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2021-09-22

Insights

Standardised Request to Pay services will drive fast and frictionless payments

Initiatives in the EU and Nordics are bringing standardised Request to Pay services closer to reality. By removing friction and delivering real time payment messaging functionality across the region, Request to Pay will offer a wave of new payment opportunities and help to make instant payments the norm.

2021-09-21

Insights

The case for a central bank digital currency varies by country

Ida Wolden Bache, Deputy Governor at Nordes Bank, discusses ongoing testing and ambition for a Norwegian central bank digital currency.

2021-09-21

Nordea On Your Mind

The case for a central bank digital currency varies by country

As the pandemic has accelerated the shift towards digital payments, central banks are exploring whether to launch digital currencies. Norges Bank Deputy Governor Ida Wolden Bache describes the Norwegian central bank's ongoing research into an e-krone.

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2021-09-15

Nordea On Your Mind

Cryptocurrency: Do your due diligence with extreme prejudice

Differentiating between legitimate areas and outright scams remains difficult when it comes to cryptocurrency, says Nordea's Head of Emerging Technologies, Ville Sointu.

2021-09-07

Nordea On Your Mind

Podcast: All you wanted to know but didn't want to ask about cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies have seen their prices soar in the past 18 months. Listen to our experts explore what cryptos are, what has driven the bonanza and whether there is a use case for them as a means of payment.

2021-08-16

FX

Circular economy champion L&T discovers ease of FX automation

Environmental services company L&T started using Nordea's AutoFX currency robot mid-pandemic in 2020 to reduce the manual work needed to manage its currency risk. FX automation has been a game changer for the company's treasury department.

2021-08-31

Insights

Cryptocurrencies

Are cryptocurrencies likely to become a mainstream payment option, and what can corporates do to prepare? Find out in the new Nordea On Your Mind report.

2021-08-31

Markets and investment

Market outlook: Lower gear

Risky assets continued to yield great returns over the summer despite uncertainty stemming from peak growth, the delta variant and the inevitability of monetary tightening sooner or later.

2021-08-30

Insights

Nordic corporates embrace sustainability-linked loans

Sustainability in finance is fast becoming the new normal, and sustainability-linked loans continue to gain momentum among Nordic corporates. This year, the trend has taken off in Denmark, according to speakers at the Cash & Treasury Management 2021 conference in Copenhagen.

2021-08-24

Podcast

Creating a global platform for corporate sustainability

In this podcast, Frida Emilsson, co-founder of WorldFavor, discusses the company’s evolution from an initial idea amongst friends into a leading global platform for sustainability reporting.

2021-08-24

ESG

“Sustainability is becoming more and more important for US companies”

US companies interest in sustainability have grown significantly during the recent years. The Nordea North American Stars fund invests in US companies that work with sustainability issues, and the portfolio manager Joakim Ahlberg has seen how the interest is increasing.

2021-08-09

Markets and investment

Market outlook: hot, but not too hot - update

The equity-market rally has resumed after a short late-spring spring pause. The Fed signaled monetary tightening might come sooner than some had thought, but this did not move equities much.