What Klarna’s new in-store credit card could mean for beauty retail

By Becky Bargh | Published: 26-Jan-2022
Finance Retail

New Visa-powered credit card allows customers to buy-now-pay-later on physical purchases – but it’s integrity has been criticised by experts

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Fintech giant and Swedish bank Klarna has introduced its first-ever physical card for in-store shopping.

The Visa-powered card allows customers to make buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) purchases outside of the traditional realms of

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