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Yes it’s like a payday loan service for nonsense no one needs. >Klarna also offers monthly financing, where you can pay for a purchase over a longer repayment
by Mistletoe 3y ago
Yes it’s like a payday loan service for nonsense no one needs.
>Klarna also offers monthly financing, where you can pay for a purchase over a longer repayment period, ranging from six months to four years. These loans may charge interest up to 29.99% annual percentage rate (APR)
I found a good summary for how it works here. They even make money from the sellers apparently.
https://www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonalFinance/comments/109z8p2/is_klarna_legit_any_downsides_catch_to_it/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonalFinance/comments/109z8p2/...
>The standard pricing for Pay in 3 / Pay in 30 / Pay now by card is 30p + 4.99% per transaction.
>If you take Financing (6-36 monthly payments), the rate varies from 5.99% to 16.99% if you offer your customer interest free option, but if you the Financing is interest-bearing, they charge you the same as the standard pricing above.
- troupo 3y agoIt's a bit more complicated than that, but yes: people are bad at calculating money and often switch to monthly part payments with huge interest rates. Disclaimer: worked at Klarna ~10 years ago
- uxp8u61q 3y agoThat's insane. In my country (France) such an interest rate is considered usury and illegal. https://www.banque-france.fr/index.php/en/node/19825 https://www.banque-france.fr/index.php/en/node/19825
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> such an interest rate is considered usury and illegal They’re assessed as “late fees,” not interest, in France.
- uxp8u61q 3y agoReally? Do you have a source for that statement?