Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For companies looking to scale, Independent Software Vendors (ISV) are a crucial tool that provides specialized software solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing business tools. Through strategic ISV partnerships, businesses can enhance their service offerings, streamline operations, and open new revenue streams.

Payments 88

Payments Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 88

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

According to the US Federal Reserve in 2022, general-purpose card payments reached $153.3 On top of that, 69% of Americans online in 2023 said they used digital payment methods to make a purchase. As a business owner, you just cant afford to ignore these statistics. But selecting a good payment solution can be overwhelming.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2024

This was precisely my experience upon meeting Toni and Carlos, the founders of Embat, in an area we’ve extensively have been exploring: treasury management and payment automation. This includes real-time bank connectivity, treasury forecasting, payment automation and automated accounting and reconciliation with e.g. ERPs.

Payments 268

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Scale 268

SaaStr

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With nine figures in revenue, Ariel and SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin talk about all things Navan, rebranding when you have brand equity, building B2B software for people, pricing and business models, and much more. Before Navan, there were different apps for managing expenses, events and meetings, payments, etc.

Payment Solutions 275

Payment Solutions Payments Travel Scale 275

Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

Customers in this age of instant gratification always expect a smooth and seamless online payments experience. As a business owner, you must have a clear understanding of how online payments processing works to be able to create a hassle-free checkout process that will keep buyers coming back to your eCommerce store.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 88

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

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The company is an AI platform that empowers teachers to give instant, personalized feedback to students, based in San Francisco. We were really impressed with Class Companion’s founder Avery Pan’s clear vision and mission to help teachers leverage AI to improve education. Our current set of funds totals $3.4B. #3.

Technical Review 270

Technical Review Software Review Payment Solutions Venture Capital 270

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In enterprise healthcare, there are many “Jobs to be Done” (JTBD) for AI. To this end, we present the first part of the 6th episode of the Digital Health Go-to-Market Playbook series –Commercializing AI in Healthcare. The tasks are labor-intensive, with low historical adoption of traditional software products to facilitate them.

Healthcare 140

Healthcare AI Artificial Intelligence Payment Solutions 140

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The payments landscape and how it affects businesses trying to grow in Asia. If you’re not sure how to kickstart growth for your digital products or software business in Asia, listen or watch now! Before joining FastSpring, I spent quite a number of years within the payments industry.

Merchant Services 192

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 192

FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

“As a startup with only two or three people, it would be absolutely impossible to go international without this kind of platform.” Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally? Selling internationally is key to their business model. Here’s why. Paddle offers it.

Payment Solutions 148

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 148

Stax

JANUARY 23, 2025

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. This process involves reviewing the businesss structure, financial health, industry type, and compliance with regulations.

Merchant Services 68

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Development Team Review 68

Subscription Flow

JUNE 26, 2024

Did you know that the Dutch payment processing company Mollie was only able to raise $100 million in 2020 as its growth tech investment? Lo and behold, in no time Mollie became the third largest European payment processor (after the fellow Dutch company Adyen and the London-based Checkout.com). So what happened?

Payment Features 98

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 98

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 104

Payments Pricing Compensation Scale 104

Stax

JANUARY 17, 2024

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are a type of electronic bank-to-bank payment system in the US. Unlike payments facilitated by card networks like Visa or Mastercard, ACH payments are managed by a body called the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). Let’s get started.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

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?

Payments 110

Payments Forecasting Payment Services Sales Hiring 110

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

And with the field having undergone a couple of “ knockout expansion years ,” with more revenue pouring into SaaS than ever, it has never been a better time for a young SaaS company. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Milken himself is said to have credited (or blamed) VisiCalc and spreadsheets for the growth of the Private Equity (PE) industry, since cash flows vs. debt payments could be easily monitored, and a formerly complex net present value calculation now just involved a formula for a cell. billion, against almost $2.8

VP of Engineering 91

VP of Engineering AI Payment Methods Merchant Services 91

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Getting the best inventory management software for your business will make all of it a reality. And if that isn’t enough, the software tool can also help you reduce operating costs, increase revenue, and most importantly, ensure greater customer satisfaction. But how do you know which platform you should choose?

Payment Solutions 134

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software Review Payment Services 134

Stax

JUNE 18, 2024

Subscription models offer companies large and small the opportunity to build predictable revenue and high customer lifetime value. In a subscription business model, customers pay a recurring fee in exchange for a product or service.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 88

Stax

APRIL 30, 2024

Whether you run a small online store or a major brand, accepting electronic payments is a must for all businesses. According to Onbe, 73% of consumers prefer using digital payments like cards and payment apps. But to seamlessly receive these payments as a merchant, you’ll need merchant processing services.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 88

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While their target audience and the breadth of their solutions are the key differences, vertical and horizontal SaaS also share many similarities, in particular cloud-based hosting and subscription business models. By serving common business needs, horizontal SaaS platforms have a very wide target audience.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

Subscription Flow

JUNE 26, 2024

Did you know that the Dutch payment processing company Mollie was only able to raise $100 million in 2020 as its growth tech investment? Lo and behold, in no time Mollie became the third largest European payment processor (after the fellow Dutch company Adyen and the London-based Checkout.com). So what happened?

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 52

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Since its introduction, the SaaS business model has grown in popularity and transformed many industries. Why are SaaS software adoption rates among businesses so high? These features make it easier for SaaS users to scale their businesses as they expand and help them run more productive businesses.

Payments 52

Payments SaaS Payments Trends Payment Solutions 52

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Cloud computing offers three main service models: SaaS for ready-to-use software, PaaS for application development frameworks, and IaaS for scalable virtualized computing resources. HubSpot and Salesforce are both CRMs that offer customer analytics, survey tools, and extensive integrations. What are the benefits of the SaaS model?

SaaS Payments 104

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 104

Baremetrics

MAY 13, 2021

Cash flow modelling software lets you use historical data from a time period to develop a forecast of your incoming cash from revenue. For SaaS businesses, you use your contraction monthly recurring revenue (MRR) , churn, and average revenue per customer in addition to other transaction data to predict your future cash flow.

Payment Services 78

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 78

Baremetrics

JANUARY 12, 2022

You take all of your assets , liabilities , revenues , expenses , investments, etc. These projections are built on many assumptions, from your hiring plan to your expected monthly recurring revenue (MRR) growth. Let’s take a look at exactly what it is that cash flow modeling software does. and project them into the future.

Payment Services 95

Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 95

Stax

AUGUST 22, 2024

Digital payments are increasingly becoming the norm. According to Forrester’s data, digital payments are the most used payment method today, with 69% of American adults using them to make payments online. Businesses must therefore adapt and be able to accept such payments.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Grasswire, it was because we had no team and no monetization strategy, which I do not recommend. All of the cool ideas that you had, you would get really clear feedback about what was going on, but if it was a good idea, it would really move the needle in revenue and volume. It’s not even close. They needed something now.

Acquisition 150

Acquisition Software Review Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 150

ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

So why the subscription business model? It’s simple: the subscription revenue model benefits both customers and companies. Meanwhile, companies offering subscriptions can scale with confidence, with predictable revenue and deeper relationships with their customer base. The 4 types of subscription businesses.

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Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods Payments 72

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 29, 2024

acceptable funding parameters and risk metrics) by using upfront, non-performance driven data such as revenue, time in business, and minimum FICO. Loan servicers are responsible for collections, where they auto debit gross principal and interest payments from a bank account and wire them to the lender.

Payment Services 93

Payment Services Payment Solutions Development Team Review Outsourcing Services 93

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

Imagine cutting years off payment system setup. The number of Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) has grown 13.8% This shows how fast this model is growing. For businesses, this means they can use payment systems without starting from scratch. PayFac as a Service lets companies add payment processing to their platforms.

Merchant Services 40

Merchant Services PayFac as a Service Payment Services Marketplace as a Service 40

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

By almost all key metrics, now is a great time to get into the SaaS business model. SaaS revenue is expected to reach $143.7 As such, many SaaS businesses are opting for the latter. AI Integrations. In the early days of a business, MRR (monthly recurring revenue) is all you will have to work with.

SaaS Payments 66

SaaS Payments Trends Merchant Services Payments 66

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 22, 2025

Becoming a payment facilitator can really boost your business’s earnings. It also lets you handle customer payments more directly. Plus, it makes payment processing smoother for your customers. Make sure your business model fits the payment processing needs.

Merchant Services 40

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac SaaS Payments 40

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

This obsession with getting new customers is natural: the more customers you convert, the more revenue you will make. However, the subscription business model can’t survive if you keep on acquiring new custo mers but the old ones keep on walking away. We had about $ 25 ,000 to $ 100,000 in recurring revenue at that time a month.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Churn Payment Services 105

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

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2023

SaaS companies mostly opt for the subscription business model. When offering subscriptions, it is not just customer acquisition but also the retention rate that contributes to the success of the business. You can integrate chatbots with the core CRM so that you can communicate with customers whenever required.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payment Services Scale Payment Solutions 59

ProfitWell

JULY 20, 2020

SaaS companies run on a dynamically different business model compared to traditional companies. The following are some of the reasons why a SaaS financial audit is different: Recurring payments. Long-term payment structures. This is because most payment structures are long term; they span several months or years.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Deferred Revenue Payment Solutions Payment Services 59