In a world where hot dogs are harder to buy, and brands drown in the muck of online retail, a hero rises from the ashes to offer predatory unsecured loans through an app. That hero's name? Klarna.
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2) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-startup100/8428669/Start-Up-100-A-Z.html
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