Klarna FAQ

Klarna is a Swedish payment service provider that takes end-to-end responsibility for your payment. Klarna is the provider of smooth payments to more than 200,000 online stores. Over 90 million consumers worldwide have trusted Klarna to securely handle their payments. 

Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments is a form of credit which allows you to spread the cost of your purchase over 3 equal payments. The payment for each instalment will automatically be collected from the debit or credit card you entered at checkout. Your first instalment will be collected when your order is confirmed by APOTHEM and instalments 2 and 3 are scheduled 30 and 60 days later, respectively. You can always monitor your payments’ schedule in the ​Klarna app​. 

Pay later in 30 days is a form of credit which allows you to delay payment of your purchase by 30 days. Once your order is confirmed, you'll receive an email with payment instructions within two days from Klarna. You'll then have 30 days to try on your order and only pay when you’re happy. Complete the payment online, at your convenience, with no extra cost. You can pay via credit or debit card in Klarna.app or by logging into www.klarna.com/uk .

To use Pay later in 30 days or Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments you must be at least 18. Whilst this option is widely promoted, Pay later in 30 days and Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments are subject to your financial circumstances. When choosing Pay later in 30 days or Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments, our assessment will not affect your credit rating. 

Klarna is unique and offers Pay later in 30 days and Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments based on a number of factors such as the order value, previous order history and item availability. If you are 18 or over, you can improve your chances of being offered Pay later in 30 days or Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments by ensuring you provide your full name, accurate address details and arrange shipping to your registered billing address. All orders are assessed individually. Just because you have been accepted for Pay later in 30 days or Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments before does not mean it will be offered for every order. In turn, if your application for Pay later in 30 days or Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments is denied, it does not mean it will be denied for future orders. 

If you want to make a purchase with Klarna using Pay later in 30 days or Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments, you'll need to provide your mobile phone number, email address, current billing address and a debit or card. For some orders you may need to provide your mobile number or date of birth, too. The mobile number is required in case we need to reach you. All communications will be sent to your email address including payment reminders and links to your online statements.  It's very important that you give us the correct details, as otherwise you will not receive your payment schedule and any updated order information. 

Klarna may run so-called unrecorded enquiries (or soft credit searches) that do not affect credit scoring and are only visible to you and Klarna, but not visible to other lenders. Neither Klarna nor​ APOTHEM run credit searches against you that could impact your credit rating. 

Although Pay later in 30 days and Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments are widely promoted it is not always universally available. The  Pay later in 30 days and Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments payment option is automatically generated by algorithms that are dependent upon a number of factors including address details, cardholder details, amount of order, the online store, previous order history and item availability. 

You can pay with debit or credit card immediately in the checkout or take advantage of our Pay later in 30 days payment option, where you can pay for the goods once you have received them via credit card or debit card.

If you choose to Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments, these will automatically be collected from the debit or credit card you entered at checkout. The first payment is taken when the order is confirmed. The second and third instalments are collected 30 and 60 days, respectively, after the first instalment. You can always monitor your payments’ schedule in the Klarna app. 

As soon as APOTHEM have accepted your cancellation/return, Klarna will cancel any future scheduled payments as well as refund any amounts due. The return will be reflected in the Klarna app immediately. 

With Pay later in 30 days, payment is due 30 days after the item is shipped. To help you pay on time, we'll alert you two days before payment is due – you'll receive a push notification from the Klarna app or email reminders to pay – and, if very late, we’ll also send you a text or letter, too. 

For your Pay later in 3 interest-free instalments purchase at apothemlabs.com, Klarna will automatically attempt to collect your payment from the debit or credit card you entered at checkout. If we are unable to collect your payment on the scheduled due date Klarna will make one further attempt to automatically collect payment two days later. Should this last payment attempt fail, Klarna will issue you a statement for the full outstanding order amount which will become payable 15 days later. Klarna shall notify you when a payment is due two days in advance of attempting to collect your payment and you can always monitor the due date in Klarna app at your convenience. 

You will not be charged fees or interest for late and/or missed repayment(s). Your credit score will not be impacted by using Klarna’s ‘Pay later in 30 days’ or Klarna’s ‘Pay later in 3 instalments’ product even if you have failed to pay on time. If you fail to make a payment you will be in default, and may be unable to use Klarna in the future. We may continue to attempt to collect overdue and currently due payments on subsequent due dates, or invoice you separately for the unpaid total. If you do not pay for your purchase, Klarna may engage with an external debt collection agency to collect on our behalf. Debt collection agencies are used as a last resort. 

If you have chosen to Pay later in 30 days, Klarna will send you an email with further details on how to pay. Your email will contain a link to Klarna where you can settle your payment with your credit or debit card. You can always view all of your Klarna purchases and payment schedule in the Klarna app or by logging onto Klarna.com/uk. 

Payment information is processed securely by Klarna. No card details are transferred to or held by APOTHEM​. All transactions take place via connections secured with the latest industry standard security protocols. 

Yes. Just go to the Klarna app or log onto Klarna.com/uk and pay off early. 

If you pay by card, ​APOTHEM will confirm your order right away. If paying by Pay later in 30 days, Klarna will send you a payment confirmation to the email address that you have used for your order.  

For Pay later in 3 instalments’ purchases, Klarna will notify you via email and push notification from the Klarna app when a payment is due and when this has successfully been collected, or in the unlikely event of your payment failing. 

If a payment has been made but you have not received payment confirmation, you can always check the status of your order and payments in the Klarna app or by logging in at www.klarna.com/uk.

Once​ APOTHEM ​has received the return (partial or full) and you have received their confirmation of this, an updated statement with an adjusted payment schedule will be sent to you by Klarna if you've made a partial return. With a full return, we shall refund any payments collected and cancel any future scheduled payments. You are always able to monitor the status of your order in the Klarna app. 

In the event that your goods have not been received please reach out to APOTHEM customer service at hello@apothemlabs.com to check on your order and delivery status. You can also contact Klarna’s ​ Customer Service​ so that we can postpone the due date on your payment or put the order on hold in the Klarna app while you wait for the goods to arrive. 

As soon as the store has registered your cancellation or your return, the refund will be processed within 5 business days. 

If you have paid for your order with a card, the refund will be made back to the same card. If you have not paid the statement yet, then the refund will reduce the statement or cancel it completely. 

You can log in the Klarna app or at www.klarna.com/uk, where you will find all of your orders and payment schedule information.