New York, October 1st, 2024 - Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has unveiled “Apple from Klarna”, a storefront in the Klarna app and Klarna.com where customers can purchase Apple products using its flexible payment options. Now an official Apple reseller, Klarna also launches a brand new, bespoke payment option for Apple products: Upgrade Financing. This new payment option makes Apple’s innovative product lineups available for as little as $7.99 a month* exclusively through “Apple from Klarna.” 

Upgrade Financing enables Klarna customers to purchase the latest Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac lineups through low-cost monthly payment plans, so customers can get: 

• Apple Watch SE starting at $7.99 a month  

• Apple Watch Series 10 at $12.99 a month  

• iPad Air starting at $17.99 a month  

• MacBook Air 13-inch with M3 starting at $19.99 a month  

At the end of the loan term, customers can trade in their device and upgrade to the latest model, or they can choose to keep their current device for a final, interest-free payment. 

"I love Apple’s products! I love the design, the security and the ease-of-use" said Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Co-founder and CEO of Klarna. "So it is super exciting that we’re simplifying the shopping experience for Apple products in the Klarna app and Klarna.com. Apple from Klarna gives our 25 million active US consumers another way to access the latest and best tech as they work, play and create.”

The introduction of “Apple from Klarna” underscores Klarna’s mission to provide consumers everywhere with a seamless shopping experience and more payment options. 

Customers can shop the latest and greatest products across Mac, iPad and Apple Watch on “Apple from Klarna,” including:

• The latest lineup of Mac laptops feature Apple silicon and provide world-class performance and battery life in beautiful, yet durable designs that are built to last. The 13-inch MacBook Air is the world’s most popular laptop and delivers the ultimate in power-efficient performance and portability with its thin and light, fanless design.  
• iPad has enabled new ways to communicate, work, learn and create — with an unrivaled combination of advanced displays, powerful performance, portability, fast connectivity, all day battery life and advanced accessories. Offered in two sizes for the first time, the new iPad Air with the M2 chip is more powerful and versatile than ever with phenomenal performance, a landscape front camera, and faster Wi-Fi. 
  Every Mac and iPad with an M-Series chip supports Apple Intelligence, which brings exciting new AI capabilities to the experience, from system-wide writing tools to image generation, and more, all while incorporating privacy from the ground up.
• Apple Watch is the ultimate device for a healthy life and Apple Watch SE delivers the core experience at an affordable price point. It’s a great way for many starting their Apple Watch journey, gifting to loved ones, or setting up for kids who don’t yet have an iPhone. Apple Watch SE helps you stay active, healthy, connected, and safe with activity and workout tracking, high and low heart rate notifications, fall and car crash detection, Emergency SOS, and all of the other great features available in watchOS.  
• Apple Watch Series 10 introduces the largest and most advanced display in the thinnest Apple Watch design ever. The world’s most popular watch also includes new capabilities like sleep apnea** notifications, the Vitals app, training load, and water depth and temperature sensing.  

*Based on 0.00% APR, only available to qualified customers with excellent credit history and subject to credit approval. A down payment may be required. Actual APR ranges from 0.00% - 29.99% and is based on credit worthiness and subject to credit approval.
 

At the end of the 24 or 36 month period identified above, you would either trade in your device with the option to upgrade, or keep it by paying off the remaining loan balance. For example: You can purchase the iPad Air M2 128GB 11inch by paying $17.99 per month for 24 months at the example 0.00% APR. At that point, you can either trade in the device with an option to upgrade, or keep it by paying the loan balance of $167.24. If you keep the device, you have the right to refinance the final payment, subject to credit worthiness. For a trade-in to pay off the remaining balance, the device must be in good working condition.

More details can be found in the Upgrade Financing Terms and Conditions.
 

**Sleep apnea notifications are now available in more than 150 countries and regions, including the U.S., the EU, and Japan. A complete list of regions is available at  apple.com/watchos/feature-availability. The feature is supported on Apple Watch Series  9, Apple Watch Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2. It is intended to detect signs of  moderate to severe sleep apnea for people 18 years old or older without a diagnosis of  sleep apnea.