Klarna: dispute with a merchant through the bank

Contact the store first, then use Report a problem in the app; Klarna pauses the payment while it reviews, and claims must be raised within 120 days.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-13 · dossier 2026-10-13 · 100% official or government sources

What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 35 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Klarna contacts Open in the interactive directory JSON

Collect

order confirmation
proof of contact with the store
tracking or delivery record
photos of a wrong or damaged item

Steps

Contact the store first and keep proof of the contact.
Report the problem on the purchase in the Klarna app or web portal.
AppReport a problem with a purchase (Klarna buyer protection) Klarna app or web portal > select the purchase > Report a problem Sign-in required
If Klarna does not resolve it, use chat or customer service and ask to escalate.
ChatChat in the Klarna app (AI assistant 24/7, human support when needed) Sign-in required
If it is still not resolved, complain to the CFPB.
RegulatorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau +1-855-411-2372

More contacts for this issue

PhoneKlarna Customer Service +1-888-518-2771 Account holder only

MailWritten complaints and notices (mark complaints "Complaint") Klarna Inc., 800 N. High St., Suite 04121, Columbus, OH 43215

Facts you can cite

Deadline
Klarna buyer protection covers orders not received (in whole or part) and items that differ significantly, including items damaged in shipment; claims must be raised within 120 days (Klarna's page counts from purchase in one place and from the invoice date in another).
Source: klarna.com, verified 2026-10-13
Policy
Once you report a problem, Klarna pauses your payment until the issue is solved and decides at its reasonable discretion whether to refund or remove your payment obligation.
Source: klarna.com, verified 2026-10-13

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

Customer service
ChatChat in the Klarna app (AI assistant 24/7, human support when needed) Sign-in required
Customer service
PhoneKlarna Customer Service +1-888-518-2771 Account holder only
Written complaint
MailWritten complaints and notices (mark complaints "Complaint") Klarna Inc., 800 N. High St., Suite 04121, Columbus, OH 43215
Klarna aims to resolve complaints on first contact, otherwise within 20 business days when feasible.
Federal regulator
RegulatorConsumer Financial Protection Bureau +1-855-411-2372
State agency
Your state’s financial regulator. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
Arbitration
The Pay in 4 agreement uses the arbitration provision of the Klarna Shopping Service terms unless you opted out of it there; Military Lending Act protections excepted.

Watch out

Most Klarna support starts in the app, which needs the account holder's sign-in.
Customer Service verifies the account holder.

Let your AI agent handle this

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2. Ask your agent:

A merchant did not deliver, and I paid with my Klarna card. Use Escalate Anything to dispute the charge.

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