Last Friday, Swedish fintech Klarna filed its long-awaited IPO prospectus, confirming its desire to list on the New York Stock Exchange and kicking off the beginning of the end of its bumpy tenure as a privately-held company.
Klarna is reportedly seeking a $15bn valuation at IPO — does it stack up?
The Swedish fintech filed its IPO prospectus last week, kicking off the beginning of the end of its time as a privately-held company
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Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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