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The Fairest of Them All: Klarna Supercharges Memberships, Removing Fees, Boosting Cashback and Increasing Annual Value to as Much as €6,000

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KLAR Klarna is supercharging its memberships with increased value, cashback, and removed fees, making it a more attractive and flexible alternative to credit cards. The company is expanding its offerings and user base, indicating positive growth prospects.

The Fairest of Them All: Klarna Supercharges Memberships, Removing Fees, Boosting Cashback and Increasing Annual Value to as Much as €6,000 NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today unveiled its most significant membership upgrade yet. The revamped tiers deliver more cashback, up to €6,000 worth of perks, and remove service fees — built so a Klarna membership pays for itself, and then some.

Klarna's improved membership lineup spans four tiers, each built for a different kind of member but all embodying a flexible ethos: pay only for the Klarna that fits your life. Pay later is free at partner stores, or get broader fee-free access with Everywhere (formerly Core), or climb to Plus, Premium or Max for richer cashback rewards, bigger, everyday perks and a growing set of subscriptions and protections.

A Klarna membership is a fairer alternative to a credit card by design, and one of the biggest differences is freedom. While other cards tie you in for a year, a Klarna membership moves with you. Upgrade for a big travel month and drop back down when things are quieter, with no penalty and no year-long lock-in. There’s no interest on pay later and no pressure to spend, so you simply get more from your money, every month.

The Klarna membership revamp brings three main changes:

This builds on everything members already love about a Klarna membership, like damage and theft cover, a best price guarantee, purchase protection and exclusive merchant discounts. Higher up, there’s also a metal card, travel insurance, airport lounge access and cancel-for-any-reason protection for covering live events and trips.

Members can also convert their Klarna earned cashback points directly to leading travel and hospitality partners, including global airline loyalty programs like The British Airways Club, Flying Blue and Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles, plus iconic hotel programs like ALL Accor, IHG One Rewards, Hilton Honors, Radisson Rewards, Wyndham Rewards and Global Hotel Alliance Discovery.

"This is the democratisation of banking perks. You shouldn't have to commit for a year and take out a credit card to get cashback and premium benefits. A Klarna membership is flexible, transparent, doesn’t depend on debt, and dollar for dollar, there's nothing in Europe that even comes close on value,” said Klarna Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski.

"People want more from their money, without the barriers. Choose the tier that fits your life and change it whenever life changes – the value is always yours. That's money working for you, not the other way around, and it's the everyday money network that we're building,” Siemiatkowski added.

Non-members can use Klarna without service fees anywhere it’s offered at checkout, including Pay in 3, Pay in Full, and Klarna Financing (eligibility applies), as well as use Klarna Balance, Klarna Card in debit mode, get cashback at featured stores in the Klarna app, and access app features like delivery tracking, wishlists, price-drop notifications and loyalty cards.

Klarna Members get all this and much more across four tiers built to fit however they choose to pay, save and spend. New members get their first month of Klarna Everywhere or Plus for just €0.99, or 30% off the first three months of Premium or Max.

The new membership plans are rolling out gradually in the coming weeks in Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Norway, Sweden and Finland, with other regions to follow soon.

The Membership Plans

Klarna Everywhere (€4.99/month) — Use Klarna everywhere

Unlock access to use Klarna everywhere Visa is accepted, without service fees, for the price of a coffee a month. After two fee-free purchases it's already paid for itself.

Klarna Plus (€9.99/month) — Earn more, save more, worry less

Cashback on everything you pay for, plus protection on what you buy, and perks worth having.

Klarna Premium (€19.99/month) — More of everything, with premium access

Get as many as 12 subscriptions for the price of one, plus cashback, purchase protections, travel cover, a metal card, and access to a dedicated support team.

Klarna Max (€44.99/month) — Max out your money, protections, and subscriptions

The highest cashback rates Klarna offers, as many as 23 subscriptions, and travel cover that even refunds cancelled trips. For members who want it all working, all the time.

* Offerings may vary by region.

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About Klarna

Klarna is a global digital bank and flexible payments provider. With over 119M global active Klarna users and 3.4M transactions per day, Klarna's AI-powered payments and commerce network is empowering people to pay smarter with a mission to be available everywhere for everything. Consumers can pay with Klarna online, in-store and through Apple Pay & Google Pay. More than 1M retailers trust Klarna's innovative solutions to drive growth and loyalty, including Uber, H&M, Saks, Sephora, Macy's, Ikea, Expedia Group, Nike and Airbnb. Klarna is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KLAR). For more information, visit Klarna.com.