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Klarna rapped by UK watchdog over Covid credit promotion

The UK's Advertising Standard Authority has banned an Instagram influencer campaign for buy now pay later giant Klarna that encouraged people to use credit to 'boost their mood'.

23 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Klarna goes for growth in the US

Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping service, today announced that it has expanded its in-store payment services to more than 60,000 stores nationwide, including top retail brands such as H&M, O.N.S. Clothing, The North Face and Timberland.

20 November 2020

Company announcement

Klarna signs Urban Outfitters and Anthropologies ahead of peak season

URBN lifestyle brands Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie have today announced a partnership with shopping and payments provider Klarna, to offer customers across Europe a smooother online shopping experience.

18 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

Klarna launches widget to track prices during peak holiday shopping season

Klarna, the leading global payments provider and shopping service, today announced the global rollout of Klarna’s new iOS price drop widget allowing consumers to stay on top of the latest deals and sales.

16 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

Klarna signs BNPL deal with Etsy

Klarna, the leading global Buy Now, Pay Later provider and shopping service, today announced that Etsy, the global destination for unique and creative goods, launched its `Buy Now, Pay Later' solution.

21 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Klarna launches 'Pay in 3' in Italy

Klarna, the leading global payments provider and shopping service, which today serves over 200k merchants and 90m consumers worldwide, officially launches in Italy today with the introduction of “Pay in 3”.

20 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Klarna apologises after hitting users with marketing e-mail

We are aware that on 12th October some people received our weekly newsletter by mistake.

13 October 2020

News/payments

Macy's invests in Klarna

Iconic department store Macy's has taken a stake in buy now, pay later outfit Klarna, giving the Swedish vendor a huge boost in its bid to crack the US market.

06 October 2020

News/payments

Klarna reaches $10.65 billion valuation on $650m funding round

Swedish buy now, pay later outfit Klarna has raised $650 million in an equity funding round, at a post money valuation of $10.65 billion, ranking the firm as the highest valued private fintech in Europe, and the fourth highest worldwide.

15 September 2020

News/payments

Klarna eyes $10 billion valuation on $500m fundraise

Swedish buy now, pay later outfit Klarna is looking to raise $500 million in a funding round that would double its valuation to $10 billion, according to a report from Reuters.

08 September 2020

Company announcement/payments

Klarna social shopping app lands in UK

Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping service, today announces the launch of its newly redesigned App, elevating the shopping experience for its millions of users across the UK with a greater range of flexibility, control and personalisation while shopping online.

07 September 2020

Finextra TV/payments

Klarna responds to Covid-19 & the buy-now, pay-later critics

Alex Marsh, Senior Analytics Director, Klarna UK, speaks to Hannah Wallace, FinextraTV about the impact of the pandemic on public spending and where have we seen a shift in behaviour, how Klarna's lending criteria has changed due to Covid-19, how they are responding to the buy-now, pay-later economy critics and how their merchant and consumer offering has changed in recent months.

26 August 2020