August in Nordic fintech felt like a Christopher Nolan script: confusing, overlong, occasionally brilliant. Coop Norge’s core banking migration, Visma’s latest acquisitions, and Swedbank buying out Barclays in Entercard all unfolded like plot points you only understand after the credits roll.

We argue about whether it was the quietest fintech month of the year, make questionable jokes about beef stroganoff, and somehow get lost in a time loop about Copenhagen.

And here’s the twist: read this description backwards and it still makes sense.

Because in August, Nordic fintech really did move forward and backward at the same time — and no one was entirely sure what just happened.

Episode hosted by Pål Krogdahl & Ville Sointu & Janne Salminen

Episode produced and edited by Fintech Daydreaming

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Where did all the FinTech action Go? | Nordic Fintech Highlights August 2025