Klarna may be forced to do the unthinkable
Klarna built its success on being everything the big banks were not. After a 20 percent share price fall, the market wants a far more predictable company.
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Forget everything you know — Klarna 2.0 starts now
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 10th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna opens with a surge on the American stock exchange. Billions in market value are added immediately. But the listing is more of a new start than a finish line. Sweaty palms, elation, nerves. Putting your life’s work on the stock exchange is a big […]
Siemiatkowski’s zero says it all
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 2nd, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Boosted by a buoyant market, it is time for Klarna to list in New York. After a turbulent period for the world, a window has opened that Sebastian Siemiatkowski intends to use. When you’re about to set sail, you do well to check the weather […]
Klarna’s move is bold to say the least
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 15th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Klarna is venturing into unknown waters by applying for a stock market listing in a turbulent market. Has the company bitten off more than it can chew? Wearing race bib number 749, Briton Derek Redmond stands in the starting blocks. It is the 1992 Olympics […]
The latest stock market trend: copy the celebrities
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 7th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Why make your own investment decisions when you can copy someone else? A new phenomenon from the US is creating new and unusual ways to trade stocks — by riding on the coattails of celebrities. If you follow the markets, you have almost certainly seen […]
Did Klarna’s shareholders know what they were doing?
Did Klarna’s shareholders realise they were voting away their own influence? Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-24. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The extraordinary general meeting at Klarna is over and the major shareholders got what they wanted. Sebastian Siemiatkowski strengthens his grip ahead of the listing. Why did the other shareholders let it happen? “Minor administrative amendments to the articles of association” is not […]
A power struggle straight out of Silicon Valley
The fight in Klarna’s boardroom is a sign of things to come Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-07. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Tensions are rising ahead of Klarna’s approaching stock market listing. A power struggle with echoes of Silicon Valley appears to be taking shape in the boardroom. For 19 years Klarna has been a privately held company. Its twentieth year looks set to […]
Apple’s savings account could be just the beginning for big banks
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 19th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Apple’s latest product isn’t a gadget — it’s a savings account. But the real threat to traditional banks is what the tech giant might do next. Because Apple, as usual, has several aces up its sleeve. In a dimly lit, elegant restaurant in Palo Alto, […]
The Winklevoss Twins’ New Crypto Battle
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 12th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. They believed Mark Zuckerberg stole their social network idea. Now they claim a business partner has stolen their customers’ money. The Winklevoss twins saw crypto as a fresh start — but now they are stuck. Imagine Swedbank promised its customers around 7 percent interest on […]
FTX Files for Bankruptcy — The Crypto Giant Was Run Like a Youth Hostel
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 14th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Billions disappeared when crypto company FTX collapsed. The question being asked now is how investors could have placed so much money in a company run with so little professional rigour. Ten people living together in a luxury penthouse on the Bahamas, worth around 415 million […]