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Klarna: Next generation of shoppers ready for AI, AR and robots

New data released today by Klarna, the global payments and shopping service, reveals how retailers will need to adapt their offering to win shoppers in the future.

17 May 2023

News/retail

Klarna unveils AI-powered personalised shopping feed

Klarna continues to broaden its scope beyond BNPL, unveiling an AI-powered shopping feed, a "personal shopper" and new selling tools for retailers and creators.

25 April 2023

News/retail

Klarna taps ChatGPT for shopping recommendations

Klarna has built a plugin for ChatGPT that will tap the AI-powered bot to provide shoppers with personalised product recommendations.

27 March 2023

Company announcement/sustainable

Klarna unveils 'conscious badges' for electonic brands powered by Clarity AI

Klarna, a leading global payments provider and shopping service, today announced the launch of conscious badges in the Klarna App in collaboration with Clarity AI, the leading global sustainability tech platform.

16 March 2023

Company announcement/retail

Budgeting App ‘Buddy’ taps Klarna Kosma for bank transaction monitoring

Buddy, one of the world’s most popular budgeting apps for young people, has partnered with Klarna Kosma, Klarna's financial technology platform for banks, fintechs and innovative retailers, to allow Buddy users to connect their bank to automatically and seamlessly track expenses for greater budgeting accuracy and efficiency.

02 March 2023

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Klarna reports $1 billion loss

Swedish buy now, pay later giant Klarna continues to bleed red ink, posting a $1 billion loss for 2022, 47% up from a $680 million loss in 2021.

28 February 2023

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Klarna UK to introduce charges for late payments

Klarna is to begin charging late payment fees to UK customers in a bid to curb loan defaults as more users turn to buy now, pay later services to budget their way through the cost of living crisis.

27 February 2023

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Klarna appears to have finally cracked the US market

Klarna's long-standing ambition to crack the American market appears to be finally coming good, with the US now representing its biggest revenue-generating stream globally.

23 February 2023

Company announcement/payments

Klarna reports boom in demand for BNPL in the home improvements sector

Air conditioning units, heat pumps and humidifiers are amongst the household items that soared in sales last year, according to data from Klarna, with consumers using the smooth payment provider for everyday household items.

13 February 2023

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Klarna introduces Spotify-style 'Money Story' overview

Klarna has taken a leaf out of Spotify's playbook with the launch of Money Story, a a personal summary of 2022 that provides consumers with useful insights into their spending habits

25 January 2023

Company announcement/payments

Ingenico forms PPaaS partnership with Klarna

Ingenico, a global leader in payments acceptance solutions, and Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, today announced a global strategic partnership that will facilitate the roll out of Klarna’s flexible payment options at the point of sale using PPaaS, Ingenico’s innovative, cloud Payments Platform as a Service.

16 January 2023

Company announcement/retail

Dutch money saving start-up iBilly taps Klarna Kosma for open banking

Klarna Kosma, Klarna's financial technology platform for banks, fintechs and innovative retailers, today announces that it has joined forces with iBilly, the Dutch personal finance app, to give its users a data-driven, one-stop overview of their finances.

16 January 2023

News/sustainable

Klarna to provide shoppers with sustainability data for electronic goods

Klarna is using data sourced from Clarity AI to promote environmentally conscious brands to its global network of more than 150 million active shoppers.

19 December 2022

News/payments

Klarna Q3 losses double; forecasts profitability in 2023

BNPL giant Klarna is forecasting that it will hit profitability on a monthly basis next year despite a doubling of losses in the third quarter.

30 November 2022

News/startups

How Europe's biggest fintechs are formenting a new wave of startups

German neo bank N26 tops the rankings for the number of fresh startups created by former alumni, while Klarna takes the crown for the most fintech startups founded by ex-staff, according to a study by Accel and Dealroom.

30 November 2022

News/retail

Klarna launches platform to connect retailers and influencers

Klarna has launched a platform that connects retailers with creators and influencers that can help them reach their target markets.

29 November 2022

Company announcement/payments

Expense management platform Moss integrates with Klarna Kosma

Klarna Kosma, Klarna's financial technology platform for banks, fintechs and innovative retailers, has today announced a partnership with Moss, the fast-growing European fintech digitising expense management for small and medium-sized businesses.

24 November 2022

News/retail

Klarna launches open banking 'autopilot'

Klarna's open banking unit, Klarna Kosma, has unveiled an initiative to help startups develop Proofs of Concepts in the e-commerce, data analytics and fintech space.

17 November 2022

Company announcement/payments

Viva Wallet and Klarna enter Europe-wide partnership

European cloud-based neobank Viva Wallet is set to further expand the line-up of payment options offered to their thousands of merchants across the continent.

14 November 2022

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Klarna launches price comparison engine

Klarna's push to create an all-pupose shopping app has been boosted further with the inclusion of a price comparison tool for the cost-conscious consumer.

14 November 2022