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October 6, 2026

12 Nordic fintech startups to watch, according to VCs

The region has been behind some of European fintech’s most successful exits

The Nordics have long been a source of some of European fintech’s most promising companies, with big names like Klarna, iZettle and Tink all coming from the region.

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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