Norion Bank is a licensed bank offering savings accounts, corporate loans, and payment services to individuals and legal entities, making it a retail banking entity subject to supervisory enforcement for AML/KYC compliance failures.
Low confidence — REQUIRES HUMAN REVIEW. This is purely an AML enforcement action against a licensed bank; no investment services, asset management, or investment-related activities are implicated.
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The update directly addresses systemic failures in customer due diligence and beneficial owner identification for AML/CTF purposes, which are core Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing regulatory obligations.
Mandatory inheritance: AML/CTF violations constitute Financial Crime, so Financial Crime must be raised as the secondary tag.
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TITLE: Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority Issues Administrative Fine to Norion Bank for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
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On May 28, 2026, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen or FI) issued Norion Bank AB (Norion) an administrative fine of 90 million Swedish kronor and a remark for violations of anti-money laundering regulations.
FI conducted an investigation into Norion's compliance with customer due diligence provisions under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Act (2017:630). The investigation focused on measures the bank implemented for customers who are legal entities. FI found that Norion failed to take necessary measures to adequately assess whether customers associated with medium or high risk of money laundering and terrorism financing had beneficial owners who were politically exposed persons or family members or known colleagues of such persons. Additionally, the bank did not implement enhanced customer due diligence measures to obtain detailed information about high-risk customers' business activities, financial situation, or the source of their money.
Norion Bank holds authorisation to conduct banking business under the Banking and Financing Business Act (2004:297) and offers corporate and real estate loans, savings accounts, factoring services, and payment services to both natural persons and legal entities.
FI determined that the violations did not warrant withdrawal of Norion's authorisation or issuance of a warning. The administrative fine of 90 million Swedish kronor, accompanied by a remark, constitutes an adequate intervention. This enforcement action reflects FI's continued focus on ensuring financial institutions maintain robust anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance frameworks.
Norion Bank receives a remark and an administrative fine | Finansinspektionen A stable, well-functioning financial market for all Svenska Subscribe Our registers Applying and reporting × Search help Consumer protection Stability Sustainability Banking Payments Insurance Markets Published News & Published Material FI Play Reports Consultation Responses Legal positions Sanctions Financial firms 2026 Norion Bank receives a remark and an administrative fine Financial reporting supervision Statistics Memos and Decisions Presentations About FI Subscribe Our registers Applying and reporting Svenska Consumer protection Stability Sustainability Banking Payments Insurance Markets Published About FI Start Published Sanctions Financial firms Norion Bank receives a remark and an administrative fine 2026-05-28 | Sanctions Money laundering Bank The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) issues Norion Bank AB (Norion) a remark and an administrative fine of 90 million kronor for violations of anti–money laundering regulations. Swedish Subscribe Share this page Summary Norion Bank AB (Norion or the bank) has authorisation to conduct banking business in accordance with the Banking and Financing Business Act (2004:297). Pursuant to this authorisation, the bank offers different types of loans, for example corporate and real estate loans, and deposit accounts, for example savings accounts. The bank also offers other types of financial services and products, such as factoring and payment services. The bank’s customer base includes both natural persons and legal entities. Finansinspektionen has investigated, among other things, Norion’s compliance with customer due diligence provisions set out in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Act (2017:630). The authority has reviewed the measures the bank has taken with regard to customers who are legal entities. The investigation shows that Norion has not taken necessary measures to sufficiently assess whether customers associated with a medium or high risk of money laundering and terrorism financing had beneficial owners who were politically exposed persons or family members or known colleagues of such a person. Neither has the bank taken any enhanced customer due diligence measures to obtain more detailed information about high-risk customers’ business activities or financial situation or the source of their money. There are no grounds on which to forego an invention against Norion. However, the violations are not so severe as to present cause to consider withdrawing Norion’s authorisation or issuing the bank a warning. Finansinspektionen is therefore issuing Norion a remark that, in order to be an adequate intervention, will be accompanied by an administrative fine of SEK 90 million. Press Office +46 (0)8-408 980 33 Share email twitter linkedin facebook Start Published Sanctions Financial firms Published News & Published Material FI Play Reports Consultation Responses Legal positions Sanctions Financial firms 2026 Norion Bank receives a remark and an administrative fine Financial reporting supervision Statistics Memos and Decisions Presentations Contact us FI’s Innovation Center About fi.se Visiting address Sveavägen 44, Stockholm linkedin youtube facebook facebook About fi.se About cookies