Klarna - FinTech Futures

Klarna

Klarna acquires German payments fintech Stocard

Rumoured deal is valued at around €110 million.

Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis

Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.

What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 13 | The terror of technological debt

Vincent Kilcoyne, executive vice president at SmartStream, joins us on our What the Fintech? podcast.

Video: fintech news pick of the week – Klarna, Mastercard & BBVA

Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.

Klarna raises $639m in SoftBank-led funding round

The BNPL firm claims it is now valued at $45.6 billion.

Klarna sways towards US over UK for stock market listing

Klarna boss Sebastian Siemiatkowski says: “It’s more likely that Klarna will list in the US.”

Video: fintech news pick of the week – HSBC, Klarna & Tandem

Top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, twice a week.

Klarna shuts app down after users report being logged into random accounts

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski: the glitch is “sad and frustrating”.

Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 March 2021

Featuring Klarna, Papaya Global, TaxBit, Beam Technologies, and Xendit.

Why the BNPL sector is growing like crazy

There is plenty of room for experiments in BNPL, and many customer segments are yet to be addressed.

Klarna is Europe’s highest-valued fintech after $1bn raise

Klarna claims its round was oversubscribed four times over.

Klarna’s valuation set to triple to $30bln, says report

A report says Klarna is currently working on a half a billion new share issue.

UK MP says BNPL firms are “next Wonga waiting to happen”

Just 22% of the nation didn’t carry personal debt into 2021.

The perennial BNPL crown

Blind allegiance has seen the BNPL sector explode in 2020.

Klarna under investigation by UK regulator for ‘unsolicited’ emails

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating the claims.

Klarna raises $650m funding at $10.6bn valuation

It has doubled its value which was previously set at $5.5 billion just over a year ago.

Klarna set to nearly double valuation to $10bn

Klarna is looking to raise half a billion from a mixture of new and old investors.

Klarna’s losses widen following first year of negative profit

Profits have been slowly declining for the company.

Klarna dips its toe in the savings market with Raisin

Offerings range to terms of up to 48 months.

Klarna exec jumps back into banking as CIO of Bluestep Bank

Klarna’s former VP of Engineering says he can’t wait to build “a mortgage bank for all”.

Cultivate investor platform aims for Silicon Valley in Europe

The new platform founded has been created by venture firm Blossom Capital.

Wirecard strikes again with Klarna payments partnership

Also this week, Wirecard teamed with Southeast Asian ride-sharing firm Grab.

China’s Ant Financial buys small stake in Swedish unicorn Klarna

Klarna is already embedded into Alibaba’s AliExpress.

Europe’s joint largest fintech start-up Klarna reports its first annual loss

The operational loss is down to its US expansion and its set up of a Berlin-based tech hub.

Klarna buys Italian paytech Moneymour

A product development hub will be launched in Milan.

Klarna lands $200m from CBA for Australia launch

CBA will own half of Klarna’s Australian and New Zealand business.

Klarna selects Amazon Web Services as preferred cloud provider

Swedish banking and payment firm puts AWS at the centre of new strategy.

The uphill battle for European challengers success in the US

Find out if European neobanks can tackle the challenging US market.

Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 16 August 2019

Some of this week’s news, in video format!

Top fintech stories this week – 9 August 2019

Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!

Klarna bags $460m equity funding

It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.

ASOS and Klarna bring flexible payments to the US

The US will pay in four scheduled bi-weekly instalments to reflect the US salary schedule.

Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 09 May 2019

This week, Mastercard, Facebook and many more!

Klarna brings its alt payment options to retail shops

Bringing pay later to consumers in stores.

Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 1 April 2019

Apple’s new credit card, New York goes fintech, and more!

Klarna’s new platform connects fintechs and 4,300 banks

Single API is the gateway to 14 European markets.

Snoop Dogg gets “smoooth” for Klarna

New marketing campaign gets weird.

H&M fashions itself a $20m stake in Klarna

Fashion chain finds fintech to its liking.

Klarna settles into UK with CBRF purchase

Close Brothers Retail Finance comes with a loan book of £66m and 600 merchant clients.

Top fintech stories this week – 8 December 2017

Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!

1 2 Next »