Valuation :

US $ 45.6bn Swedish fintech company , Klarna , was founded in 2005 to make it easier for people to shop online . Klarna is the leading global payments and shopping service , providing smarter and more flexible shopping and purchase experiences to 147 million active consumers across more than 400,000 merchants in 45 countries . The company offers direct payments , pay-afterdelivery options , and instalment plans in a one-click purchase experience that lets consumers pay when and how they prefer .

Valuation :

US $ 95bn

Stripe is a financial service and software-as-a-service company that primarily offers payment processing software and application programming interfaces ( APIs ) for e-commerce websites and mobile applications . Founded in 2009 , Stripe builds economic infrastructure for the internet so that businesses of all sizes can use software to accept payments and manage their business online . Combining a payment platform with applications that put revenue data at the heart of business operations , Stripe looks to give businesses the tools and technology to build better .

190 May 2022