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This provision operationalizes a closed-loop funding model in which customer balances function exclusively as Klarna platform credits rather than as transferable funds. This structure ties customer financial resources directly to continued use of Klarna's service offerings.
Users who maintain a Klarna balance account are bound by restrictions on how those funds may be deployed—specifically, balance funds cannot be withdrawn as cash or transferred outside the Klarna platform and may only settle purchases made through Klarna's payment system. This mechanism creates a segregated account structure separate from standard banking or payment rails.
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This provision operationalizes a closed-loop funding model in which customer balances function exclusively as Klarna platform credits rather than as transferable funds. This structure ties customer financial resources directly to continued use of Klarna's service offerings.
Users who maintain a Klarna balance account are bound by restrictions on how those funds may be deployed—specifically, balance funds cannot be withdrawn as cash or transferred outside the Klarna platform and may only settle purchases made through Klarna's payment system. This mechanism creates a segregated account structure separate from standard banking or payment rails.
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