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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by queuep on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:03AM (#27301474)
Not sure where you are located, but in Sweden, Klarna at the start (if I remember it correctly) only needed your 'personnummer'(social security number) to process payments.

Now I think they manage to track your devices so I only have to enter my postal code, and then I just click purchase, and it's all done.

They used to use really weird/dark patterns, to make you forget to pay and then pay huge fees to Klarna.

Nowadays as I've configured Klarna, it just subtracts the amount from my bank account, hassle free, and I don't have to do a bunch of reserach wether or not the website is credible.

Somewhat like Paypal, but smooother.

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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by gpvos on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:35AM (#27302265)
Sounds bad. I like my online payments to have a little friction.
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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by megous on Thursday May 27, 2021 @09:12AM (#27302670)
Here we can just scan a QR code and confirm payment. No extraneous middle men involved.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Payment_Descriptor

I don't see how credibility of website depends on what payment options they offer. That sounds like a separate issue.

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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by LinAGKar on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:20AM (#27302120)
And they don't notify you when it's available for payment, or when it's about to expire. So if you order something, and it for some reason takes a few weeks/months before they ship it and it becomes available for payment, you'll end up with a reminder fee with no warning.
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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by ptx on Thursday May 27, 2021 @04:48PM (#27308324)
Hm? I always get an e-mail when the invoice is ready and another e-mail when the payment has been received.
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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by jiofih on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:30AM (#27301710)
iDeal is smooth enough. Hoping this dystopian future does not come to the rest of the EU.
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Re:Klarna users are being signed in to random accounts by rightbyte on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:39AM (#27301792)
Ye Klarna was really scammy early. Making their living on reminder fees.
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