Klarna ‘Definitely Ready’ for IPO After US Expansion, CEO Says

Klarna Bank AB is prepared for an initial public offering after an expansion globally and in the US, which is now the buy-now, pay-later firm’s largest market by revenue, Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Siemiatkowski said.

“We’re definitely ready,” Siemiatkowski said Tuesday in a Bloomberg Television interview. Asked whether a stock sale could come even earlier than the first quarter of next year, he said, “Everything’s possible.”

Sebastian Siemiatkowski

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Siemiatkowski had said in early March that Klarna is preparing for an initial public offering “quite soon.” Sky News reported Tuesday that the Stockholm-based company now has backing from investors and regulators for ...