Read this article for an introduction to Klarna payments, its place in the Klarna product family, and payment scenarios it supports.
Klarna payments is an omnichannel solution that lets you add Klarna as a payment method to checkout. You can offer Klarna payments to your customers by:
This guide covers direct Klarna payments integration that you can complete with Klarna payments API.
To offer Klarna payments in your store through a third-party platform, see our Platform solutions section.
Our two leading solutions, Klarna payments and Klarna Checkout, let your customers pay for their purchases using Klarna's payment methods. Read on to find out which solution works best for your business.
Klarna payments is a perfect addition to your existing checkout solution. With Klarna payments, your customers select Klarna as a payment method at checkout and complete their purchases. By integrating Klarna payments with your online store, you have more control over the checkout experience. You decide how to handle cart and order lines, shipping method selection, customer data collection, processing gift cards, and so on.
Klarna Checkout is an all-in-one checkout solution that handles address collection, selection of a payment method, and selection of a shipping option. In your online store, Klarna Checkout is represented by an iFrame with separate sections for billing, payment, and shipping.
When you integrate with Klarna payments, your customers see Klarna as a payment method in your checkout. Once your customers select Klarna for their purchase, they are redirected to log into their Klarna account. We handle the Klarna account user flow and it's here where your customers select their preferred Klarna payment option (pay now, pay later, pay in parts).
Klarna payments supports payments in most checkout processes, including online stores, mobile applications, and brick-and-mortar stores. The two main payment scenarios for Klarna payments are one-time payments and recurring payments.
A one-time payment happens at the time of a purchase when a customer uses Klarna to pay for items in the shopping cart, virtually or in-store.
With recurring payments, a customer agrees to pay for a product or a service at the time of purchase, at a later date, or both. Depending on the payment cadence, you can use recurring payments for subscriptions and unscheduled charges.
When your customer buys a subscription, they agree to pay for access to a product or a service in regular intervals, for example, monthly, quarterly, or annually. If a subscription renews automatically, Klarna processes the following payments at the beginning of each new billing cycle.
Examples of subscriptions include music and video streaming services, newspapers or magazines, and subscription boxes.
Unlike subscriptions, unscheduled charges do not occur at any regular frequency but are tied to the customer's usage of a product or service. This type of charge can also be related to another transaction and occur after that first transaction is completed. Examples of unscheduled charges include: