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Director of the Centre for Cyber Defence and Information Security.
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Open banking
With PSD3 right around the corner, Gunnar Berger, Head of Open Banking at Nordea, reflects on its possible consequences for innovation. Are regulatory requirements enough to drive innovation, or do all involved parties need to have something to gain to ensure new technology is adapted to improve service offerings?
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Sustainable finance
This year marks the most complete test yet on how well the proposed regulatory elements and labels from the European Commission’s action plan on sustainable finance will work together. In addition to providing transparency to the market, the EU Taxonomy is a cornerstone of the forthcoming European Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) as it provides the definitions of “green” for European Green Bonds.
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Sustainable finance
This year marked the inaugural year for companies in scope for EU Taxonomy reporting to disclose not only eligibility, but also EU Taxonomy alignment for the objectives included in the Climate Delegated Act. Nordea ESG Research shows that the alignment numbers are surprisingly low for Nordic companies.
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