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% |