With Sweden recently staking a claim as a fintech hotspot, Stockholm-headquartered Nordea has moved to grab a slice of the action by setting up an accelerator programme with Finnish innovation agency Nestholma to nurture small businesses developing digital banking services across the Nordics. The intensive three-month programme will include 10-15 startups focusing on "new innovations for customer experience and touchpoints in digital, value opportunities around payments as well as ways for achieving your dreams by savings and other means". The bank says it is looking for startups with international growth potential, with each participant getting access to Nordea's technology teams and executives at its offices in Helsinki.

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