PlusGirot ''(formerly PostGirot)'' is a Swedish money transaction system, owned by

Nordea Nordea Bank Abp, commonly referred to as Nordea, is a European financial services group operating in northern Europe and based in Helsinki, Finland. The name is a blend of the words "Nordic" and "idea". The bank is the result of the successive ...

. ''PlusGirot'' is one of two proprietary clearing systems used for regular transactions such as bill payments in Sweden. Postgirot, was developed by Posten, the Swedish postal service, and for a long time it was wholly separate from the banking system which made transfers between the two systems difficult. The competing system

Bankgirot Bankgirot is a proprietary clearing system (a Giro (banking), giro) in Sweden used for transactions such as bill payments. It is owned by multiple Swedish banking conglomerates. The clearing system is connected with the banks enabling payments to ...

was owned and operated by the banks. The deregulation of postal services in Sweden prompted a sale of Postgirot, and initially there were plans to merge the two clearing systems, but it was halted due to objections from the

Swedish Competition Authority The Swedish Competition Authority ( sv, Konkurrensverket, abbreviated KKV) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Enterprise tasked to promote and safeguard competition in the private and public sector, to the benefit of all ...

. Instead, Postgirot applied for a banking license and became a member of Bankgirot in 2002, enabling it to take deposits and carry out transactions with other banks. Following this it was acquired by Nordea and renamed PlusGirot.

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PlusGirot
- Official site Banks of Sweden Payment clearing systems Postal savings system {{Sweden-company-stub