Stax

JUNE 17, 2025

The world of payments is constantly evolving, with new technologies and shifting business demands reshaping how money moves. In an interview with Karen Webster , CEO of PYMNTS , Paulette Rowe , CEO of Stax, pulled back the curtain on the critical strategies and innovations driving the next wave of payment partnerships.

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Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

So one of SaaStr Fund’s latest investments is Mangomint, a vertical SaaS platform for spas and salons. There are multiple vendors in different segments, including Mindbody which IPO’d a SaaS generation ago and then taken private in a $2B Vista acquisition. Automation and AI solve this. #3.

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SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods SMB 312

Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

As a SaaS business leader, reducing software user churn is an important part of maintaining your customer base and increasing revenue. By pinpointing the exact reason for user churn, you can determine how to avoid it and ensure that your business continues to have strong profits. Looking to measure churn? Contact sales 2.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Software Review Churn SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2025

Your suppliers might actually be your customers 30% of Bill.com’s core revenue comes from suppliers making payment choices, completely reframing their TAM calculations. billion in revenue 475,000 customers across all platforms (Bill, Divvy, Invoice to Go) 250,000 customers on the core Bill platform A payment network of 7.1

SMB 130

SMB Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 130

Stax

MARCH 18, 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. Part of this can be attributed to the SaaS model’s unique aspect of relying primarily on future revenue. Take a traditional business, like a furniture store.

Scale 117

Scale Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 117

Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software-led payments have grown in popularity, and for good reason. Last year, we sat down with several of the payments experts that roam the halls of Worldpay to understand what was on the horizon for software platforms and payments. From those conversations, we made software-led payments predictions for 2024.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Payment Solutions 100

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Plus, the price tag on those more established businesses often run into the billions. Micro startup acquisitions. But before we dive into that, we need to look into what micro startup acquisitions are and why you need to sit up and take notice. Micro Startup Acquisitions: What Are They, and Why Should I Care?

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Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 145

Panintelligence

DECEMBER 9, 2024

But Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the catalyst for enormous change. Together, AI and SaaS are reshaping business operations, redefining customer experiences, and driving innovation across industries. What is AI SaaS? Let's explore how AI is enhancing SaaS applications: 1.

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SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Services Artificial Intelligence 52

Stax

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Stax Payments , a leading payment technology provider, has appointed Mark Sundt as Chief Technology Officer. Sundt brings more than 30 years of expertise as a technology leader to his new role, with a deep background in payments and transforming businesses with groundbreaking technology solutions.

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CTO Payments Stax Merchant Services 88

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

There’s a little bit of work to do still, but you know, tonight the title of my talk is how to make user acquisition practically free. Grasswire, it was because we had no team and no monetization strategy, which I do not recommend. I came from a background before I started Lambda School where I was in a company called LendUp.

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Acquisition Software Review Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 156

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2019

SaaS is about creating long-term value for your customer, and being compensated appropriately for that value as a business. Learn actionable monetization tips from a Product/Growth operator turned VC. Built out a bunch of the orb across product, data, analytics to do much of the same work, to drive retention and monetization.

Payments 105

Payments Pricing Compensation Scale 105

FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

Most Stripe alternatives fall into one of two categories: (1) payment processors, or (2) a billing solution that covers payment processing and other aspects of billing such as fraud detection, checkout, and more. can provide payment processing, order fulfillment, financing options, and more.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 147

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

They discussed the wide-ranging implications that generative AI will have across fintech and how it will boost jobs, rather than replace them. Alex Immerman: If 2023 was the year of efficiency, 2024 is the year of generative AI. My general view is that every part of AI will be way better next year. Mind sharing?

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Payments Forecasting Payment Services Sales Hiring 110

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 3, 2025

With AI agents like Fin, you can break free from these constraints. Taking an AI-first approach allows you to handle massive support volume fluctuations while providing always-on global support, and keeping costs predictable. In contrast, AI costs typically decrease over time as the technology matures and adoption grows.

Payment Services 104

Payment Services AI Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 104

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

“It’s likely that a finance or sales tools will be less susceptible to churn than a marketing tool, simply because it’s perceived to be more directly responsible for revenue.”. Because word-of-mouth for us is actually much bigger fuel than the revenue that we’re collecting or churning or dropping or whatever.”.

Benchmarks 147

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 147

Teamgate

JUNE 11, 2025

Integrations +1 725-254-2694 Start Free Trial Login Log in Sign up REQUEST A DEMO --> Sales Management Top Tools for Monitoring API Performance Chase Horn June 11, 2025 Explore the top API monitoring tools that enhance performance, reduce downtime, and support scalable operations for businesses of all sizes.

Scale 52

Scale Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments 52

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Popularized by Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert, the invention wasn’t all that complicated: issue bonds with very high interest rates and correspondingly high risk, and use that capital to finance the wholesale acquisition of mismanaged, inefficient, and sclerotic companies. billion, against almost $2.8

VP of Engineering 91

VP of Engineering AI Payment Methods Merchant Services 91

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

We celebrate businesses like that, and of course, the platform we’re on today with Zoom, that has really become a communications platform that’s defining this COVID era. If you look at the IAS vendors, they passed $130 billion revenue milestone this year. It is staggering. We call that a second act.

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Sales Hiring Scale Payments Sales Recruiting 211

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

To achieve this, vertical SaaS products bring in experts from niche markets to develop industry-specific features, ensure compliance with industry standards or regulations, and integrate with key business platforms that are standard within that industry. What is Horizontal SaaS? Consider the following.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

Payment Solutions 81

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 81

Unbounce

JANUARY 27, 2022

He lands more leads and patients for his clients and reduces their cost per conversion and cost per acquisition : “That’s the name of the game. ” Saving money, growing revenue—that’s music to any small business owner’s ears. Wait—$300,000+ additional annual revenues?! What’s that?

Marketing 139

Marketing Payment Methods AI Payments 139

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

When selecting a funnel tool, look for customization, integrations, segmentations , and dashboard options. Here are the best funnel-tracking tools to explore: Userpilot is a product growth platform that gives you granular insights into your funnels with heatmaps, custom events, product usage tracking, and more.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Data Analysis Software Review SaaS Payments 105

Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Thousands of businesses are willing to spend unbelievable amounts of money to rank at the top of search engine results pages (SERP) and in the most relevant places for their users around the web. In 2019, small businesses spent between $9,000 and $10,000 per month on PPC , with Google making an average of $116.5 Retargeting.

Payment Methods 145

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments AI Search 145

SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So data analytics, marketing customer analytics, and technology and acquisition. The second category is very interesting because this, you can translate that as the paid spend, of Facebook and what not, moving towards MarTech acquisition tools. The responses are automatically analyzed by MonkeyLearn, which is an AI tool.

Sales Hiring 170

Sales Hiring Payment Methods Payment Solutions Marketing 170

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

The new joint solution is improved by having the OEM technology embedded into its application, providing increased value to the end customer. The licensor enjoys a new revenue stream. The key defining factor is that the OEM software is embedded into an existing application or platform, and it sells as part of that application.

Payment Solutions 85

Payment Solutions Payments Software Review Enterprise 85

yoursales

JANUARY 28, 2022

With the launch of the Pipedrive Marketplace a very wide range of third party apps & integrations. Scroll to the right in the table below and filter for integrations to find what works for you. Drive Revenue. Terminus - Account-Based Marketing Platform for Quality Growth. Account Based Selling. Grow Your Pipeline.

Scale 113

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 113

Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This year, topics ranged broadly from incorporating AI to deliver world-class consumer experiences to defining and measuring different forms of community-powered growth. Most companies have a primary acquisition loop that drives this scalable growth, and unfortunately, there aren’t that many acquisition loops that really scale.

Payments 63

Payments Payment Methods Scale Underperforming Technical Team 63

User Pilot

MAY 8, 2024

It gives the product a competitive advantage, improves brand reputation, and propels revenue growth. Common needs are related to functionality, reliability, usability , integration , support, customization, and cost-effectiveness. Deliver exceptional customer support using AI and self-service resources.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 105

All that Saas

MAY 1, 2021

In this roundup, we are going to have a look at some of the best Influencer Marketing Platforms that you can use to connect with the right influencers, manage campaigns, measure analytics, and a lot more. Influencer marketing platforms are a great solution to engage with your audience in the right way. dollars in 2018. Influence4you.

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Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

User Pilot

AUGUST 15, 2023

Go-to-market and pricing strategies that detail your marketing plan and preferred sales process. KPIs like customer acquisition cost , trial-to-paid conversion rate , customer engagement score , etc. Likewise, you’ll also need a way to convince prospective customers to commit to ongoing payments. for measuring success.

ChatGPT 98

ChatGPT SaaS Payments Marketing Social Media 98

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

An example of synergy could be an ecommerce brand aggregator acquiring an ecommerce tool to scale the primary business. A recent example of this is Instacart acquiring Caper AI for $350 million to streamline the online shopping experience. Churn Rate Churn rate basically defines the long-term trajectory of a business.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 105

Buffer Resources

MARCH 5, 2024

On the financial side, distributors took a chunk of our already tight margins, and the 90-day payment terms from most retailers made cash flow difficult. I also felt that adding a subscription option for our dog food would allow us to better meet customer needs and support our company with reliable monthly recurring revenue (MRR).

Payment Methods 106

Payment Methods Payment Services Scale Payments 106

Buffer Resources

JANUARY 15, 2024

Inaccurate, packed with "filler," or completely AI-generated — bad B2B (business-to-business) content is easy to spot and even easier to find online. "AI-developed content can’t touch it [original research] on quality and value for a B2B audience," she says.  Tough question.

B2B 138

B2B Technical Advisors SaaS Payments Underperforming Technical Team 138

User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

SaaS conversion rate optimization is important to create the best customer experience that helps lower the customer acquisition cost and increase MRR. The journey in SaaS encompasses numerous ‘micro-conversions’—pivotal actions a user undertakes from signup to final payment.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 105

User Pilot

JUNE 28, 2023

Platformly uses a progress bar and empty state CTAs to simplify the onboarding process for their complex product. Split-test your upsell pop-ups to maximize expansion revenue. However, the company was facing a major issue: new members weren’t uploading their CVs to the platform. Get a demo now! Source: Osano.

Onboarding 97

Onboarding SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 97

Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 8, 2024

As AI augments therapeutic discovery, development, and distribution, it’s likely that these medications will become even more prevalent. The opportunity for builders The “why now” moment has come for a specialized, tech-enabled benefit manager that enables systematic access, payments, and delivery of cell and gene therapies.

Technical Review 22

Technical Review Payment Solutions Payment Services Healthcare 22

User Pilot

APRIL 15, 2024

Users stuck in AI response loops. Factors like hidden charges and the lack of flexible payment options further compound the problem. Process pain points : Inconsistencies or friction in a company’s processes leads to customer frustration. Enabling the Salesforce integration in Userpilot.

Communication 105

Communication SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 105