What Is the Worldline-Klarna Partnership About?
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French payment company Worldline has announced the signing of a framework agreement to improve access to Klarna’s full suite of flexible payments across online and in-store points of sale.
The rollout will begin this year with the integration into Worldline’s global online payment solution for international e-commerce players in the Travel & Digital sectors.
During the second stage of the rollout, Worldline’s network of enterprise and SMBs e-commerce customers will be able to activate Klarna through a streamlined, guided onboarding process on Worldline’s GoPay online payment platform.
In the latter phase of the agreement, Worldline will extend Klarna’s full suite of payment methods, including BNPL services, to in-store point of sales (POS) terminals.
The France-based company’s stock has been under pressure, plunging 74% over the past year. Could a partnership like this help turn things around? I’ll be keeping a close eye on it.
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INSIGHTS
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PARTNERSHIPS
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M&A
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MOVERS AND SHAKERS
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