2021: Top five mergers and acquisitions
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top mergers and acquisitions.
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BNPL giant Klarna acquires Nordic price comparison site PriceRunner
Firm aims to diversify its offering with price comparison platform acquisition.
Klarna builds out retailer support with APPRL acquisition
The deal adds a platform for linking creators and retailers to Klarna’s retail ecosystem.
Square plans $29bn acquisition of Aussie BNPL firm Afterpay
The deal will become Australia’s largest ever acquisition.
Klarna acquires German payments fintech Stocard
Rumoured deal is valued at around €110 million.
Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis
Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.
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Klarna raises $639m in SoftBank-led funding round
The BNPL firm claims it is now valued at $45.6 billion.
Klarna sways towards US over UK for stock market listing
Klarna boss Sebastian Siemiatkowski says: “It’s more likely that Klarna will list in the US.”
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Klarna shuts app down after users report being logged into random accounts
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski: the glitch is “sad and frustrating”.
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Klarna is Europe’s highest-valued fintech after $1bn raise
Klarna claims its round was oversubscribed four times over.
Klarna’s valuation set to triple to $30bln, says report
A report says Klarna is currently working on a half a billion new share issue.
UK MP says BNPL firms are “next Wonga waiting to happen”
Just 22% of the nation didn’t carry personal debt into 2021.
The perennial BNPL crown
Blind allegiance has seen the BNPL sector explode in 2020.
Klarna under investigation by UK regulator for ‘unsolicited’ emails
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating the claims.
Klarna raises $650m funding at $10.6bn valuation
It has doubled its value which was previously set at $5.5 billion just over a year ago.
Klarna set to nearly double valuation to $10bn
Klarna is looking to raise half a billion from a mixture of new and old investors.
Klarna’s losses widen following first year of negative profit
Profits have been slowly declining for the company.
Klarna dips its toe in the savings market with Raisin
Offerings range to terms of up to 48 months.
Klarna exec jumps back into banking as CIO of Bluestep Bank
Klarna’s former VP of Engineering says he can’t wait to build “a mortgage bank for all”.
Cultivate investor platform aims for Silicon Valley in Europe
The new platform founded has been created by venture firm Blossom Capital.
Wirecard strikes again with Klarna payments partnership
Also this week, Wirecard teamed with Southeast Asian ride-sharing firm Grab.
China’s Ant Financial buys small stake in Swedish unicorn Klarna
Klarna is already embedded into Alibaba’s AliExpress.
Europe’s joint largest fintech start-up Klarna reports its first annual loss
The operational loss is down to its US expansion and its set up of a Berlin-based tech hub.
Klarna buys Italian paytech Moneymour
A product development hub will be launched in Milan.
Klarna lands $200m from CBA for Australia launch
CBA will own half of Klarna’s Australian and New Zealand business.
Klarna selects Amazon Web Services as preferred cloud provider
Swedish banking and payment firm puts AWS at the centre of new strategy.
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Klarna bags $460m equity funding
It’s now the most valuable EU fintech with a valuation of $5.5 billion.
ASOS and Klarna bring flexible payments to the US
The US will pay in four scheduled bi-weekly instalments to reflect the US salary schedule.
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Klarna brings its alt payment options to retail shops
Bringing pay later to consumers in stores.
