Klarna merchant T&Cs require BNPL exclusivity?
Just got an email about new terms from Klaran rolling out - under section 14.1 it says:
14.1 In relation to all Shopping Solutions: The Merchant warrants that during the term of the Agreement, in the Store or any other agreed Sales Channels, Klarna shall be the Merchant’s sole provider of deferred payments and installment solutions in the countries covered by this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, this means the Merchant agrees that it will not integrate nor directly or indirectly offer, promote or otherwise facilitate any third party services nor any own services (neither solely by itself nor in cooperation with any third party) that offer Customers the ability to defer their payments or split their payments into installments in any country where the Merchant has agreed to integrate the Shopping Solutions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Merchant is allowed to keep backup/failover solutions. For clarity, the Merchant is permitted to continue offering services that (i) allow customers to make an upfront payment in full as well as major credit cards (e.g. Visa, MasterCard, American Express) or (ii) allow customers, after their purchases have been completed with the Merchant, to convert the payment into credit installments within a provider’s own environment.
So basically if I continue to offer Klarna they expect me to stop offering Clearpay/PayPal Pay Later.....?
Am I supposed to just sit here and hope they don't enforce it? Mind-bending stuff.
Posted Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC