Financial services
February 3, 2020
Klarna specializes in buy now, pay later transactions. Image credit: Klarna
By Sarah Jones
NEW YORK – Installment payment provider Klarna is helping to convince younger shoppers to buy into luxury by splitting up entry-level purchases into smaller, more attractive amounts.
{"ct":"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","iv":"1997a9dbd673d84e4339e37c092d6030","s":"e98a2e8d547216e6"}
Share your thoughts. Click here