SaaStr

APRIL 29, 2021

Shopify’s first quarter revenue: Q1 2021: $989 million Q1 2020: $470 million Q1 2019: $321 million Q1 2018: $214 million Q1 2017: $127 million Q1 2016: $73 million Q1 2015: $37 million Q1 2014: $19 million Q1 2013: $9 million. — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) April 28, 2021. But likely it’s below 100% excluding payments.

Merchant Services 315

Merchant Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payments 315

SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2021

50% revenue from software (recurring), 50% from payments (not-recurring). . And half from fees on transactions it processes: Is this all really ARR? You pay a subscription for websites to help you sell stuff. In 2021+, Yes. Let’s take a look at 3 great examples: Example #1: Bill.com. But it isn’t.

Merchant Services 360

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 360

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2021

That’s a wrap on SaaStr Money 2021 ! The financial services industry – banking, lending, insurance – has long benefited from deep competitive moats that limited competition and stifled innovation. 4 Secrets to Using Data Security and Compliance as a Competitive Advantage with Very Good Security’s CEO. Quite a day!

Payments 269

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments Banking 269

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. Epic Games wants to take control of their online sales with its own marketplace.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 147

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If you sell software internationally, you know how difficult handling cross-border payments can be. From making sure you display the right currencies for each region to supporting your customers’ preferred payment methods, global commerce can come with its fair share of challenges. Table of Contents. What is SEPA Direct Debit?

Payment Methods 148

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 148

Stax

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

ACH transfers, or payments made through the Automated Clearing House network, account for billions of dollars in payments annually. In fact, NACHA, the nonprofit that governs the ACH payments network reported 6.1% in payment volume growth in Q4 2021. in Q4 2021.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments 88

SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2021

The Cloud is expanding and moving forward at a phenomenal rate, so we invited the team at Bessemer Venture Partners back to SaaStr to unveil their latest findings in the 2021 State of the Cloud. As of January 2021, there were over 527 private unicorns with a total cumulative value of over $1.9 Hello Unicorns .

Cloud 273

Cloud Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions 273

Stax

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This may be concerning for certain types of businesses as they need to spend more to process credit and debit card payments as compared to cash. Moreover, you must watch out for hidden service fees and/or long-term contracts your provider may try to lock you into.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

Your business requires a fast and reliable tool for sending and receiving payments from clients. But with so many payment processing tools on the market, which one should you choose? Here's a list of six payment processing platforms for 2021. 1 Different B2B Payment Processing Tools 1.

Payment Services 80

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payments 80

Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

With cashless now BEING king, credit and debit cards are the primary method for your customers to make payments. of consumer payments came through card payments. And electronic payments were at 14.2%, closing in on cash at 15.5%. Credit card and debit card payment processing fees apply to them all.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

FastSpring

JUNE 22, 2022

One of the most important parts of your store is the checkout page. Working with a website checkout page that will convert more visitors will help you increase sales. Just make sure the submit payment button is easy to find at the journey’s end. Other design steps can help optimize your website checkout page too.

Payment Methods 148

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 148

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

An ICP aligns your product, sales, marketing, service, and executive teams to all focus on your highest-value accounts. Brex then scaled its payments business quickly. Shopify identified its ICP as individuals and businesses looking for easy tools to start an online e-commerce store. Foster customer relationships.

Payments 243

Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 243

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The country recently published guidance requiring providers of electronic services — select digital products and services — to register for VAT if they meet certain criteria and thresholds. Foreign e-services provider requirements What are Thailand’s VAT rates for E-Services? What are Thailand’s VAT rates for E-Services?

Payment Services 148

Payment Services Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service Payment Solutions 148

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

They focused on building a payment platform that empowers international talent and independent contractors to get paid on time in a compliant way while also ensuring that companies can hire international talent and make payments efficiently. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance.

Sales Hiring 269

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 269

Unbounce

JANUARY 6, 2025

A landing page funnel guides potential customers through your sales process. Unlike a regular website, a landing page funnel focuses on specific actions you want visitors to take, like signing up for your email list or purchasing. What’s the difference between a website, a landing page, and a funnel?

Sales Funnel 111

Sales Funnel Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Services 111

Unbounce

MAY 13, 2021

As a marketer, your job is to tell folks what makes your product or service the best out there. A good value prop isn’t : A jargon party that doesn’t explain the benefits of your product or service A positioning statement (although this would cover the third part of a value prop, it misses the first two) A catchphrase or slogan.

Payment Methods 143

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 143

FastSpring

MAY 15, 2024

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ order to allow app developers to “steer” users to third-party payment options outside of the native App Store. The evidentiary hearing regarding Apple’s subsequent compliance began on Wednesday, May 8. fees for payment processing. After a rejection by the U.S.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 130

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Jonathan saw them through IPO in 2021 with the highest software multiple IPO ever. Toast is a vertical software embedded payments solution for restaurants in the U.S. They’re servicing one of the largest vertical TAMs in the world. The ones they met in person closed at a 3x rate. and across the globe. In the U.S.

Payment Methods 262

Payment Methods Acquisition Scale Payments 262

Payrix

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of over 30% from 2021, according to the latest Federal Trade Commission data. billion, and online shopping. For software companies embedding payments into their platform, being aware of payment fraud is critical for several reasons. What is payment fraud?

Payments 100

Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services 100

Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Although credit cards have been around since the 1950s, in recent years, they’ve started to dethrone cash from its position as king of payment methods. With a whopping 84% of American adults owning at least one credit card (the average is 3 credit card accounts per person), card payments reached $9.43 trillion in 2021.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

FastSpring

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India issued new guidelines for subscription purchases earlier this year — and the new rules came into effect a few days ago, on October 1, 2021. FastSpring-powered stores will need a new storefront to accept new subscription purchases from India. The new regulations were scheduled to take effect in April of 2021.

Payment Services 146

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 146

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. Today, it crosses dentistry, optometry, veterinary, physical therapy, specialty medical services, audiology, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other home services. No matter how it may have seemed in 2021.

SaaS Payments 278

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods SMB 278

Buffer Resources

JULY 22, 2024

  Track ad performance in real-time While Meta got rid of its full Facebook Analytics platform in 2021, it still has excellent resources for understanding ad performance, including reach, engagement, conversions, and more metrics. You will be brought directly into the Facebook Ads Manager for your personal ad account.

Payment Methods 114

Payment Methods AI Search Advertising Social Media 114

Neil Patel

JANUARY 26, 2021

If you’re looking to grow your small business in 2021 and beyond, you need to organize every aspect of your company. I know from personal experience that even if you’re using the best tools to grow your business , success can lag if you aren’t allocating your time and energy to the right things. Organize Your Passwords.

Payment Methods 144

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Strategy 144

FastSpring

JUNE 21, 2024

Per Kyodo News , “The law will prohibit the providers of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android smartphone operating systems, app stores and payment platforms from preventing the sale of apps and services that directly compete with the native platforms’ own.” Get tips on How to Sell a Mobile App or Game Outside App Stores.

Merchant Services 158

Merchant Services Marketplace as a Service Payments Payment Solutions 158

FastSpring

MAY 13, 2021

Conversion doesn’t just happen, you need to optimize your website for it. An ecommerce business without conversion rate optimization is like a car without wheels — it won’t take you anywhere. Do you have a solid process in place to reduce abandoned carts? Ecommerce Optimization Basics. Simplified checkout process.

Payment Methods 87

Payment Methods Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 87

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Join the payments-led growth movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. Take a traditional business, like a furniture store.

Scale 117

Scale Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 117

Stax

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

If you had to scratch your head to answer this question, you’re among 9 in 10 Americans who prefer digital transactions over traditional payment methods. According to Mordor Intelligence , the electronic payments industry was valued at $7.36 trillion in 2021 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.08% to hit $15.27

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Walmart Marketplace is among the fastest-growing e-commerce stores out there, so if you’re looking for an Amazon alternative, it’s a serious contender. Well, let’s take a look, starting with how the platform operates. Walmart launched the marketplace back in 2009 to attract online shoppers and grow its customer base.

Marketplace as a Service 145

Marketplace as a Service Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services 145

Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. Launching PayFac and ISV solutions In 2019 and 2020, Stax became more than just a payment processor for merchants.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Shopify Checkout is Shopify’s native payment gateway. Shopify Checkout supports both sides of a transaction: customers submit an order request, input payment details and select a shipping option, and merchants choose to accept or query the order through a centralized system. Speed To this day, Shopify Checkout has processed over 2.5

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 98

FastSpring

MAY 13, 2021

Conversion doesn’t just happen, you need to optimize your website for it. An ecommerce business without conversion rate optimization is like a car without wheels — it won’t take you anywhere. Do you have a solid process in place to reduce abandoned carts? Ecommerce Optimization Basics. Simplified checkout process.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 78

FastSpring

DECEMBER 22, 2020

We helped facilitate record growth for our customers. We have always operated FastSpring with the mantra that “we succeed when our customers succeed,” and it was very gratifying to see so many examples of this in 2020. We experienced the strength and resiliency of the digital ecommerce economy. We acquired SalesRight.

Payment Methods 131

Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 131

FastSpring

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Pending Apple’s appeal, the Gonzalez Rogers ruling would enable developers to link to external payment systems (like FastSpring!) Apple was given 90 days from the September 10 ruling to make changes to its system to allow these kinds of external payments. If you’ve avoided the app store, it may be time to reconsider!

Payment Solutions 148

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 148

Subscription Flow

AUGUST 9, 2024

Cash payments consisted of 20% of total payments made worldwide in 2021. While cash and cheques are touted to slow their decline in 2024, things are generally not looking too good for this traditional form of making payments. Payment Options for Small Businesses 1. Payment Options for Small Businesses 1.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services 52

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

BNPL allows consumers to split large purchases into several monthly payments, interest-free. BNPL helps online retailers attract customers and increase revenue, which is why business leaders are taking note. PayPal’s offering integrates with the PayPal wallet, allowing users to easily manage payments.

Payment Methods 145

Payment Methods Payments Merchant Services PayPal 145

FastSpring

DECEMBER 15, 2023

FastSpring provided key evidence about alternative payment options in EPIC’s antitrust lawsuit against Google Santa Barbara, CA – December 12, 2023 – Overnight in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California a jury found that Google Play and Google Play Billing represent an illegal monopoly run by Google.

Merchant Services 144

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 144