Analysis

January 29, 2026

Klarna’s share price is down by more than a third. Is there any hope for Europe’s other IPO candidates?

Klarna defied expectations in its NYSE debut last September — but five months on, the Swedish fintech is trading well below its IPO price


Tom Matsuda

5 min read

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna

It’s been almost five months since Klarna IPO’d on the New York Stock Exchange. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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