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Klarna Forms UK Holding Company in Preparation for IPO

Klarna has established itself as a major player in the European payments industry, with a valuation of $6.7 billion. Klarna, a renowned fintech startup based in Stockholm, Sweden, has embarked on a significant corporate restructuring by establishing a holding company in the United Kingdom, signifying its intentions for a potential Initial Public Offering (IPO). Klarna and the Corporate Restructuring: Is IPO Close? Klarna’s spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that the establishment of the...

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Klarna Launches AI Tool to Help Users Identify Items for Purchase

The tool will use AI to provide users with information on goods around them through the Klarna app by simply pointing their phones at items. Swedish fintech startup Klarna has launched an image recognition tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Using AI, Klarna wants to help people identify goods they would like to purchase. The new AI feature on the Klarna app allows users to point their phones at products to find information about similar items via the Klarna app. Klarna launched...

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Klarna Records Significant Loss in First Half of 2023

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna’s CEO and founder, said that the firm is very hopeful for the second half of 2023, suggesting that the aggressive cost-cutting strategy in 2022 may now be yielding. Despite its efforts towards profitability, buy now, pay later firm Klarna has revealed that it failed to record a half-year 2023 profit. The Swedish firm, which had earlier taken measures to cut costs, confirmed that the measures did help reduce its losses by roughly 67% in the period. However,...

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Klarna Halves Q1 Net Loss and ‘On Track to Achieve Profitability This Year’

Swedish fintech mainstay Klarna cut its Q1 net loss to $120.7 million while boosting operating income by 22% YoY. Klarna Bank AB significantly improved its Q1 bottom line after halving the net loss sustained for the period compared with last year. For the first quarter of the year, the Swedish fintech giant posted a net deficit of 1.3 billion Swedish krona ($120.7 million). This reverse is down 50% from Klarna’s year-ago outing as the company looks ahead toward profitability. In Q1 2022,...

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Europe Startup Ecosystem Growing amid Broader Industry Strain

The tech startup sector has recently faced challenges due to rising interest rates, which have put pressure on valuations, especially for late-stage companies. Europe’s startup ecosystem has matured significantly, and despite challenges faced by the tech industry, the region is witnessing a rise in startup mafias. According to new reports from the venture capital firm Accel, Europe, and Israel produced an average of five tech companies for every venture-backed company worth $1 billion or...

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FinTech Firm Klarna Overhauls App with TikTok-like Discovery Feed amid AI Hype

Klarna seeks to leverage the power of AI for offering curated shopping experiences to customers while also introducing TikTok features and new tools for advertisers. The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is taking over and has only accelerated over the past few months. As a result, companies are making quick pivots to hop on the trend and adopt the prowess of this new tech revolution. Recently, fintech firm Klarna announced a massive redesign of its app while adding an AI-powered...

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Payments Service Klarna Adopts ChatGPT Technology, Here’s How It Plans to Use It

Klarna will leverage the best technology and data to help people discover new products. Payments and shopping service Klarna may be the latest company to partner with OpenAI to use ChatGPT. According to a recent announcement by the firm, the ChatGPT Plugin has now been integrated and will serve as a personal shopping assistant to Klarna users, ushering in a new era of personalized shopping experience. That is, users may now ask Klarna for shopping advice or product recommendations, and...

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