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Klarna stock saw a big post-earnings sell-off despite posting sales and earnings beats. Was it deserved?

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SEZL Send turns P2P transfers into a low-cost growth channel, with more than 100,000 users already on its waitlist.

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Klarna Group (KLAR) is back in focus for investors after a sharp share price drop of about 31% last week, following a downgrade from UBS and a reduction in its 2026 GMV guidance. See our latest analysis for Klarna Group. The recent downgrade and guidance cut have come on top of already weak momentum, with Klarna Group’s share price return down 27.68% over the past week and 50.61% year to date, pointing to fading confidence despite the latest earnings beat and product and leadership...

Transaction margin dollars surged 42% as operating leverage accelerated profitability.

Shares of Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) fell 1.3% on August 18 as Klarna plunged more than 22% after reducing its 2026 volume and revenue forecasts. Klarna now expects full-year gross merchandise volume of $149 billion-$151 billion, down from more than $155 billion, and revenue of $4.08 billion-$4.16 billion, down from $4.34 billion. Yet the warning […]

Wall Street is making bold moves Tuesday, upgrading AMD and shaking up fintech names like Klarna and Shift4 while fresh initiations hit Fortune Brands and Jersey Mike's. Find out which stocks analysts are backing and which they are walking away from.

Klarna posted Q2 earnings results last week, beating Wall Street expectations on both topline and bottom line figures, while Affirm is expected to report Q4 results later this week.

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Klarna Group (KLAR) received a downgrade from UBS Securities due to the magnitude of its H2 gross me

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Last week, UBS analyst Timothy Chiodo downgraded Klarna to ‘Neutral' from ‘Buy’ with a price target of $16, down from $23, as per TheFly.

Financial technology firms’ SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)’s shares have diverged in performance in 2026. SOFI is down by 31% year-to-date while PYPL is up by 5.9%. PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL)’s stock has gained primarily on the back of takeover news, but Cramer has remained unconvinced. In his previous remarks about […]

Klarna Group plc (NYSE:KLAR) reported second-quarter net income of $9 million, reversing a $53 million loss a year earlier and remaining profitable after posting positive net income in the first quarter of 2026. Revenue increased 27% to $1.04 billion, while transaction margin dollars rose 42% to $446 million. Yet the shares closed 22.8% lower as […]

SEZL's AI push is set to reshape shopping and development as automation drives productivity and product creation.

Klarna and Affirm are bleeding while PayPal quietly climbs, and the gap between them points to a shift in how investors are sizing up the future of buy now, pay later.

SEZL's subscriber base surges 76.4% in Q2 2026 as heavier usage, new products and marketing fuel growth.

CEOs used to talk up AI progress and efficiency by the number of workers it could replace, but with economic worries climbing, they're being more careful about linking AI to job cuts.

KLAR lifts its 2026 transaction margin dollar outlook despite lower GMV guidance as German spending stays soft and U.S. growth strengthens.

Financial stocks were lower in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index decre

Jim Cramer called out analysts for piling into the same fintech names at the same time, and the recent carnage in SoFi, Klarna, and PayPal suggests he spotted something the buy ratings missed.

Klarna Group plc recently reported Q2 2026 results showing revenue growth to US$1,042 million and a move to slight profitability, while also cutting its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to US$4.08–4.16 billion and announcing planned CFO and CMO transitions in early 2027. The company also unveiled a major membership upgrade with four paid tiers, richer cashback and bundled subscriptions, and launched its first U.S. integration with J.P. Morgan Payments, broadening access to its flexible payment...

JPMorgan and Bernstein also cut, to $18 and $16, after the guidance reduction

The Swedish fintech has begun a search for a New York-based finance chief. Meanwhile, the company adjusted its 2026 financial outlook downward.

Investing.com -- Klarna’s second-quarter results beat expectations, but a weaker second-half outlook, deteriorating European consumer spending and planned management departures have raised concerns over the fintech company’s growth visibility, J.P. Morgan said on Wednesday.

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Klarna Group (NYSE:KLAR) cut its long term sales outlook, citing softer conditions in core markets such as Germany. The company announced the departure of both its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at the same time. Klarna introduced its most extensive membership overhaul to date, with new tiers, expanded perks and added flexibility. These shifts at Klarna highlight wider changes in how founder led payment and fintech platforms are run. You can compare this with a broader...

Markets turned south again Wednesday as surging yields and geopolitical fears rattled investors, but Wall Street analysts spotted opportunity and danger in names like Baidu, Klarna, Honeywell Aerospace, and Dollar Tree that traders need to see before the open.

During the earnings call, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said that the U.S. was the company’s fastest-growing large region in the second quarter.