Last week, Klarna made a confidential filing to go public in the U.S., ending months of speculation over where the Swedish digital payments firm would list.
Still, the development drew buzz from fintech circles with market watchers asking if the move marks the start of a resurgence in big fintech IPOs.
For now, that doesn't appear to be the case — however, founders say they'll be watching the IPO market, eyeing pricing and eventually stock performance.
Hiroki Takeuchi, CEO of online payments startup GoCardless, said last week that it's not yet time for his company to fire the starting gun on an IPO.
However, Zopa's CEO added that he's seeing signs pointing toward a more favorable IPO market in the next couple of years, with the U.S. likely opening up in 2025.
Persons:
Hiroki Takeuchi, Zed Jameson, Klarna, they'll, Takeuchi, GoCardless, Lucy Liu, Airwallex, it's, Liu, Jack Zhang, We're, fintech IPOs, Navina Rajan, It's, Rajan, Jaidev Janardana, Janardana, that's
Organizations:
GoCardless, Bloomberg, Getty, Portugal —, CNBC, Summit, British, U.S
Locations:
LISBON, Portugal, U.S, Lisbon, Europe