Register No. 048
Is Klarna European?
Not by control. Klarna is widely held, with no shareholder in control.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 4 September 2026. Seen news about Klarna? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- Public shareholders; Sequoia Capital is largest disclosed holder with 22.60% of voting power
- Seat
Sweden- Last checked
About Klarna
Klarna is a payment service provider from Sweden. It handles payments for online shops and offers integrations for many shopping platforms, so a store can accept payments without building the checkout flow from scratch.
Evidence 1
Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.
Product
Klarna
klarna.com ↗Payment service provider from Sweden
Klarna is a Swedish company, which makes it a European alternative to the American payment providers. It suits online retailers that want their payment processing handled inside the EU and integrated into an existing shop system.
- Instead of
- Stripe
- Suits
- Online shops that want an EU payment provider
Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 4 September 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.
| Part | Provider | Provider control | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public website | Amazon Web Services | Not European | A 18.239.105.29, 18.239.105.21, 18.239.105.85 · CNAME klarna.production.us1.one-web-platform.klarna.net · AS16509 [1] [2] |
| Incoming email | mxz1.klarna.com | Unknown | MX 10 mxz1.klarna.com · 10 mxz3.klarna.com · 10 mxz2.klarna.com · 10 mxz4.klarna.com [1] |