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Swish
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swish
Swedish
+ (payment)
Etymology
From sv svisch swish, or sv en swish, ultimately onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
sv /swɪɕː/ /svɪɕː/
Proper noun
A Swedish peer-to-peer mobile payment system, often used for everyday payments, between individuals or in stores and restaurants (cf. Venmo).
sv 15 May 2012 TT News Agency Dagens Industri Storbanker investerar i mobil betalning Major banks invest in mobile payments https://www.di.se/artiklar/2012/5/15/storbanker-investerar--i-mobil-betalning/ De fyra storbankerna SEB, Swedbank, Nordea och Handelsbanken samt Länsförsäkringar och Danske Bank ska samarbeta kring Swish, en tjänst som låter privatpersoner som har appen och mobilt bank-id skicka pengar mellan varandra. Tjänsten lanseras i höst. The four major banks SEB, Swedbank, Nordea, and Handelsbanken, along with Länsförsäkringar and Danske Bank, are going to collaborate on Swish, a service that allows individuals with the app and mobile bank ID to send money to each other. The service will be launched in the autumn.
sv 25 May 2019 Dante Thomsen SVT Nyheter Bengts pengar drogs fyra gånger – nu svarar Swish Bengt's money was withdrawn four times - now Swish responds. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/bengts-pengar-drogs-fyra-ganger-nu-svarar-swish Det var inga stora belopp, det rörde sig om 200 kronor, men ändå. Jag fick ett felmeddelande där jag uppmanades att försöka igen. Vid det här laget visste jag inte att det var fel på Swish. The amounts weren't significant, it was just 200 kronor, but still. I received an error message prompting me to try again. At this point, I didn't know there was an issue with Swish. https://web.archive.org/web/20250123203551/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/bengts-pengar-drogs-fyra-ganger-nu-svarar-swish 23 January 2025
sv 20 March 2024 Nils Lund Ehandel Swish lanserar ny storsatsning – i butiker: ”Enorm styrka” Swish launches new major initiative - in stores: 'Tremendous strength' https://www.ehandel.se/nxt-nordic-2024-the-future-of-commerce-technology Betalningsleverantören Swish rullar ut en självskanningstjänst, som butikshandlare kan ansluta sig till. The payment provider Swish is rolling out a self-scanning service, which store merchants can sign up for.
Derived terms
sv swisha to send money via Swish