Klarna has applied for a bank license in Utah, and other fintechs see traditional banking as a natural evolution.

Swedish payments provider Klarna is looking to expand its business in the United States. The company has now applied for regulatory approval to establish its own U.S. bank.

Klarna har funnits i USA i över tio år – och det är idag bolagets största marknad – men först nu ansöker svenskarna om banklicens i landet.

Betalkoncernen Klarna har ansökt om banklicens i USA, skriver bolaget i ett pressmeddelande.

Klarna has filed to launch Klarna Bank USA, an FDIC-insured bank in Utah, moving beyond BNPL and joining Revolut and Bunq in the race for a US charter.

Klarna joins a wave of fintech and crypto firms seeking entry to the traditional banking system.

Klarna says it has now over 30m customers in the US.

Klarna (NYSE: KLAR), la banca digitale globale e fornitore di pagamenti flessibili, ha annunciato oggi di aver presentato richieste all'Utah Department of Financial Institutions e…

Klarna has applied for a bank license in Utah, and other fintechs see traditional banking as a natural evolution.