Klarna experienced a major incident on September 2, 2026 affecting Europe and North America, lasting 9h 3m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
EuropeNorth America
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 02, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC
We are currently experiencing a degradation to Klarna Payments. We are working to restore the service as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
- investigating Sep 02, 2026, 06:35 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- investigating Sep 02, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- identified Sep 02, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- identified Sep 02, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC
The initial fix did not have the intended outcome, we have now identified another fix which is being implemented. Thank you for your patience.
- monitoring Sep 03, 2026, 12:39 AM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Sep 03, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC
This incident has been resolved.