Klarna sets sights on UK high street banks following FCA e-money authorisation Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, has begun rolling out two new products tapping into retail banks' core business: everyday spending. This launch marks a significant step forward in Klarna's mission to disrupt retail banking and become an every day spending partner to the UK's consumers. Klarna balance allows customers to store e-money in a Klarna ‘account' where they can add and withdraw funds, receive refunds and cashback rewards for certain Klarna purchases. Klarna Card is a flexible debit-first card; purchases are debit by default, but consumers can apply for a spending p

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announces a new partnership with Qatar Airways, voted the World's Best Airline by Skytrax, for a record ninth time. Travellers booking flights with Qatar Airways can choose Klarna's flexible payment options at checkout—offering the freedom to pay in full, pay later, split into interest-free installments, or finance their trip over time. The new agreement is facilitated by Klarna's integration with Worldpay, an industry-leading payments technology company. Klarna is currently rolling out at Qatar Airways' checkout across 17 markets in Europe in the coming weeks, including the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Ital

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today announced its support for Google's Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open standard designed to enable secure, agent-led payments across digital environments. The collaboration builds on Klarna's long-standing relationship with Google, which includes integrations with Google Pay, Chrome's autofill feature, Google Store, Google Play, and Google Cloud. "Agent-led commerce represents an exciting new frontier, one that demands transparency, trust, and smarter payment experiences," said David Sykes, Chief Commercial Officer at Klarna. "We're doubling down on our long-standing relationship with Google to support their work wit

13,000 Americans a day are signing up for Klarna's debit-first flexible card Klarna, the global digital bank and payments provider, today announced that over a million Americans have signed up to its debit-first Klarna Card in just 11 weeks, showing that today's shopper demands payments options that are simple, transparent, and on their terms. Launched in the US on 4 July, the Klarna Card has quickly resonated with consumers looking for more freedom in how they pay, whether paying instantly with debit or spreading the cost over time. Americans are signing up for the card at a rate of 13,000 a day, hitting a peak of 50,000 sign-ups on 23 September. By combining the everyday convenience o

Klarna Group plc ("Klarna"), the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 34,311,274 ordinary shares, of which 5,000,000 ordinary shares were sold by Klarna and 29,311,274 ordinary shares were sold by certain selling shareholders, at a public offering price of $40.00 per ordinary share. The ordinary shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 10, 2025 under the symbol "KLAR." Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley acted as joint book-running managers for the offering; BofA Securities, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Societe Generale and UBS Investment Bank acted as bookrunne

Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $45.00

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Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $46.00

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $43.00

Analyst initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $50.00

Keefe Bruyette initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $52.00

Wedbush initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $50.00

UBS initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $48.00

Citigroup initiated coverage of Klarna Group plc with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $58.00