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Swedish Court Delays Verdict in Klarna-Google Antitrust Clash
ANTITRUST // April 10, 2026

Klarna said Friday (April 10) that a Swedish court has delayed by two months its judgment in an antitrust case that Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner brought against Google. The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm, Sweden, rescheduled the publication of its judgment from April 15 to...

Klarna Closes Deal on PriceRunner Acquisition
Partnerships // April 04, 2022

Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later firm, has completed its purchase of PriceRunner, the comparison-shopping service in the Nordic region, the Stockholm-based company announced Monday (April 4). The merger promises PriceRunner will bring new features to the Klarna app with product discovery, price comparisons...

Apple Faces Huge Fines, Pledges to Build New Store in UAE
Big Tech // February 11, 2022

Apple’s antitrust stand-off in the Netherlands is costing the tech giant a fortune. The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Netherlands competition oversight agency, has added a 5 million pounds fine ($5.7 million) for alleged violations, bringing the total due to 15 million euros...

EMEA Daily: Meta to Face Strict Online Rules in UK; PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish...
Cross-border Payments // February 07, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, if Meta thinks it can avoid tough new rules in the U.K., the social media giant should reconsider; Nordic price comparison firm PriceRunner is hauling Google to Sweden’s patent and market court seeking $2.4 billion...

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Klarna’s PriceRunner Awarded $1.97 Billion in Google Antitrust Case

July 01, 2026
Klarna-owned price comparison website PriceRunner has prevailed in its antitrust lawsuit against Google. A Swedish court on Wednesday (July 1) awarded PriceRunner $1.97 billion, Klara said in a news release, calling it compensation for lost revenue from “Google’s preferential treatment” of its comparison-shopping service over similar, independent services. “When markets work well, everyone benefits,” Dan Greaves, head of communications […]

Swedish Court Delays Verdict in Klarna-Google Antitrust Clash

April 10, 2026
Klarna said Friday (April 10) that a Swedish court has delayed by two months its judgment in an antitrust case that Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner brought against Google. The Patent and...

Klarna Closes Deal on PriceRunner Acquisition

April 04, 2022
Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later firm, has completed its purchase of PriceRunner, the comparison-shopping service in the Nordic region, the Stockholm-based company announced Monday (April 4). The merger...

EMEA Daily: Meta to Face Strict Online Rules in UK; PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish...

February 07, 2022
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, if Meta thinks it can avoid tough new rules in the U.K., the social media giant should reconsider; Nordic price...