{"id":18127,"date":"2025-03-16T06:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/as-cyberwarfare-threat-looms-cashless-nordic-nations-go-back-to-banknotes-miranda-bryant\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T06:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T05:37:23","slug":"as-cyberwarfare-threat-looms-cashless-nordic-nations-go-back-to-banknotes-miranda-bryant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/as-cyberwarfare-threat-looms-cashless-nordic-nations-go-back-to-banknotes-miranda-bryant\/","title":{"rendered":"As cyberwarfare threat looms, cashless Nordic nations go back to banknotes | Miranda Bryant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national security<\/p>\n

In 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden\u2019s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless.<\/p>\n

Seven years on, that prediction has turned out to be pretty much true. Just one in 10 purchases are made with cash, and card is the most common form of payment, followed by the Swedish mobile payment system Swish, launched by six banks in 2012 and now ubiquitous. Other mobile phone payment services are also growing quickly.<\/p>\n

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\nNordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national security
\nIn 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden\u2019s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless.
\nSeven years on, that prediction has turned out to be pretty much true. Just one in 10 purchases are made with cash, and card is the most common form of payment, followed by the Swedish mobile payment system Swish, launched by six banks in 2012 and now ubiquitous. Other mobile phone payment services are also growing quickly. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nordic countries were early adopters of digital payments. Now, electronic banking is seen as a potential threat to national security In 2018 a former deputy governor of Sweden\u2019s central bank predicted that by 2025 the country would probably be cashless. Seven years on, that prediction has turned out to be pretty much true. Just one …<\/p>\n

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