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Klarna Union Employees Could Go on Strike Next Month
BNPL // October 26, 2023

Swedish payments firm Klarna is facing a possible strike by employees in its home country. The Unionen and Swedish Engineering unions announced Thursday (Oct. 26) that the strike will commence on Nov. 7 if a collective bargaining accord is not reached. Negotiations have been underway since March, with both...

Profits Up More Than 130 percent In Klarna’s Half-Year Report
Payment Methods // August 28, 2017

Klarna, the online payments firm based in Sweden, and one of the unicorns that came of age with a more than $1-billion valuation, posted results Friday detailing growth for the first half of the year. The company said that net profit came in at 228...

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Klarna CEO Teases US IPO

January 23, 2024
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said the Swedish FinTech company is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.  It is “very likely” that Klarna will launch a stock market listing in the U.S., although no official dates have been confirmed, Siemiatkowski told BNN Bloomberg, per a Tuesday (Jan. 23) report by Bloomberg.  Siemiatkowski emphasized that the U.S. is Klarna’s largest […]

Klarna Union Employees Could Go on Strike Next Month

October 26, 2023
Swedish payments firm Klarna is facing a possible strike by employees in its home country. The Unionen and Swedish Engineering unions announced Thursday (Oct. 26) that the strike will commence on Nov. 7 if...

Profits Up More Than 130 percent In Klarna’s Half-Year Report

August 28, 2017
Klarna, the online payments firm based in Sweden, and one of the unicorns that came of age with a more than $1-billion valuation, posted results Friday detailing growth for the...