- I get upset on behalf of the savers. Unfortunately, it is people who get rid of their life savings. That should not happen to anyone, says Finance Minister Per Bolund. 

In 2019 Swedbank and SEB received extensive criticism for how they handled money laundering issues in the Baltic States. Among other things, Swedbank's management was forced to resign. The new management of the bank and the new chairman of the board Göran Persson promised to clean up properly. 

This week, SVT News was able to reveal that at least 2,000 savers have probably lost all their investments in the Envestio loan platform. A corporate platform that had main accounts in SEB and Swedbank in 2019.

Bolund: There's more to do

According to Per Bolund, banks need to further tighten their routines. 

- On the part of the government, we have tightened the law and put five new proposals in place last year and got a new money laundering law in place. The fines are now much, much higher than before and the banks have understood this. Our picture is that they have sharpened their routines. But obviously there is more to do, says Per Bolund.

"Must catch this type of actors"

According to Per Bolund, the banks have a great responsibility to prevent money laundering and investment fraud. 

"The banks need to tighten up their procedures to ensure that they capture this type of players," he says.