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Press Release: FastSpring CEO David Nachman on Google Play Case Ruling: “This is a Win For Gamers and Studios”

FastSpring

As part of the lawsuit, FastSpring CEO David Nachman provided substantial evidence derived from sales calls and proposal requests from a wide range of mobile game developers seeking payment and distribution solutions outside of the Google Play store from FastSpring.

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FastSpring and EBANX Forge Partnership to Expand Pix Payments for Digital Products in Brazil

FastSpring

Director of Payments, Risk, and Compliance at FastSpring. As a merchant of record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, comprehensive sales tax and VAT compliance, and more. Adding Pix opens up the Brazilian market to new buyers who do not have internationally enabled cards.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

FastSpring is an experienced merchant of record that provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, and digital goods businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support. We’ve been working in this space since 2005, and we’ve seen the growth of the subscription business firsthand.

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News: U.S. Federal Judge and Epic Games Challenge Whether Apple Has Complied With Order to Allow Payment Steering

FastSpring

The evidentiary hearing regarding Apple’s subsequent compliance began on Wednesday, May 8. As a Merchant of Record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, and 100% automated sales tax and VAT compliance.

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News: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple and Epic in Antitrust Case

FastSpring

Sweeney then threaded a list of “glaring problems we’ve found so far,” concluding with “ Epic will contest Apple’s bad-faith compliance plan in District Court ” and attaching an image of the aforementioned “scare screen” Apple has included in its Developer Support update regarding external purchase links.

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Is What Epic Wants for App Stores What Other Game Developers Actually Want?

FastSpring

Case in point, both Google and Apple’s app stores enforce a 30% fee on sales of games and in-game items distributed through their platforms. As a Merchant of Record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, and 100% automated sales tax and VAT compliance.

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Software Transcends Borders—Why Not Money?

Andreessen Horowitz

has had real-time payments since 2005 via the Faster Payments network. In addition, a software company that wants to sell its product globally needs to integrate multiple payment methods; if a prospective customer’s preferred local payment method isn’t supported, the company risks losing sales. Today, U.K.