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B&P #27: Klarna CEO: This Fintech unicorn co-founder is out to beat Amazon
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Today Bits & Pretzels Editor-in-Chief Britta Weddeling talks to Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski who has created a revolution in online shopping as well as Europe's most valuable fintech with 85 million customers, 205 000 online merchants in 17 countries and 2700 employees. And now the Klarna co-founder is out to beat Amazon with a new shopping tool that he announces exclusively in our podcast and that aims to offer brands and their customers the same level of convenience and benefits that exist on a platform like Amazon. In our conversation Sebastian talks about why he's not afraid of the big technology giants as well as about how Klarna rose from being a local under-dog to an international scale-up threatening traditional banks with its 'buy now, pay later' promise. And – like always – our guest shares what other entrepreneurs can learn from his way up to the top of the fintech world and his thoughts about his responsibilities as a leader in tech.
More to explore: Get the latest on founders, startups & technologies in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland as well as hands-on advice on how to deal with the Covid-19 crisis as a startup at www.bitsandpretzels.com.
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Host:
Britta Weddeling, Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels
Featuring:
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder & CEO Klarna
Production:
professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke), Hubert Honold.
More to explore:
Visit our website: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/podcast
Follow us: Twitter - Linkedin - Instagram - Facebook
If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback directly at podcast@bitsandpretzels.com.
52 episodes
Manage episode 264640457 series 2645203
Today Bits & Pretzels Editor-in-Chief Britta Weddeling talks to Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski who has created a revolution in online shopping as well as Europe's most valuable fintech with 85 million customers, 205 000 online merchants in 17 countries and 2700 employees. And now the Klarna co-founder is out to beat Amazon with a new shopping tool that he announces exclusively in our podcast and that aims to offer brands and their customers the same level of convenience and benefits that exist on a platform like Amazon. In our conversation Sebastian talks about why he's not afraid of the big technology giants as well as about how Klarna rose from being a local under-dog to an international scale-up threatening traditional banks with its 'buy now, pay later' promise. And – like always – our guest shares what other entrepreneurs can learn from his way up to the top of the fintech world and his thoughts about his responsibilities as a leader in tech.
More to explore: Get the latest on founders, startups & technologies in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland as well as hands-on advice on how to deal with the Covid-19 crisis as a startup at www.bitsandpretzels.com.
Signup for our media newsletter to get the next episode of this podcast delivered right to your inbox: www.bitsandpretzels.com/media-signup.
Host:
Britta Weddeling, Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels
Featuring:
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder & CEO Klarna
Production:
professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke), Hubert Honold.
More to explore:
Visit our website: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/podcast
Follow us: Twitter - Linkedin - Instagram - Facebook
If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback directly at podcast@bitsandpretzels.com.
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