Why hasn't there been a new banking or savings bank licence issued in Iceland since 1991? Sara Mildred Harðardóttir January 17, 2023 14:58 Updated Starting up a savings bank is complex, time consuming and expensive and you need to compete with huge banks, some of which are owned by the state. This could be the reason, otherwise your guess is as good as ours. Related articles My loans are paid from my salary account, if I move it to another bank what will happen to the loan payment? If I move to indó, will that impact the terms I have with my current bank? Do you have branches? How does indó make money? Where are indó's servers located?