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By Tage Kene-Okafor
November 15, 2023
In 2016, Niklas Adalberth, co-founder of Klarna, exited the buy now, pay later giant to establish the Norrsken Foundation, a nonprofit organization grounded in the principles of effective altruism. While at Klarna, Adalberth immersed himself in the intricacies of credit ratings, offerings, and payments. However, these themes lost their appeal over time, prompting Adalberth to […]
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