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November 21, 2023

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Form3 to Support Klarna’s European Payments

Fintech Finance News

"Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account platform, announced it will be providing Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, with SEPA connectivity to bolster its customer offering in Europe as part of its wider international growth strategy."

November 14, 2023

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October 31, 2023

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October 12, 2023

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September 19, 2023

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July 31, 2023

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July 19, 2023

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Klarna is First BNPL Provider to Partner with Money Adviser Network to Provide Customers with Fast, Free Debt Advice

Klarna

"Klarna, the global payments network and shopping destination, today announced a partnership with the Money Adviser Network to help its consumers access free and impartial debt advice quickly, as part of wider efforts to promote healthy spending. This makes Klarna the first Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider to join forces with the Money Adviser Network."

June 21, 2023

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June 16, 2023

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June 15, 2023

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June 14, 2023

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May 25, 2023

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May 18, 2023

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April 25, 2023

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Klarna Spotlight, Spring ‘23: New AI-Powered, Personalized Shopping Feed and Innovations for Consumers and Retailers

Klarna

"Klarna, a leading global retail bank, payments and shopping service is today showcasing a suite of new innovations cementing the company as a global shopping destination for 150 million consumers and growth engine to its 500,000 retailers for its Spotlight Spring product launch. This includes a new personalized shopping feed in the Klarna app and smart shopping features to help consumers find the perfect items, and resell items too. Plus new tools for retailers and creators to help them engage with their audiences in more effective ways. Together, these new products continue to shape the future of shopping, making it more personal, convenient and enjoyable."

March 23, 2023

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Klarna Brings Smoooth Shopping to ChatGPT

PR Newswire

"Klarna, a leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service is excited to announce its new collaboration with OpenAI, which will level up the shopping experience. Klarna's engineering teams have been working together with OpenAI to bring smoooth shopping to the hugely popular ChatGPT. As one of the first brands to work with OpenAI to use its protocol to build an integrated Plugin for ChatGPT, Klarna is set to go live with a highly personalized and intuitive shopping experience by providing curated product recommendations to users who ask the platform for shopping advice and inspiration, along with links to shop those products via Klarna's search and compare tool."

March 16, 2023

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Klarna Unveils Conscious Badges Powered by Clarity AI, the World's First Assessment of Electronics Brands' Environmental Achievements

PR Newswire

"Klarna, a leading global payments provider and shopping service, today announced the launch of conscious badges in the Klarna App in collaboration with Clarity AI, the leading global sustainability tech platform. Klarna continues to evolve beyond payments to become a starting point for every purchase for 150 million consumers and 26 million app users worldwide, whether they already know what they want or are looking for inspiration, all while prioritizing environmental impact."

January 25, 2023

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Klarna Introduces Money Story: A Personal Overview of Your Spending in 2022

Klarna

Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, today announced the launch of Money Story in the US Klarna App - a personal spending summary of 2022 that provides millions of consumers with useful insights into their spending habits and helps them be informed and in control of their finances. Using the animated “story” format popularized by social media, Money Story reveals spending habits to consumers in an engaging and familiar way.

January 17, 2023

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The US is Now Klarna’s Biggest Market

AltFi

Klarna seems to be kicking off the year on a high note as the US overtakes Germany as its largest market by revenue. The Swedish ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) had a bit of a rocky 2022, to say the least, with losses tripling in the first half of the year, valuation cuts and layoffs. It ended the year on more of an uptick though, forecasting that in the second half of 2023, it would see itself back into the monthly profits it saw in 2019.

Ingenico partners Klarna to Offer In-Store Payment Solutions

Electronic Payments International

Payments acceptance solutions provider Ingenico has teamed up with Swedish buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) outfit Klarna to provide various payments tools at retail outlets. Under the strategic partnership, Klarna will use Ingenico’s cloud payments platform as a service tool, PPaaS, to introduce its alternative payment solutions at different point of sale (POS) terminals.

January 13, 2023

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Citcon Partners With Klarna to Offer Klarna’s Flexible Payment Solutions Worldwide

Citcon, the leading one-stop service global payment platform in providing in-store, online, and mobile payment solutions, and Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, announced today an integration and business partnership which will add Klarna as a featured mobile wallet available through Citcon’s omni-channel payment platform. Merchants currently using the Citcon payment gateway can now provide Klarna as a payment option for online purchases and in-store payments using Citcon’s payment capability.

December 7, 2022

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Klarna Adds Granular Carbon Foot Printing to More Than 50 Million Fashion Items

Internet Retailing

“BNPL payment provider Klarna has partnered with climate tech start up Vaayu to provide shoppers with granular carbon footprinting for more than 50 million fashion items, giving them more accurate insights on their environmental impact than ever before and empowering them to make more conscious purchasing decisions. Using Vaayu’s technology, Klarna’s upgraded CO2e tracker automatically calculates carbon emissions for fashion purchases on a product-level in real-time, as featured in Klarna’s recent ‘Spotlight’ event. The cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) approach provides users with an enhanced breakdown of a product’s CO₂ emissions along different stages of its lifecycle, allowing Klarna’s 150 million consumers to develop a deeper understanding and sensitivity for their shopping choices.”

November 14, 2022

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A ‘Credible Alternative to Google and Amazon’: Klarna Brings Its Price Comparison Tool to Europe

TechCrunch

“Klarna is expanding into the competitive world of price comparisons, with the launch of a new tool that compares prices across thousands of retailers. The company quietly rolled out the price comparison service in the U.S. a few weeks back, and is now extending this into additional markets in Europe including The U.K. and the Nordics. The European “buy now, pay later” fintech has had a turbulent year, laying off 10% of its workforce in May followed by a second round of layoffs in September. Sandwiched in between, news emerged that Klarna had raised $800 million in funding, albeit at a valuation 85% lower than the previous year, a trend that has echoed elsewhere across the fintech sphere and beyond.”

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Viva Wallet and Klarna Enter Europe-Wide Partnership

PR Newswire

“European cloud-based neobank Viva Wallet is set to further expand the line-up of payment options offered to their thousands of merchants across the continent. Klarna, counting 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, is the latest addition to Viva Wallet’s online and in-store innovative payment platforms. Through this partnership, merchants meet the needs of a new generation of shoppers demanding more convenient, flexible payment alternatives that help them stay in control of their finances.  Pay in 3, Pay in 30 Days, Pay Now, or opt for Financing to pay over 3-36 months in a smooth one-click purchase; Klarna’s payments offering is now added to the collection of over 30 payment options delivered by Viva Wallet, featuring all major international as well as local payment schemes to accommodate all transactions. “Pay with Klarna” will be available to those interacting with the online and brick-and-mortar touchpoints, supported by Viva Wallet POS app that turns any Android mobile into a card terminal, and Smart Checkout payment gateway for e-shops, “allowing consumers to pay when and how they prefer to, saving time and money” as per Klarna’s scope.”

October 21, 2022

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October 6, 2022

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Budgeting, Apps and Coupons: New Klarna Holiday Report Shows Big Behavior Changes

TechCrunch/Yahoo Finance

More than 2 in 3 (68%) of shoppers plan to spend more or the same on holiday shopping this year compared to last year, according to a new holiday report from Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards. About 1 in 4 (24%) of shoppers have tightened their budgets and plan to spend less. Moreover, while 1 in 3 (31%) plan to spend more this holiday season, consumers of all ages are also prioritizing deals, discounts, and apps, signaling an even bigger emphasis on smart and savvy shopping habits.

“The data this year tells a slightly different story about holiday shopping. We’re seeing a combination of shoppers tightening their budgets, and shoppers that are willing to spend at similar or higher rates. But the common denominator is that the majority are approaching the holiday season sales in a much more savvy way,” said Klarna’s Global Head of Partner Success, Raji Behal. “The vast majority of all holiday shoppers this season are focused on budget-friendly products, discounts, and smarter ways to shop.”

August 31, 2022

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Klarna’s Half Yearly Operating Loss Rises

Kelo

“Swedish payments company Klarna said on Wednesday its half-yearly operating loss more than tripled weighed down by an increase in employee costs, higher credit losses and continued investment in market expansion. The operating result for the first half of the year was a loss of 6.17 billion Swedish crowns ($578.52 million) compared with 1.76 billion crowns in the year-earlier period. Total credit losses rose to 2.85 billion crowns from 1.85 billion crowns a year earlier. Known for its “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) services, Klarna grew fast during the pandemic but since the start of the year rampant inflation and the war in Ukraine had worsened business sentiment.”

August 15, 2022

On the web

Klarna Expands ‘Super App’ to Track All Your Shopping

Alt Fi

“Klarna wants to lead a generational shift away from credit cards and, increasingly, be users’ only app for online shopping. Klarna has made a big step forward in its long-term strategy to become the sole shopping app consumers use. The BNPL giant has updated its app so consumers can use it to keep track of all online shopping, not just Klarna purchases.  Klarna says the move will help UK consumers save time and manage their online purchases more convenient.  Users connect their email accounts to the app and Klarna scans details from order confirmation emails and imports the data into the Klarna app. This data includes product images, prices, delivery tracking numbers, and carrier and parcel tracking information. The feature is compatible today with Gmail and Outlook.”

July 27, 2022

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Klarna’s Fall From Grace Calls Into Question Unicorn Board Valuations

Crunchbase News

“The explosive growth in value and funding for startups on The Crunchbase Unicorn Board appears to be leveling off as 32 companies joined in June, adding $49 billion in value and $7.7 billion in funding to the board. In addition, payment fintech Klarna’s massive downround this month calls into question the board’s $4.6 trillion value in June, as Klarna is now poised to topple from its heady No. 6 spot. Klarna shed $39 billion in value from the board with its most recent $800 million funding that valued the company at $6.7 billion. Klarna is now valued below Europe-based online payments integrators Checkout.com, Rapyd and point of sale payments SumUp, but valued above payments integrator Mollie. This 86% drop also calls into question many highly valued unicorns on the board.”

July 13, 2022

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Blackhawk Network and Klarna Partner to Offer Consumers More Flexible Payments In-Store

Blackhawk Network

“Today, a new partnership between global branded payments provider, Blackhawk Network, and leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, Klarna, will extend the ability for consumers to use Klarna’s interest-free alternative payment solutions at a variety of physical retail locations. As consumers expect increased flexibility in the way they shop and pay throughout their everyday purchases, this new partnership will enable the integration into Blackhawk’s vast US network, including categories ranging from grocery to electronics, beauty, and more, by tapping into Blackhawk’s payments technology integration with major retail partners and leaders.”

July 11, 2022

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Klarna Raises $800 Million as Valuation Plunges 85% in a Year

Reuters

“Swedish payments firm Klarna Bank AB said on Monday it had raised $800 million of funds at a valuation of $6.7 billion, down around 85% from the $46 billion price-tag it attracted last year. The tough stance taken by funders comes amid a drop-off in investor interest in fast-growing tech ventures that have yet to turn a profit and are burning through their cash reserves.”

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