Bankgirot was established in 1959 by the Swedish banks. Bankgirot’s task was to develop and administer a system of payment that was completely open, that minimised costs, provided economy of scale advantages and had a high level of security.
The owners today
The ownership is today distributed between the following banks:
Danske Bank | 1,7% | |
Länsförsäkringar Bank | 0,3% | |
Nordea | 10,0% | |
Skandiabanken | 0,3% | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken | 33,1% | |
Svenska Handelsbanken | 25,4% | |
Swedbank | 29,2% |