Swish

See also: swish

Swedish

Etymology

From svisch (“swish”), or English swish, ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɪɕː/, /svɪɕː/

Proper noun

Swish ? (genitive Swishs)

1. A Swedish peer-to-peer mobile payment system, often used for everyday payments, between individuals or in stores and restaurants (cf. Venmo).
   • 2012 May 15, TT News Agency, “Storbanker investerar i mobil betalning [Major banks invest in mobile payments]”, in Dagens Industri:

     De fyra storbankerna SEB, Swedbank, Nordea och Handelsbanken samt Länsförsäkringar och Danske Bank ska samarbeta kring Swish, en tjänst som låter privatpersoner som har appen och mobilt bank-id skicka pengar mellan varandra. Tjänsten lanseras i höst.

     The four major banks SEB, Swedbank, Nordea, and Handelsbanken, along with Länsförsäkringar and Danske Bank, are going to collaborate on Swish, a service that allows individuals with the app and mobile bank ID to send money to each other. The service will be launched in the autumn.

   • 2019 May 25, Dante Thomsen, “Bengts pengar drogs fyra gånger – nu svarar Swish [Bengt's money was withdrawn four times - now Swish responds.]”, in SVT Nyheter:

     Det var inga stora belopp, det rörde sig om 200 kronor, men ändå. Jag fick ett felmeddelande där jag uppmanades att försöka igen. Vid det här laget visste jag inte att det var fel på Swish.

     The amounts weren't significant, it was just 200 kronor, but still. I received an error message prompting me to try again. At this point, I didn't know there was an issue with Swish.

   • 2024 March 20, Nils Lund, “Swish lanserar ny storsatsning – i butiker: ”Enorm styrka” [Swish launches new major initiative - in stores: 'Tremendous strength']”, in Ehandel:

     Betalningsleverantören Swish rullar ut en självskanningstjänst, som butikshandlare kan ansluta sig till.

     The payment provider Swish is rolling out a self-scanning service, which store merchants can sign up for.

Derived terms

• swisha (“to send money via Swish”)