By Manya Saini and Arasu Kannagi Basil (Reuters) -Swedish fintech company Klarna on Friday reported a 24% surge in 2024 revenue, as the buy now, pay later pioneer made public its paperwork for a long-awaited stock market debut in the U.

The Swedish institution is best known in the U.S. for its buy/now pay later lending. Its New York listing will be a bellwether for the payments technology industry, which is recovering from a post-pan

The listing would be a significant boost to the subdued IPO market and could value Klarna at as much as $15bn. The listing will be closely watched by fintech investors hoping that the sector can emerge from a funding drought driven by higher interest rates.