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Does Swedbank accept unlicensed financial services businesses? (October 2026)

No: as of October 16, 2026, Swedbank does not accept unlicensed financial services businesses, per its published policy.

No

Licensee: Swedbank AS (Finantsinspektsioon (Estonia) / European Central Bank)

What the policy says

The Bank shall only refuse to conclude an Agreement (incl. Current Account Agreement) with good reason, which first and foremost constitutes an Agreement where a person or a Related Person: … 3.4.8. is themselves involved or has been involved through a Related Person associated with them in traditional sources of income from organised crime, including trafficking excise goods or narcotic substances, illicit arms trafficking, trafficking in human beings or mediation of prostitution, or carrying on an economic activity in a licensed field without a licence;

Swedbank · Financial services without a licence · Will not accept · · Source

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