Nordic banks are entering 2026 with one clear reality: risk is no longer a separate workstream. It is shaping growth, operating models, and customer trust.
This PDF is a practical outlook based on real discussions with banking and fintech leaders. No hype. Just the patterns that kept coming up, and what they mean for the year ahead.
In this report you will find:
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Resilience as strategy: how DORA-era thinking changes priorities and governance
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Fraud disruption: moving from detection to earlier intervention without killing CX
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AI that moves the P&L: where value shows up, and what blocks scaling
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Data foundations: why integration and ownership decide the upside of AI and open finance
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SME and payments value chains: where the customer relationship is shifting
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Bank steering: decision rights, power centres, and why execution speed is the real differentiator
Who it’s for
Banking and fintech leaders working in strategy, risk, compliance, operations, data, technology, and financial crime.