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May 15, 2024 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Nets, part of Nexi Group – a Paytech, has formed a partnership with Klarna to offer buy now pay later (BNPL) services. Nets is an AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant. Klarna works with over half a million global retailers to facilitate transactions and… Read More

April 28, 2024 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced a partnership with Uber, to offer millions of consumers Klarna’s convenient alternative payment methods across Uber’s ride-sharing and delivery platforms, Uber and Uber Eats. Live in the US, Germany, and Sweden, Klarna‘s Pay Now… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, and Milkywire, an environmental impact platform, have launched a new fund to open to tech and finance companies which want to invest directly in impactful projects to contribute to global biodiversity targets but don’t know where… Read More

April 5, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced in an industry-first, the launch of a new online initiative – Wikipink – aimed at setting new standards for transparency and responsibility in the credit and lending industry. Amid growing scrutiny over the practices… Read More

March 24, 2024 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has today announced the launch of its flexible payment options on boots.com and in the Boots app in the UK and Ireland. This latest announcement follows the launch of Klarna in-store at Boots in 2022. Through… Read More

March 9, 2024 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global payments provider, has announced its significant sustainability achievements from the past year. In 2023, Klarna claims it saw “a significant uptick in the use of its features that provide consumers with information about the sustainability efforts of merchants and promote conscious shopping,… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Klarna, a global payments provider and shopping assistant, is reporting that 96% of BNPL purchases made during the 2023 Black Friday weekend in the United States were paid on time or early. Notably, 30% of American purchases were paid off early, ahead of their due… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global payment provider and shopping assistant, has launched “Sign in with Klarna” to offer consumers a smoother shopping experience with increased control over their own data. The service saves time for consumers “by fast-tracking the online purchase process and, if they consent to… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced its entry into the subscription service model with the launch of Klarna Plus, issued by WebBank, now available to eligible US consumers through the Klarna app “for a monthly fee of $7.99.” Klarna Plus… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The vast majority of consumers are “aware of the financial benefits of circular practices – particularly repair and second-hand shopping” – finds a new report from Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant. Drawing on insights from a survey of over 3,000 consumers “across… Read More

January 7, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced  Matthew Miller will join the boards of Klarna Holding AB and its subsidiary, Klarna Bank AB. Miller is “a long-standing Partner at Sequoia focused on early and growth stage investments in technology companies across… Read More

December 18, 2023 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, announced an agreement with CarTrawler, the B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry. Under the agreement, travelers can now pay for their car rental “using Klarna’s full range of flexible… Read More

December 12, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airbnb and Klarna have joined forces to launch Pay Over Time with Klarna, which is described as being a new way for guests in the UK to spread the cost of their reservation. The launch is part of a phased global roll-out which “will see… Read More

December 4, 2023 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, has partnered with  airline Cathay Pacific in order “to offer fairer, flexible payments to travellers in six countries across Europe.” The agreement is the latest in a series of travel tie-ups for Klarna “as the company aims… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Form3 is to provide SEPA Instant, Credit Transfer and Direct Debit connectivity for Klarna’s 150m active customers across more than 500,000 merchants. Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account platform, is pleased to announce it will be providing Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, with SEPA… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced the expansion of its growth tools for retailers and creators to help them engage with their audiences in more effective ways and enhance the shopping experience for consumers. With a mission to accelerate commerce, Klarna’s… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping service assistance provider, reported its latest financial results revealing “a net profit in Q3 2023.” Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna said: “With a profitable quarter and continuous double digit growth, we have achieved exactly what we set… Read More

October 12, 2023 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant has unveiled a treasure-trove of 13 new products as part of its Spotlight Fall launch. Shopping lens, the flagship new feature, “allows shoppers to take a picture of things and styles in their surroundings, instantly find… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network, announced the launch of several new products and services aimed to promote circularity and encourage smart shopping. With these updates, Klarna continues to evolve beyond payments “to become a starting point for every purchase for 150 million consumers… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, claims it has “taken the lead” in AI adoption as reportedly “one of the first early leaders deploying ChatGPT Enterprise, which brings the power of AI to all Klarna employees with beefed -up security, higher-speed and advanced… Read More