Key takeaways:
- DNB is replacing its long-used RBS infrastructure with Tietoevry Banking’s PIN platform to streamline operations and modernise its payments backbone.
- The migration running from 2026 to late 2027 is designed to improve system integration, accelerate market responsiveness, and support emerging payment standards.
- Tietoevry Banking will remain a central payments partner through 2030, reinforcing DNB’s long-term strategy to simplify and future-proof its infrastructure.
DNB has outlined a fresh phase in its payments strategy, confirming that it will expand its partnership with Tietoevry Banking as part of a broader overhaul of its domestic payment operations. Under the new arrangement, the bank intends to shift its domestic payments from the long-standing RBS infrastructure to Tietoevry Banking’s Payment Initiation (PIN) platform. The decision, which comes after an internal review of existing systems, tied to DNB’s plans to consolidate processes, reinforce standardisation, and ensure its payments environment is ready for evolving regulatory and technological demands.
The bank noted that the RBS system, also operated by Tietoevry Banking, processed more than 370 million transactions in 2024, underscoring the scale of the forthcoming transition. Although the underlying architecture will change, DNB emphasised that customers will not see day-to-day differences in service availability, adding that the bank expects internal benefits, including quicker responses to market requirements and enhanced real-time monitoring.
The transition is set to begin in 2026, with completion targeted for the second half of 2027. DNB said the switch to the PIN platform will also allow for tighter integration with its wider technology environment, supporting the adoption of new payment standards and APIs as they enter the market.
Executives at Tietoevry Banking described the agreement as a continuation of their established partnership with DNB, pointing out that the PIN platform was developed specifically for the Norwegian banking sector. They added that the platform offers room for DNB to introduce further services as its payments operations evolve.
Under the latest contract terms, Tietoevry Banking will remain a key provider of payment services to DNB through 2030, with an option to extend the partnership with Tietoevry Banking for an additional two years. The renewed agreement forms part of DNB’s long-term plan to simplify its underlying infrastructure and maintain a payments framework built to accommodate operational resilience and future regulatory requirements.