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News briefsKlarna attempts another IPO, aiming for a valuation of up to $14bn
The Swedish payment service provider had put its IPO plans on hold in April due to Trump’s new tariffs, but sources indicate that it will now proceed.
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ArticleKlarna’s losses narrow
Swedish payment and shopping service provider Klarna’s total revenue for the second quarter was 5.5 billion Swedish krona (€464.6m), up 17 percent year-on-year, with a loss of SEK 0.9 billion (€76.0m), compared to SEK -3.8 billion a year earlier. “A year ago, we promised to become profitable again, and ...
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News briefsJack Ma to give up control of Ant Group
Ant Group founder, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who is also the founder and longtime head of Alibaba Group, will relinquish control of the Chinese fintech giant, according to Reuters. The move is intended to draw a line under the regulatory crackdown that began shortly after Ant’s IPO failed two years ...
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News briefsNew Klarna in-app search and compare tool as an alternative to Google and Amazon
Klarna launched a new “rich and unbiased search and compare tool” in the Klarna App in the U.S. last month and is now expanding it to the U.K., Sweden and Denmark. The tool compares prices from thousands of retailers. In addition, consumers can filter their search by criteria that matter ...
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News briefsKlarna to lay off 10% of workforce due to changing business climate
Germany’s Manager Magazin reports that Swedish fintech Klarna will lay off about ten percent of its roughly 7,000 employees. The startup, led by co-founder and CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, reportedly said that rising inflation and the war in Ukraine had impacted the business climate, making the move necessary. At its last ...
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ArticleKlarna drives global expansion with launch of rewards program and Pay Now in nine new markets
Klarna, the global retail banking, payment and shopping service hailing from Sweden, is expanding two of its fastest-growing products internationally. With the global growth of Klarna’s rewards program and Pay Now payment method, the fintech company aims to become the go-to destination for every type of purchase while rewarding consumers ...
