Staples established cooperation with Swedish BNPL provider Klarna to offer flexible payment options for customers purchasing office essentials.

Staples Inc., a retailer offering office supplies, furniture, cleaning products, technology solutions, and custom printing, has enabled Klarna’s flexible payment options – Pay in 4, Financing and Pay Now – at its web portal.

Mike Shady, Chief Digital Officer at Staples, Inc., said the company appreciated the added convenience and value these new payment solutions bring to its customers. The increased flexibility of payment options will make clients’ shopping experience more seamless, accessible, and manageable, alleviating the pressure of paying upfront costs in full.

“Our users’ top Klarna wishlist items are electronic devices, including laptops, monitors, and headphones; by joining forces with Staples, we’re able to offer our customers an easier way to spread the cost of vital office supplies fairly and transparently,” added Erin Jaeger, Head of North America at Klarna.

Staples offers tailored workspace solutions to meet the needs of various industries, including healthcare, education, government, and corporate offices. The platform is focused on efficiency, offering next-day delivery to most U.S. locations and seamless integration with over 150 e-procurement systems to streamline ordering processes.

The firm is also sustainability-oriented. It has recently reduced environmental impact with Packsize’s “Right-Sized Packaging On Demand” solution and minimised delivery emissions by optimising logistics.

With the addition of Staples, Klarna’s partner network in the U.S. has further expanded. The BNPL provider now works with 46 of the top 100 US retailers, including Airbnb, Uber, Adidas, Expedia, and Rite Aid. Globally, the list of Klarna’s partners has grown by over 100,000 over the past year.

Klarna has also become a default payment method for Worldpay’s global merchant network, expanding customer access to Klarna’s flexible payment services directly through Worldpay’s platform.

It was recently reported that Klarna has filed its long-awaited IPO plans to go public in the United States.