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February 28, 2024

Klarna’s AI Gambit – Replacing Humans and Chasing Billions!

In the cutthroat world of fintech, Klarna, under the helm of Sebastian Siemiatkowski, has thrown down the gauntlet, embracing the AI revolution with a zeal that borders on fanaticism. With the introduction of a ChatGPT-powered AI assistant, Klarna isn't just dipping its toes into the AI waters; it's diving headfirst. This isn't just an experiment—it's a bold declaration that AI is the future, and Klarna is staking its claim, ready or not. The Klarna AI handles the workload of 700 employees, the company said.
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November 9, 2023

Returning To Profitability, Klarna Prepares For IPO!

In a strategic move gearing up for its future public listing, Swedish fintech giant Klarna has initiated a significant corporate reshuffle, confirming preparations for an impending IPO. The firm announced the formation of a holding company in the United Kingdom, marking a pivotal step in this direction, a decision supported by a profitable third quarter that witnessed a 30% revenue increase to approximately $550 million.
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May 29, 2023

Klarna Reduced Its Loss By 50% in Q1 2023 And Expects Profitability

Swedish fintech Klarna, known for its buy now, pay later services (BNPL), has reduced its net loss by 50% in Q1 2023, substantially improving its financial performance following significant cost-cutting efforts. The company reported a net loss of 1.3 billion Swedish krona ($120.7 million), down from the 2.6 billion krona loss in the same period the previous year. Klarna's total net operating income increased by 22% year-over-year, reaching 5 billion Swedish krona.
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March 1, 2023

Interesting: Klarna CEO Received Pay Increase Despite Record Loss And Staff Cuts!

Swedish Klarna has posted an eye-watering annual loss for 2022. The annual losses exploded to SEK10.4 billion ($1 billion), up from SEK7.1 billion ($680 million) in 2021. However but the Swedish buy now, pay later company raised its CEO’s pay by more than a third. Net losses narrowed in the fourth quarter to SKr1.9 billion from SKr4.6 billion a year earlier. Credit losses were SKr1.4 billion in the three months, an improvement of 18% in the same period in 2021.
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Klarna COO Camilla Giesecke announced additional lay offsK
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September 23, 2022

Klarna’s Worsening Burn Rate Forces Additional Lay-Offs!

The Swedish buy-now-pay-later fintech Klarna is planning a second round of layoffs, four months after it cut 10% of its global workforce, Sifted reports. In a live video message sent to employees, the company’s Chief Operating and Expansion Officer, Camilla Giesecke (LinkedIn), announced that the organization needed to make further cuts “to reflect the more focused nature of today’s Klarna.” Klarna confirmed the new round of job cuts to Sifted and said fewer than 100 employees would be affected globally.
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July 3, 2022

Post-Easy-Money Era: Crypto Winter, FinTech Ice Age, And The Collapsed Klarna Valuation!

In recent months, we have entered the "Post-Easy Money Era" with skyrocketing inflation rates and the resulting interest rate hikes. The Easy & Cheap Money policy, most recently driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, led to a macroeconomic valuation bubble across most asset classes that has now burst. Take the Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna. Within one year, the valuation of $45.6 billion has collapsed by more than 80% to only $6.5 billion, at which the hopes to get $650 million from investors.
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Klarna and the beginning of an economic doomF
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May 24, 2022

FinTech Correction Or Economic Doom? Klarna’s Troubles And Mass Lay-Offs!

In 2021, the Swedish fintech Klarna was valued at around $46 billion making it the highest valued European FinTech. The buy-now-pay-later FinTech with more than 6,500 employees saw huge losses in 2021 and is confronted with reluctant investors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna’s CEO and co-founder, announced a strict austerity program and the mass lay-off of 700 employees. The signs of a correction and crisis have been seen for weeks with falling prices of stocks and cryptos. We may be facing a valley of tears.
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