Klarna Partners With Fresha on Buy Now, Pay Later
Beauty and wellness businesses on Fresha can now offer customers buy now, pay later plans through Klarna.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Spending
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Klarna has partnered with Fresha to give beauty and wellness businesses the ability to offer buy now, pay later plans to their customers. The option is available through Fresha's new Payment Methods experience, announced Monday, November 2.
Why it matters
Fresha says partners had asked for more flexible payment options for higher-value services as treatment plans become more results-driven and personalized. The move extends installment-style payment into a service sector where clients often book larger, recurring appointments.
PYMNTS Intelligence found married parents rank monthly payment amount as their top buy now, pay later consideration at 34%, while single parents rank purchase cost first at 29%. The research does not specify the survey sample size or fielding dates.
The players
Klarna
Klarna is a Swedish fintech company known for buy now, pay later financing offered at online and in-store checkout.
Fresha
Fresha is a business software platform used by beauty, wellness and salon businesses to manage bookings, payments and client relationships.
The details
Businesses on Fresha can offer clients the option to pay in full or spread the cost over time through the Payment Methods experience. Klarna is integrated directly into Fresha and connected to bookings, payments and client management.
Timeline
Monday, November 2: Klarna and Fresha announce the collaboration.
Late October: PYMNTS publishes its family pay-later research analysis.
Market Dynamics
The partnership extends the installment-payment preferences documented in PYMNTS Intelligence research on married and single parents into beauty and wellness services. It reflects a broader pattern of buy now, pay later providers embedding themselves in software platforms that businesses already use for bookings and payments.
Clients booking higher-value beauty or wellness services at Fresha partners may now be able to spread the cost over time instead of paying in full. Whether that is cheaper than paying upfront depends on the fees and terms Klarna applies, which the source does not detail.
The takeaway
Before using a buy now, pay later plan for a service, compare the total cost including any fees against paying in full. Monthly payment amounts can make larger bookings feel smaller than they are over the full term.
Further reading
Explore more on Spending to see how installment payment options are reshaping everyday consumer costs.
Source note: This article includes information reported by PYMNTS.
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