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Scandinavia prepares for blackout
04:22
As Europe’s most cashless nations, Nordic countries are preparing for a future in which connectivity may fail. Triggered by recent disruptions to Baltic Sea telecom cables, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Estonia are developing systems that allow card payments to function without network access.
Sweden’s central bank plans to ensure that, from July 1, 2026, card transactions can be…
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