Nets is a leading provider of digital payments services in the Nordics. The company runs a firmly rooted network that connects shops, corporations, financial institutions and consumers. Nets employ around 2,400 employees across six countries, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia. In 2015, Nets processed more than 7.3 billion card transactions in the Nordics for more than 300,000 businesses and 240 banks.
Nets CEO Bo Nilsson said: “At Nets we have been looking forward to this day. The great support we have seen from investors both in Denmark and abroad is in many ways a vote of confidence to all who work at Nets. Now is the time to show that the trust is deserved. This we will do by continuing our efforts to strengthen and develop Nets and by doing our utmost to deliver on the promises we give to the market.”
Adam Kostýal, SVP Nasdaq Global Listing Services, EMEA, said: “We are proud to welcome Nets to the Nasdaq Copenhagen exchange. Nets is the biggest fintech company to list in 2016 globally and the stock will provide investors all over the world with a new opportunity to invest and diversify in financial technology on a regulated and transparent Nasdaq market. We look forward to supporting Nets as the company continues its transformation and growth strategy together with the local and global investors here at Nasdaq.”
* The Nets share is traded under short-name NETS TEMP until the offer has been finalized and the new shares are registered with the Danish Business Authority. Hereafter, the total market capital of the company will be admitted to trading and official listing under the short-name NETS.
**Main market and Nasdaq First North at Nasdaq Copenhagen, Nasdaq Helsinki, Nasdaq Iceland and Nasdaq Stockholm.
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