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Adding Payments and Fintech to SaaS Can Be Great. But You Gotta Watch the Margins.

SaaStr

So in the Boom Times of later 2020 and 2021, almost every VC pushed SaaS companies to at least become a little bit of a fintech. It seemed such an easy way to bolt on more revenue to an underlying SaaS platform. Shopify now gets 2x the revenue from payments and merchant services than it does from SaaS subcriptions.

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5 Interesting Learnings From Bill at $1.2 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Billion ARR, growing a stunning 48% (!) – 111% NRR, although down from 131% in 2021 – 15 Month CAC – Gotten very efficient, +$194m net profit – Transactions growing faster than software, like Shopify – From $120m ARR in… pic.twitter.com/hYImIBKyNQ — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin  ?? Much less than revenue grew.

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Registration is OPEN for FREE SaaStr Money 2021 with CEOs and CXOs of Chime, Square, Plaid, Stripe, Adyen and So Much More!!

SaaStr

Ok it’s time to grab your spot at the top sessions for SaaStr Money 2021 on July 14: The line-up of workshops and small sessions is incredible, and it’s FREE as part of our last Mega Digital Event before 2021 Annual. July 14, 2021, 8:00 am. July 14, 2021, 8:00 am. July 14, 2021, 8:30 am.

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State of the Cloud 2023 with Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Podcast)

SaaStr

SVB collapsed, market multiples are down, yet the IPO window is re-opening, and we have a platform shift to AI that’s exciting everybody. While we’re still a ways from the high valuations of 2021, we are seeing valuation multiples normalize closer to the range of what we saw for long-term pre-pandemic averages. Let’s find out.

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3 Tips to Accelerate You to $100M ARR and Beyond with Payrix Director, Marketing Katie Wickham and Bob Butler, Payrix Chief Commercial Officer (Video)

SaaStr

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Joined by Katie Wickham, Payrix’s Director of Marketing, Butler shares essential tips on accelerating your business to $100 million ARR and beyond. . Brex then scaled its payments business quickly.

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6 B2B Payment Processing Tools for 2021

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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.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Square, er Block, at $16B in Net Revenue

SaaStr

The majority of its revenue is now from Bitcoin transactions, not “traditional” payments and software. Its software and services business is the one with the real operating margins. Its software and services business is the one with the real operating margins. So is Square a SaaS company? It’s core.

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