Tag: Klarna

Does regulation pose a threat to buy now, pay later market...

The BNPL market has seen a financial boon in recent years, creating market leading behemoths like Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay – who are all recording strong growth on the back of clear market demand. Could a growing call for regulation in the sector change this?

Klarna rival Laybuy hauls in A$35m to boost its footprint in...

New Zealand-based buy now pay later firm Laybuy has closed a A$35m capital raise to further its push into the UK market.

MAS to examine buy now pay later schemes for stricter regulation...

Amidst the popularity of buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has raised growing concerns over consumers drowning in unseen debt.

Klarna bolsters UK presence with key regional market expansions

FinTech juggernaut Klarna has expanded its footprint in the UK with a new office in London and larger premises in Manchester.

FinTech funding in the Nordics is up 3.5x in the first...

FinTech companies in the region raised over $1.1bn in the first quarter of the year with Klarna closing a massive investmentThe FinTech industry in...

Klarna becomes highest-valued private FinTech in Europe after eyewatering $1bn funding...

FinTech giant Klarna has become the highest-valued private FinTech in Europe after an eyewatering $1bn funding round pushes its valuation to $31bn.

Buy now pay later startup Tillit to raise €2.5m as sector...

Norwegian FinTech startup Tillit is apparently about to raise €2.5m in a new funding round just as the buy now pay later industry is heating up.

French Libeo raises €20m funding round

Invoice management company Libeo has raised €20m in funding from partners at DST Global, Serena, LocalGlobe and Breega as well as a smattering of angel investors from FinTechs like Transferwise, iZettle, Klarna, Farfetch and Criteo.

Klarna is launching consumer bank accounts in Germany

Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna has launched consumer bank accounts in Germany.

Breaking: Klarna’s CEO diagnosed with Covid-19

Klarna's CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and now urges the Swedish government to step up its fight against the pandemic.

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