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Major Disruption Hits Sweden's Swish Payment System

Sweden's dominant payment system Swish is experiencing a major outage, with most transactions failing. The service has marked the disruption as orange-level severity, the second-highest alert level. This affects millions of users who rely on the platform for daily payments.

Major Disruption Hits Sweden's Swish Payment System

Sweden's popular payment service Swish is experiencing major technical problems. Most transactions are failing to process according to the company's own status page. User reports on Downdetector confirm the widespread service disruption. The payment platform has marked the outage as orange-level severity. This represents the second-highest level on their five-grade scale. Swish has become Sweden's dominant mobile payment method in recent years. The service processes millions of daily transactions between individuals and businesses. This disruption affects both personal users and retail operations across the country. Many Swedes rely exclusively on Swish for everyday payments. The timing could impact evening commerce as people attempt to make purchases after work hours. Technical teams are working to resolve the issue, but no restoration timeline has been provided. Payment system failures of this scale are rare for the typically reliable service. The outage highlights Sweden's heavy dependence on digital payment solutions over cash.

Published: November 1, 2025

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