>Is this motivated by a need to prepare for war? In short, yes. >The possibility to pay by card when the internet is not working – ‘so-called offline payments

>Is this motivated by a need to prepare for war? In short, yes. >The possibility to pay by card when the internet is not working – ‘so-called offline payments’ – is an area that ‘the Riksbank believes needs to be improved considerably, particularly in light of the geopolitical unease in the world,’ according to the announcement https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-and-press-releases/press-releases/2025/global-environment-puts-pressure-on-payments-system-resilience/ https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/press-and-published/notices-an...