Insights

Sustainable finance

CIP acquires Ørsted renewable energy platform in a EUR 1.4bn deal with Nordea providing funding

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners acquires Ørsted's onshore renewables portfolio in one of Europe's largest renewable energy platform financings.

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Transaction banking

From payments to decisions: The future of Transaction Banking

As payment execution becomes faster and more automated, the real value in transaction banking is shifting from managing individual transactions to orchestrating financial flows in real-time environments.

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Transaction banking

Weaponised currencies and FX fragmentation: What treasurers should do

As geopolitical tensions fragment global FX markets, treasurers must rethink long-held assumptions about liquidity, convertibility and cross-border flexibility.

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Sustainability

‘Renovation wave’ kicks off – looking to France for clues

The deadline for national transposition of the EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has passed, and countries are now legally responsible for the regulation’s renovation targets. We have reviewed trends in France, the most notable EPBD early-adopter, to get clues about potential future impact.

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Insights

OX2: Combining wind and battery storage to strengthen the Nordic energy system

Nordea recently supported OX2 in securing project financing for two co-located battery energy storage systems with a combined capacity of 235 MW/470 MWh, integrated with the company's new onshore wind portfolio in Finland.

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Meet our experts

Meet our people: Antti Saha on jazz band banking and Finland’s growth momentum

Finnish corporates are shifting gears: from building solid foundations and profitability to pursuing growth. Antti Saha, Head of Large Corporates & Institutions in Finland, explains what’s driving the shift, and why he compares his role to conducting a jazz band.

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Sustainability

Procurement, sustainability and resilience: Why the centre of gravity is shifting

Key reflections from a Sustainability Nordic Strategy Talk, where the lens was set on sustainability and procurement.

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Corporate insights

Navigating the new era of supply chain resilience

The era of hyper-efficient, lean supply chains is over. In today’s geopolitically volatile world, businesses are discovering that true agility comes not from speed alone, but from building resilience and strategic flexibility into their global networks.

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Corporate insights

Navigating IFRS 18 from an FX perspective: Why corporate treasurers need to act now

The new accounting standard becomes mandatory in January 2027—and it’s set to fundamentally change how foreign exchange impacts your financial statements.

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Sustainability

Scope 3 emissions: the next big test for corporate climate action

Companies that proactively engage with their Scope 3 emissions are finding opportunities to deliver business value beyond compliance, from more strategic procurement decisions to greater supply chain resilience.

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Corporate insights

US-China trade summit: Key takeaways for Nordic businesses

The recent Beijing summit won't reset US-China relations, but it offers something businesses have craved since 2018: predictability. We break down what "managed stability" means for Nordic companies navigating global supply chains.

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Fraud

AI scams ranked hardest to defend against in the Nordics

AI-driven scams are now seen as the most difficult type of fraud to guard against in the Nordic region, according to new findings from our latest Nordic Pulse survey.

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