Insights

ESG

How ESG risks affect investments

Investors are facing growing risks in their portfolios due to the effects of global warming and biodiversity loss. These risks are systemic and could destabilise the global financial system. Investors will want to navigate in this new global landscape.

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Sustainability

Biodiversity: Investing to preserve nature and ecosystems

Biodiversity is essential for all that is living on earth – on land or in the lakes and oceans. Investors are therefore wise to map and manage the biodiversity risks in their portfolios, as well as look for the investment opportunities that arise to protect and restore nature.

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Nordea On Your Mind

Protecting Nordea against script kiddies and true hackers

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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Careers

Agile and empowered

Did you know that we’re working agile in big parts of the bank to ensure that we always focus on what matters the most for our customers? Over the years, Nordea has worked intensely to improve the digital experience and ensure ways of working where we never lose sight of the customer.

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Insights

Chief Economist Kjetil Olsen: Evening calm in stormy times

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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Open banking

Succeeding with PSD3 by learning from PSD2

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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Nordea On Your Mind

Cybercriminals can attack through your connected fridge or lightbulb

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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Fraud

Promises of love and riches – a common trick among scammers

Romance and investment fraud are two types of fraud on the rise. Both play on strong feelings of love or wealth to lure their victims. The ultimate goal is to trick victims into sending money.

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Corporate insights

Navigating financial risks in emerging markets: Perstorp’s success story

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

Nordea On Your Mind: The return of inflation

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

There is much to be done in cybersecurity

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

Will PSD3 boost or hinder innovation?

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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