Klarna Stock IPO Soars. Here's Everything You Need to Know.

It's been a lackluster year for the initial public offering (IPO) market. Although there have been some high-profile IPOs, like Figma, 2026 has been pretty quiet.The market got another high-profile contender when buy-now, pay-later company Klarna (NYSE: KLAR) finally landed on the stock market this week. The financial giant's IPO had been highly anticipated for years, and it closed 15% higher than its IPO price of $40 on the first day of trading. Let's see what Klarna is all about and whether or not it's worth investing in right now.Buy now, pay later has become a well-known phrase in shopping, but Klarna likes to think of its business as "flexible payment options." It does indeed offer buy now, pay later options, but it has a full banking license and offers credit cards as well, and part of its business is artificial intelligence-based data insights for customers and merchants.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool