Nordic Fintech Highlights - August 2025

Nordic Fintech Highlights – August

August was extremely quiet in terms of Nordic fintech news. But no need to worry, it’s just the calm before the storm. Things are about to pick up, and so are we.

Our main event of the season, Nordic Banking Forum, takes place on 4 December in Helsinki. This year we’re building something more than a traditional conference. Alongside keynote talks and expert panels, we’re putting a strong focus on strategy and peer collaboration.

Here’s what to expect:

Strategy Talks on the day before and during the main event, with curated roundtables on digital transformation, AI, platform strategy, and more
Topical tracks covering capital markets, risk, regulaton, payments and value chains
400+ decision-makers from across the Nordic and Baltic financial sector
Side events and an afterparty for relaxed and valuable networking

This is a high-level yet hands-on gathering for people who want to focus on the real issues shaping the future of banking.

Before that, we’ll be in Copenhagen for Nordic Fintech Week. As a Nordic Fintech Highlights subscriber, you can get a 25% discount with the code: Community25.

And in November, Slush returns to Helsinki. Are you interested in joining us or co-hosting side events during Slush week? Let us know as we are putting ideas together.

August updates

August was the quietest months of the year for Nordic fintech, but there were still a few notable moves to keep an eye on.

Be sure to catch our monthly Highlight Podcasts with Fintech Daydreaming, where we deep dive into some news stories of the month.

M&A

Visma added two more acquisitions in the DACH region, bringing its total to ten this year and over 350 overall. Swedbank agreed to buy Barclays’ stake in Entercard for 275 million USD, while Borgo acquired Hypoteket’s technical mortgage platform with an option to expand to the full customer base. In ESG tech, Position Green bought Norwegian carbon management startup Morescope.

Launches

Spend management platform Pleo is partnering with lemon.markets to launch investment accounts for German business customers. Klarna will integrate its instalment payments into Google Chrome’s autofill for US users later this year, and Mastercard Lighthouse has opened applications for its 2025 fall program.

Have a look at the news from August below and stay tuned for more!

You can find all the monthly Nordic Fintech updates from the past over here.

Country specific news

Future events

4.9. Regulatory Roundtable
Helsinki

4.12. Nordic Banking Forum 2025
Helsinki

26.3. AML Arena 2026
Helsinki

21.5. Nordic Fintech Summit 2026
Helsinki

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Nordic Fintech Highlights – August 2025