Buy-Now-Pay-Later Firm Klarna Files for US IPO [Video]

Swedish fintech company Klarna said it has filed for a long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S.

Klarna said on Tuesday that it had “confidentially submitted” a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), noting that the number of shares it is planning to offer and the price range of an IPO have yet to be determined.

The IPO is expected to take place after the SEC reviews Klarna’s filing, the buy-now-pay-later specialist said.

Buy-now-pay-later allows consumers to split up a purchase into multiple installments and has grown in popularity in recent years as elevated interest rates hurt consumers’ wallets. Founded in 2005 in Sweden, artificial intelligence (AI) -focused Klarna now has around 85 million customers globally, and has recently been rolling out new savings and spending account features in a bid to take on the legacy banking industry.

Still, Klarna’s market value has tumbled since the pandemic as interest rates rose and the frenzy …