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Klarna valued at nearly $20 billion as shares jump in NYSE debut
Klarna's IPO raised $1.37 billion at a $15 billion valuation, reflecting strong investor demand with an eightfold oversubscription and marking the largest U.S. fintech IPO of 2025.
- Klarna, a buy now, pay later giant based in Stockholm, completed its long-awaited New York listing on Wednesday, valuing the company at nearly $20 billion as shares jumped.
- BNPL providers like Klarna and Affirm allow shoppers to pay for purchases in installments, spreading payments over up to 36 months.
- While BNPL lenders report low delinquency rates, consumer advocates warn that the debt is a blind spot for regulators due to lack of data and consumer protections.
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CHRONIQUE. Swedish e-commerce company Klarna, specialist in "buy now, pay later" has just made a bustling entry to the New York Stock Exchange. Evidence of Wall Street's hyperpower to rate start-ups of "tech". Also proof of the gap between it and European stock market capitalizations, much less attractive for this sector, says Olivier Pinaud, economic newspaper in the "World".
·Paris, France
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Klarna did really well on the New York Stock Exchange. The value of Sebastian Siemiatkowski's stock portfolio increased by almost SEK 1.4 billion on Wednesday. His shareholding is now worth just under SEK 11 billion.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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