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They were also doing short-term loans [ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343942 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343942 ], which were for a while being pu
by jan_Inkepa 5y ago
They were also doing short-term loans [ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343942 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56343942 ], which were for a while being pushed quite heavily in some internet community things I'm a part of.
Also, I figure they must be paying a lot of money to be the default payment provider on so many services.
For me, asking for my bank login details is...ridiculous - it'll be interesting to see if it is still following the same tactics in a few years.
- def_true_false 5y ago> asking for my bank login details is...ridiculous Is there more information on this? Are they doing the same thing Plaid does in the US? That is, literally asking for user credentials to internet banking instead of using the banks' proper APIs?
- gpvos 5y agoI don't know about current Klarna, but they took over Sofortüberweisung, which has been doing exactly that since 2004. Avoided them like the plague ever since.
- jan_Inkepa 5y agoThey are (or at least were, haven't checked in a while) asking for private bank account access details, yeah - https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/bweqaa/is_it_safe_to_use_klarnacom_and_sofort_for_online/ https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/bweqaa/is_it_safe_...