News
News and announcements
18 Oct. 2024
Due to maintenance, credit assessment will not be available in the Landsbankinn app and online banking from 17:00 on Friday 18 October until 10:00 on Saturday 19 October.
15 Oct. 2024
Landsbankinn Economic Research forecasts a near status quo in the economy between years and a 0.1% contraction in GDP in 2024.
4 Oct. 2024
Landsbankinn announce changes to deposit and lending rates effective as of Wednesday 9 October 2024. The main changes are as follows:
1 Oct. 2024
Landsbankinn has finalised the sale of 5Y green bonds in the amount of EUR 300 million. This is the Bank’s fifth green bond issuance in euros. The bonds bear 3.75% fixed rates and were sold at terms equivalent to a 155 basis point spread above mid-swap market rates.
26 Sept. 2024
The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) of the Central Bank of Iceland has published the results of its assessment, finding that Landsbankinn is eligible to control a qualifying holding in TM tryggingar hf. (TM).
26 Sept. 2024
We are hosting a morning meeting to mark the publication of a new economic forecast by Landsbankinn in Harpa on Tuesday, 15 October.
23 Sept. 2024
Today, Landsbankinn changes deposit and lending rates. The Bank also makes changes to the availability of inflation-indexed housing mortgages.
20 Sept. 2024
Kacper Skóra and Guilherma Baía Roque received encouragement grants from the Hvatasjóður fund of Reykjavík University (RU) and Landsbankinn in 2024.
10 Sept. 2024
In the past couple of days, Landsbankinn has been informed of fraudsters calling people in Iceland and attempting to defraud them of funds using various tricks.
10 Sept. 2024
Landsbankinn has concluded the sale of floating-rate bonds in the amount of SEK 1,000 million and NOK 250 million. The bonds have a 4-year tenor and an issuer call option after 3 years.
5 Sept. 2024
Landsbankinn hosted its third Sustainability Forum on Wednesday 4 September. All the presentations engaged the audience, and the Forum was very well attended. Recordings from the Forum and abstracts from the presentations are now available on the Bank’s website (in Icelandic).
3 Sept. 2024
Landsbankinn’s Sustainability Forum will take place on Thursday, 4 September, at 9:00-11:30 in Gróska, Bjargargata 1.
27 August 2024
Landsbankinn has launched a gallery website that aims to promote access to the Bank’s art collection by boosting access. This initial version of the website focuses on the pieces housed at the Bank’s headquarters at Reykjastræti 6.
26 August 2024
Elvar Thór Karlsson has been hired as Head of Landsbankinn Corporate Finance. He takes up the position this winter.
21 August 2024
Reykjavík Culture Night will be celebrated in the city centre on Saturday, 24 August. Landsbankinn has been a pillar of Reykjavík Culture Night since its inception and, as usual, invites visitors to enjoy several events both at its headquarters in Reykjastræti and at Hörputorg, in collaboration with Hafnartorg and Harpa Concert Hall & Conference Centre.
19 July 2024
Last night and early this morning, the Bank experienced disruptions to several of its services. These disruptions were related to issues that have affected companies around the world.
18 July 2024
Landsbankinn’s profit in the first half of 2024 amounted to ISK 16.1 billion, ISK 9.0 billion thereof in the second quarter. Return on equity (ROE) in the period was 10.5%, compared with 10.3% for the same period the previous year.
15 July 2024
The panel of judges of the Pride Parade Fund of Reykjavík Pride and Landsbankinn have awarded grants to nine entries in this year’s Pride Parade.
12 July 2024
Signing up for Landsbankinn’s app has never been easier – now everyone can try the app without any commitment. This step opens access to Landsbankinn’s services even further.
5 July 2024
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has retained Landsbankinn Corporate Finance as independent financial advisor for the management and supervision of the public offering or offerings of the State’s remaining shareholding in Íslandsbanki hf.
4 July 2024
Björn Auðunn Ólafsson is the newest addition to Landsbankinn Corporate Finance and has already joined the team.
3 July 2024
We have now launched a Polish version of our website, in addition to Icelandic and English. The Polish site contains information about our app, payment cards, currency exchange rates, supplementary pension savings, electronic ID, the Auðkenni app and more.
2 July 2024
We have now added settings to Landsbankinn’s app that further enhance security in card transactions and banking. These settings allow you to easily deactivate certain payment card functions in the app and to reactivate them just as easily at your convenience. If necessary, you can activate emergency closure that suspends the function of all of your cards and shuts down access to the app and online banking.
14 June 2024
Landsbankinn’s customers can use the Auðkenni app to log in and to authenticate in online banking and the app. Before long, it will also be possible to use the Auðkenni app for valid electronic signatures. This is particularly useful where there is an Internet connection but no phone connection, and for those who have non-Icelandic phone numbers.
12 June 2024
Amaroq Minerals Capital Markets Day will be hosted in Landsbankinn‘s headquarters at Reykjastræti 6, Thursday, June 13th, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Icelandic time, GMT. The doors open at 1:30 pm and light refreshments will be served after the meeting.
10 June 2024
We warn against emails that are currently being sent, ostensibly in Landsbankinn’s name. The email states that the recipient’s bank account with Landsbankinn has been closed and asks people to click on a link to log in. This is an attempt to get people to enter their login information on a fraudulent site.
7 June 2024
International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has said that Landsbankinn's acquisition of TM tryggingar hf. (TM) has the potential to develop into a solid foothold in the Icelandic insurance business, widen the customer offering, and diversify the Bank's revenue base over the long term. This is according to a bulletin released by S&P on 5 June 2024.
4 June 2024
Landsbankinn awarded sixteen students with scholarships from the Bank’s Community Fund on 31 May. This was the Bank’s 35th allocation of scholarships which this year amounted to ISK 8 million in total. Over 400 applications were received this year.
31 May 2024
An agreement for the purchase by Landsbankinn of TM tryggingar hf. (“TM”) from Kvika Bank was signed today.
28 May 2024
We would like to warn you of fraudulent messages sent in the name of Ísland.is for the purpose of collecting personal information and accessing online banking for individuals. Please note that Ísland.is is never used to log in to Landsbankinn's app or online banking.
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