Tag: Sweden
Zimpler’s BankID solution to continue in Sweden gaming market
A hearing in Sweden has concluded that payment solutions company Zimpler can continue to provide its verification solutions in the country.Spelinspektionen, the Swedish Gaming...
Swedish betting firms asked for feedback on AML and CTF measures
Swedish betting and gaming stakeholders will be invited to participate in a survey around anti-money laundering and terrorist financing this autumn.The survey has been...
Sweden’s gambling authority cracks down on illegal ‘skin’ gambling
Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has banned four businesses for targeting consumers with illegal 'skin' gambling platforms.Gamevio Ltd, Bigskin Trading Limited, Santeda International BV, and...
Saldo Bank opens Sweden operations to offer competitive interest rates
Saldo Bank has announced its entry into the Swedish market to offer interest rates of up to 5% on one year fixed-term accounts. The Finnish...
Klarna strikes loom as union negotiations intensify
Klarna’s battle against worker unions in Sweden has intensified as in the absence of a collective deal, the threat of strike action grows. The BNPL...
Sweden looks ahead to ‘positive’ AML law changes
Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s Gambling Inspectorate, has issued a ‘positive response’ to changes that will come with the country’s revamped Money Laundering Act.In September, the Ministry...
Zimpler set to appeal in Swedish Bank-ID dispute
Zimpler has confirmed it will appeal against the intervention of the Swedish Gambling body, Spelinspektionen, which has deemed its business of facilitating payments for unlicensed online...
Citi facilitates Nordnet lending with its securities access platform
Nordnet has been announced as Citi Securities Services’ first Swedish client to tap into the latter’s securities lending access platform The solution will enable Nordnet...
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...
