ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, informed sources revealed that Swedish payment giant Klarna Bank AB plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, raising at least $1 billion, and may publicly submit related documents as early as next week. The company plans to set the offering price for this listing on the New York Stock Exchange in early April, with Klarna's target valuation exceeding $15 billion.Related discussions are still ongoing, and details of the listing plan, including the timeline, may still change. According to a statement from last November, Klarna has secretly submitted an IPO application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Klarna Bank CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski stated last month that the company is exploring entry into the cryptocurrency market. He posted on social media platform X on February 8, saying "I give up," and indicated that Klarna "will embrace cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of the Swedish fintech company Klarna, announced on X that Klarna will begin to embrace cryptocurrency business.It is reported that Klarna currently has 85 million users worldwide, an annual transaction volume of 100 billion dollars, and over 500,000 merchants, with approximately 30% of the transaction volume being debit card payments, having issued more than 1 million cards.