Landsbankinn’s branches and service centres will as usual be closed over Easter and open again on Tuesday, 7 April.

Alfa Framtak has reached an agreement with Orkla Snacks to acquire all shares in Nói Síríus.

Landsbankinn and Icelandic Student Services (Félagsstofnun stúdenta (FS)) have extended their co-operation agreement for a term of two years. Under the terms of the agreement, Landsbankinn will provide all general banking and payment services to FS and its operating segments. The Bank will also handle asset management and fund investment for FS and together, FS and Landsbankinn will partner to host various events and projects.

All bank branches are open again.

Landsbankinn changes deposit and lending rates. Changes to fixed rates on new housing mortgages enter into effect Monday 23 March 2026. Other interest rate changes take effect on Friday, 27 March 2026. The main changes are:

The annual general meeting of Landsbankinn, held on 18 March 2026, agreed to pay a dividend amounting to ISK 34.9 billion to shareholders.

On 25 February 2026, Landsbankinn announced that the Bank offered to repurchase shares from shareholders during the period from and including 2 March 2026 up to and including 13 March 2026.

Landsbankinn, in collaboration with TM, now offers insurance to individuals and families. The Bank’s customers receive better terms and first-rate insurance service.

Landsbankinn´s Annual General Meeting  will be held on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, at 16:00, at Reykjastræti 6, Reykjavík.

The team Affineva emerged as the winner in the Gulleggið 2026 finals. Gulleggið is the largest and oldest innovation and startup competition in Iceland. Sara Pálsdóttir, Managing Director of Community & Culture, presented the team with handsome prize money furnished by Landsbankinn, the competition’s main backer.

Landsbankinn has received three nominations for Lúðurinn, the Icelandic Ad Awards, for 2025. Lúðurinn is hosted by ÍMARK, the Association of Icelandic Marketing Professionals, in collaboration with the Society of Icelandic Advertising Agencies. This is the 40th time the Lúðurinn awards are presented in Iceland.

Applications for Landsbankinn scholarships are now open. The Bank has supported promising students with financial grants for 36 years. This year it was decided to raise the total amount of scholarships granted by ISK 2 million, bringing the total amount of scholarships to be awarded this year to ISK 10 million.

Landsbankinn and Reykjavík Arts Festival have signed a sponsorship agreement for the years leading up to and including 2028. Sara Pálsdóttir, Managing Director of Communication & Culture at Landsbankinn, and Lára Sóley Jóhannsdóttir, Artistic Director of the Festival, signed the agreement.

Landsbankinn’s Board of Directors has decided to exercise an authorisation to repurchase the Bank’s own shares, which was approved at the Bank’s AGM on 19 March 2025. The repurchase authorisation allows for the maximum purchase of 48 million shares, or 0.2% of issued share capital. Landsbankinn has previously offered shareholders the opportunity to sell shares in the Bank, most recently in February and March 2024.

Kristín Gunnarsdóttir has been appointed Head of Media & Research, a new department within Landsbankinn’s Communications & Culture Division that will commence operations at the end of February. The department will encompass the Bank’s PR team and its Economic Research Department. Una Jónsdóttir, Chief Economist of Landsbankinn, will continue to lead the Economic Research team within the new department.

Landsbankinn has renewed its partnership agreement with Svanni - the Women's Loan Guarantee Fund, for the next four years. The renewed agreement is valid throughout September 2029.

Landsbankinn’s Annual Report for 2025 has now appeared. The Annual Report reviews key aspects of operation, service innovations for families, individuals and companies, the continuous development of digital solutions and more. 

Today, Landsbankinn concluded an auction of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities.

Styrkás hf., through its subsidiary Skeljungur ehf., has signed a purchase agreement providing for the acquisition of all share capital in Gallon ehf. The seller is Skel fjárfestingafélag hf.

Landsbankinn wishes to warn about fraudulent emails currently in circulation, spoofing the Bank’s name and image. The content of the emails is a false notification claiming that the recipient must click a link in the email to confirm a transfer.

Landsbankinn's profit in 2025 was ISK 38.0 billion after taxes, as compared with ISK 37.5 billion the previous year.

The Central Bank of Iceland has decided to change the maximum amount limit in its interbank system.

We are happy to announce that TM has joined our Aukakrónur partnership. Everyone who is insured with TM gets a 1% refund in the form of Aukakrónur when paying with a card linked to the Aukakrónur system. You can also use your Aukakrónur to pay for insurance.

Landsbankinn and Drift EA have entered into a partnership agreement aimed at supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Iceland by strengthening the framework, advisory services and networks available to entrepreneurs and startups.

KLAK – Icelandic Startups and Landsbankinn have renewed their partnership for innovation competition Gulleggið with the signing of a new three-year agreement. With this agreement, Landsbankinn further strengthens its role as the competition’s main sponsor and underscores its long-standing support for Icelandic innovation.

Landsbankinn’s Customer Service Centre and branches will be closed on Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and on New Year’s Day. On New Year’s Eve, branches will be closed but the Customer Service Centre open between 9-12:00.

Community grants in the total amount of ISK 20 million were awarded from Landsbankinn’s Community Fund Monday 8 December 2025. A total of 32 initiatives received financial support this year. The projects are varied and benefit people of all ages and throughout Iceland.

Grandmaster Jóhann Hjartarson was the clear winner at Landsbankinn’s Friðriksmót, the Icelandic rapid chess tournament, held at the Bank’s headquarters at Reykjastræti 6 on 7 December 2025. Jóhann was unstoppable and won with a score of 11½ out of 13, an incredible margin in a strong and exciting tournament.

In early November, Landsbankinn launched its first ever online game, designed to heighten awareness of and knowledge about cybersecurity. By using an interactive media such as the game form, players were made active participants in their own security.

Landsbankinn participates in and is a torchbearer for the initiative Þín íslenska er málið organised by Almannarómur, the Icelandic Centre for Language Technology. The aim of the project is to gather data and sources about the Icelandic use of companies from various sectors. Different industries and business sectors often use a highly specialised vocabulary, concepts and terms that are not commonly used, yet still a crucial part of our linguistic world.