Tag: Sweden
SGA hits Kindred with €998,000 penalty
Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gambling Authority (SGA), has issued a sanction to Kindred Group for insufficient adherence to local regulations.
A total of SEK 10.9m (€998,000)...
Juni granted Swedish EMI licence
Ecommerce financial platform Juni has been officially recognised as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by Sweden’s regulator Finansinspektionen.
The EMI licence will enhance the group’s...
Nstart receives crediting licence
The Swedish Financial Service Authority (SFSA) has given fintech Nstart a licence to do business as a credit institution.
Through the accreditation, the firm is...
Swinto and Currencycloud to support Kosovars living in Switzerland
Payments provider Currencycloud has partnered with Velanis-owned finapp Swinto to alleviate cross-border transactions for Kosovars in Switzerland.
The partnership aims to remove Swiss-based banks from...
Spelinspektionen announces new self-exclusion scheme
Swedish gambling authority, Spelinspektionen has landed a major 2022 directive by upgrading Spelpaus, which is the Swedish gambling centralised self-exclusion scheme.
It comes after the inspectorate...
Mr Green AML appeal dismissed by Sweden’s Administrative Court
William Hill’s European online gambling subsidiary, Mr Green, had its appeal over AML and compliance failures fine denied by Sweden’s Administrative Court.
Mr Green was...
Brite Payments CEO Lena Hackelöer: ‘Fast payments are always nice but...
Brite Payments Group’s CEO Lena Hackelöer sat down with Payment Expert to discuss the early rise of the second-generation fintech from its roots in...
Sweden schedules testing of new Spelpaus self-exclusion system for May
The upgrade will bring a more seamless self-exclusion player process and better cooperation with health authorities.
Trustly launches new A2A platform in multiple countries
Global online payments firm Trustly has announced the launching of its new Trustly Express product, enabling faster and more reliable account-to-account (A2A) payments.
Expanding into...
Klarna completes acquisition of PriceRunner
Swedish fintech giant Klarna has announced its acquisition of the Nordic shopping comparison service PriceRunner.
As a result, PriceRunner will utilise its price comparison, product...
