{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"53804","rtpr_id":"nBw2Tnn77a","ticker":"KLAR","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["KLAR"],"title":"Klarna and Ulta Beauty Partner to Bring Flexible Payments to U.S. Beauty Shoppers","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-06-03T13:00:01.371Z","article_body":"Klarna and Ulta Beauty Partner to Bring Flexible Payments to U.S. Beauty\nShoppers\n\nKlarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today\nannounced a partnership with Ulta Beauty, the largest specialty beauty\nretailer in the U.S., to bring flexible payments to millions of U.S. customers\nshopping on Ulta.com or through the Ulta Beauty app.\n\nUlta Beauty shoppers can now enjoy more flexibility when shopping for the\nbeauty products they love, with Klarna payment options at checkout - pay in\nfull, split purchases into four interest-free installments, or choose\nlonger-term financing for larger purchases.\n\n\"Ulta Beauty is where millions of Americans turn for everything beauty and\nwellness has to offer, from emerging to established brands across all price\npoints,\" said David Sykes, chief commercial officer at Klarna. \"Whether a\nguest is checking out on Ulta.com or tapping through the Ulta Beauty app, they\nnow have the power to pay in full, split their purchase into four\ninterest-free installments, or select financing, giving them the freedom to\nchoose what works best.\"\n\n“Our digital channels play an increasingly important role in how guests\ndiscover, explore and shop beauty,” said Jodi Williams, vice president of\necommerce at Ulta Beauty. “Partnering with Klarna allows us to enhance that\nexperience with more payment flexibility at checkout, supporting a seamless\njourney that gives guests more control over how they shop Ulta Beauty online\nand in our app.”\n\nAbout Klarna\n\nKlarna is a global digital bank and flexible payments provider. With over 119\nmillion global active Klarna users and 3.4 million transactions per day,\nKlarna’s AI-powered payments and commerce network is empowering people to\npay smarter with a mission to be available everywhere for everything.\nConsumers can pay with Klarna online, in-store and through Apple Pay &\nGoogle Pay. More than one million retailers trust Klarna’s innovative\nsolutions to drive growth and loyalty, including Uber, H&M, Saks, Sephora,\nMacy’s, Ikea, Expedia Group, Nike and Airbnb. Klarna is listed on the New\nYork Stock Exchange (NYSE: KLAR). For more information, visit Klarna.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klarna.com%2F&esheet=54546851&newsitemid=20260603202916&lan=en-US&anchor=Klarna.com&index=1&md5=1f0c1ec31487e5eea017bc3826d92098)\n.\n\nCategory: Partnerships\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603202916/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603202916/en/)\n\npress@klarna.com (mailto:press@klarna.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2Tnn77a","title":"Klarna and Ulta Beauty Partner to Bring Flexible Payments to U.S. Beauty Shoppers","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"KLAR","created":"2026-06-03T13:00:01.371Z","tickers":["KLAR"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Klarna and Ulta Beauty Partner to Bring Flexible Payments to U.S. Beauty\nShoppers\n\nKlarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, today\nannounced a partnership with Ulta Beauty, the largest specialty beauty\nretailer in the U.S., to bring flexible payments to millions of U.S. customers\nshopping on Ulta.com or through the Ulta Beauty app.\n\nUlta Beauty shoppers can now enjoy more flexibility when shopping for the\nbeauty products they love, with Klarna payment options at checkout - pay in\nfull, split purchases into four interest-free installments, or choose\nlonger-term financing for larger purchases.\n\n\"Ulta Beauty is where millions of Americans turn for everything beauty and\nwellness has to offer, from emerging to established brands across all price\npoints,\" said David Sykes, chief commercial officer at Klarna. \"Whether a\nguest is checking out on Ulta.com or tapping through the Ulta Beauty app, they\nnow have the power to pay in full, split their purchase into four\ninterest-free installments, or select financing, giving them the freedom to\nchoose what works best.\"\n\n“Our digital channels play an increasingly important role in how guests\ndiscover, explore and shop beauty,” said Jodi Williams, vice president of\necommerce at Ulta Beauty. “Partnering with Klarna allows us to enhance that\nexperience with more payment flexibility at checkout, supporting a seamless\njourney that gives guests more control over how they shop Ulta Beauty online\nand in our app.”\n\nAbout Klarna\n\nKlarna is a global digital bank and flexible payments provider. With over 119\nmillion global active Klarna users and 3.4 million transactions per day,\nKlarna’s AI-powered payments and commerce network is empowering people to\npay smarter with a mission to be available everywhere for everything.\nConsumers can pay with Klarna online, in-store and through Apple Pay &\nGoogle Pay. More than one million retailers trust Klarna’s innovative\nsolutions to drive growth and loyalty, including Uber, H&M, Saks, Sephora,\nMacy’s, Ikea, Expedia Group, Nike and Airbnb. Klarna is listed on the New\nYork Stock Exchange (NYSE: KLAR). For more information, visit Klarna.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.klarna.com%2F&esheet=54546851&newsitemid=20260603202916&lan=en-US&anchor=Klarna.com&index=1&md5=1f0c1ec31487e5eea017bc3826d92098)\n.\n\nCategory: Partnerships\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603202916/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603202916/en/)\n\npress@klarna.com (mailto:press@klarna.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-03T13:00:01.578855064Z","server_sent_at_ms":1780491601578},"received_at":"2026-06-03T13:00:01.848Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603202916/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"43235","press_release_id":"53804","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Internet Software & Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Klarna has partnered with Ulta Beauty to integrate its flexible payment options into Ulta's U.S. digital checkout experience.\n\nShoppers on Ulta.com and the Ulta Beauty app can now choose to pay in full, split purchases into four interest-free installments, or select longer-term financing.\n\nThe deal underscores Klarna's expansion into major specialty retail, leveraging its network of over 119 million global active users.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Klarna secures major retail partnership with Ulta Beauty, expanding BNPL reach in the beauty sector."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"daily_transactions":"3.4 million","global_active_users":"119 million"}},"quotedText":"Partnering with Klarna allows us to enhance that experience with more payment flexibility at checkout, supporting a seamless journey that gives guests more control over how they shop Ulta Beauty online and in our app.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"David Sykes","role":"Chief Commercial Officer at Klarna"},{"name":"Jodi Williams","role":"Vice President of Ecommerce at Ulta Beauty"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Klarna","ticker":"KLAR","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Ulta Beauty","ticker":"ULTA","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Strategic partnership with Ulta Beauty, the largest U.S. specialty beauty retailer, expands Klarna's merchant base and transaction volume in a high-growth sector. 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