Tariffs have delayed this IPO

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KLARNA HOLDING AB has filed paperwork with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO), but has not yet announced the number of shares to be offered and the price range. The shares will trade on the New York exchange under the symbol “KLAR.” Based in Sweden, Klarna operates a buy-now-pay-later payment platform for online retailers. The 675,000 merchants on its system process 2.9 million transactions each day from 93 million active customers in 26 countries. The company expected to complete the IPO in mid-2025, which would have valued the firm at about $15 billion. However, due to the uncertainty over tariffs and their impact on cross-border e-commerce volumes, Klarna has postponed the offering to late 2025. A slowing global economy could also increase the company’s loan losses. We’ll keep an eye on the progress of Klarna’s IPO and update our analysis when more information becomes available. available…