Klarna expands checkout reach
Klarna partnered with Germany's largest gaming retailer Mindfactory to offer pay‑now, pay‑later and interest‑free instalment options at checkout and has also extended its Douglas partnership into Spain and Italy. (investing.com)(globalcosmeticsnews.com) The moves broaden flexible payment options available to merchants in discretionary retail categories. (investing.com)
Klarna added two more checkout footholds in Europe this month, with Mindfactory in Germany and Douglas in Italy and Spain. (klarna.com) Klarna said on April 13 that Mindfactory, which it called Germany’s leading gaming retailer, now offers pay in full, pay later, and interest-free installments at online checkout. Mindfactory sells computer hardware, notebooks, software, tablets, smartphones and game consoles through its website. (klarna.com) (mindfactory.de) Four days earlier, on April 9, Klarna and Douglas said they were extending their existing partnership to Italy and Spain. The rollout gives Douglas shoppers in both markets access to Klarna at checkout, including installment payments without interest. (klarna.com) The expansion pushes Klarna deeper into discretionary retail, where shoppers often buy higher-ticket items such as gaming equipment, beauty products and electronics. Klarna has been widening its merchant network as it tries to be “available everywhere for everything,” according to its February 2026 results. (klarna.com) (investors.klarna.com) Klarna said last month that it had more than 118 million active users worldwide and 966,000 merchants across 26 markets at the end of 2025, with 3.4 million transactions a day. In March, the company separately said it had crossed 1 million merchants. (investors.klarna.com) (nasdaq.com) Douglas gives Klarna access to one of Europe’s biggest beauty chains. Douglas says it is Europe’s number one omnichannel premium beauty destination, with around 1,850 stores and multiple online shops. (douglas.group 1) (douglas.group 2) Mindfactory adds a different customer base: shoppers buying parts for personal computers, gaming setups and consumer electronics online. That makes Klarna’s latest merchant wins less about one sector than about covering more of the kinds of purchases consumers may want to spread over time. (mindfactory.de) (klarna.com) For Klarna, the immediate result is simple: more checkouts in more categories, in more European markets, carrying the same menu of pay-now, pay-later and installment options. (klarna.com 1) (klarna.com 2)
