Klarna launches „Wavy”: „the most accessible peer-to-peer payment service in Europe” – free of charge, available in 31 markets

Wavy enables consumers across 31 European markets to smoothly transfer money (Euros) and split bills amongst friends, colleagues and family members. Consumers can connect their bank accounts or credit cards to Wavy and simply generate a payment link when they want to initiate a transfer. This link can be shared via existing social media channels or directly to a Wavy user.

The recipient of the payment does not have to sign up to Wavy to redeem a payment, they can receive it through a bank account. Payment requests can be paid using EU issued credit cards or SOFORT Überweisung and are settled in real-time.

Wavy uses 3D animated stickers to illustrate the payment purpose e.g. for last night’s pizza or for shared household expenses.

Lamine Cheloufi, previous co-founder of the Cookies App and now Product Director at Klarna: “We can offer our users the most accessible peer-to-peer payment service in Europe. Everybody can use Wavy to transact anywhere, at anytime and in real-time. It’s the most natural way to share secure money transfers between friends, colleagues & family. The recipient of the payment receives a payment link via any social media channel and can redeem the payment without having to sign up to the service.” .

For Klarna as a technology intensive, product-driven and consumer oriented bank with more than 60 million consumers, Wavy is a natural complement to the existing Klarna product offering. Which already includes direct transfer, pay after delivery and installment plans in a smooth one-click purchase experience and gives consumers the flexibility on choosing how and when they prefer to pay.

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna: “The work of the Cookies team impressed me so much that we wanted to work with them. Since then, within Klarna we have been working to develop a product that truly reflects how people live today and their social interactions. There are no borders in an online context, why should there be in payments? Klarna was founded with the goal to make online payments safe, simple and smooth, Wavy is another step on that journey.”

How to sign up?

Wavy is a free app that is available now for iOS , Android and can also be accessed via the Web . With one click, existing Klarna users can activate Wavy by visiting Klarnas self-service portal my.Klarna.com

About Wavy:

Wavy is a peer-to-peer payment service which makes it easy to securely send and receive money – from app to app or simply via any social media channel. Recipients do not need to be registered in advance. With two-factor authentication, fingerprint, encrypted data on the device and encrypted communication between smartphone and bank (SSL), Klarna’s Wavy provides a secure method for sharing bills smoothly among friends. Wavy is available in 31 markets (28 EU Member States and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and supports bank payments, credit card payments as well as payments via SOFORT. You must be at least 18 years old and have a bank account or credit card issued by an EU country to be eligible to use Wavy.

About Klarna:

Today, Klarna is one of Europe’s largest banks and offers easy payment solutions for 60 million consumers and over 70,000 merchants. Klarna is now active in 18 markets with over 1500 employees. The company was founded in 2005 in Sweden with the idea of simplifying shopping. The core business of the company is the services of purchase, direct debit and installment purchase. CNBC has added Klarna to the list of top 50 „disruptor” companies.

Source: Klarna