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Know Your Customer (KYC): What It Is and How to Comply

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That’s the amount of non-cash payments made in the U.S. Financial crime can take on several faces, including (cyber) fraud, cryptocurrency scams, and money laundering—and companies offering financial services can lose out on serious bucks. While internationally CDD can be seen as a key component of KYC compliance, within the U.S.,

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A Complete Guide to SaaS Tax Software: Options, FAQs, and More

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It takes an enormous amount of time, money, and headcount for SaaS companies to handle VAT, GST, and sales tax (and any other form of indirect tax) in-house. Because of this, most SaaS companies end up calculating indirect tax outside of the U.S. Note: Some tax consultants specialize in sales tax compliance in the U.S.

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Revenue vs. Income: A Guide For Your Business

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Revenue vs. profit vs. income: The terms may seem synonymous and are sometimes even used interchangeably, but they tell different stories about a company. Revenue growth suggests an expanding business and in-demand product, but whether there is any financial gain for the business is determined by the income.

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Our New Transparent Pricing Dashboard: Where Your Money Goes When You Buy a Buffer Subscription

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Our hosting costs include service providers like AWS, Cloudflare, MongoDb, Twitter, etc. Merchant Fees At Buffer, we rely on Stripe, Google, and Apple for our payment processing needs. Stripe payments make up 98.5 percent of our total revenue and 83 percent of our fees. Stripe payments make up 98.5

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

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According to the Pew Research Institute , in 2022, a whopping 41% of Americans said they don’t use cash at all for any of their weekly purchases—a significant jump from 29% in 2018. FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless.

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Password Hacking: How Passwords are Breached

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“Your application has been hacked” is probably one of the last lines a SaaS executive wants to hear today. Unfortunately, poor authentication and authorization implementation is still common across multiple platforms, leaving hackers with a big(ger) attack surface to exploit. CISOs and security teams also know this.

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6 Questions to Ask Before You Start Selling Online in the US

FastSpring

The truth is, the application of sales tax for digital products – and SaaS products especially – varies widely. However, in the wake of the June 2018 Supreme Court ruling in Wayfair vs. South Dakota , this may change. It’s usually based on gross revenue limits or a number of sales transactions. Do I need end-to-end support?