FastSpring

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Many companies that expand globally reach a point where they can’t properly support their international customers with their current payment platform. An international payment gateway can help with some of these issues, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. What is an international payment gateway? Table of Contents.

Payment Services 131

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 131

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Businesses are shifting from rigid, consumption-based business models to flexible ones that let users pay for the goods and services they use only as much as they use them. Therefore, reengineering the value chain and realigning teams to the new business model are necessary for this major shift.

Payments 59

Payments Payment Features Payment Services Subscription 59

Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints: A Guide for CS Teams. B2B customer journey touchpoints mark the roadmap toward successful outcomes for clients and CS teams. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy. What type of medium is used.

B2B 115

B2B Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 115

OPEXEngine

AUGUST 17, 2021

If you’ve underestimated the importance of financial operations for both the short and long-term success of your SaaS business, you’re not alone. With the explosive growth of the SaaS business model impacting businesses worldwide, many are navigating SaaS financial operations and subscription management for the first time.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services B2B SaaS Payments Payments 52

Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021? Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. This year, we’re shaking things up with our first ever B2B marketplace napkin! What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021?

Marketplace as a Service 59

Marketplace as a Service Payments B2B SaaS Payments 59

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Navigating the bustling SaaS landscape without a reliable CRM system is similar to one being like a child who is attempting to learn a skill without the helpful guidance of a teacher. The majority of the time, SaaS companies are involved in business-to-business sales. What are the Benefits of SaaS CRM?

Payment Solutions 59

Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 59

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. The company is an AI platform that empowers teachers to give instant, personalized feedback to students, based in San Francisco. Check that out here. Why did you do the deal?

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Technical Review Software Review Payment Solutions Venture Capital 214

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What does the future hold for B2B software? Every year we ask the OpenView network to weigh in, and this time around many folks unsurprisingly made predictions around a trend most of us in SaaS had to adapt to (and, to be honest, are still figuring out) in 2020: remote work. Focus on more flexible business models.

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SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 96

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 142

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 142

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this article, we are going to go into details so that the best CRM for B2B SaaS can be found. Dynamics of SaaS Businesses Companies are more conscious when they are looking for CRMs for SaaS companies. SaaS companies mostly opt for the subscription business model.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Scale Payment Solutions 59

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. To put it simply, recurring billing can get complicated, especially for a SaaS company.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Your SaaS product’s free trial conversion rate is one of the most important growth metrics to track. That’s because an integral component of the product-led growth strategy is your ability to convert a free trial user into a paying customer. The average conversion rate for SaaS companies varies between 18.6%

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions Scale 52

Baremetrics

JANUARY 24, 2022

It is no secret that in order to grow a SaaS company, business leaders need to consider cash flow. It can also threaten a small business's ability to keep up with everyday operations. Invoice financing is an excellent option for SaaS companies looking for a fast and easy way to earn a short-term type of funding.

Payment Features 98

Payment Features Finance SaaS Payments Payment Services 98

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 25, 2021

Financial Mathematics of a SaaS business model. SaaS business models are different from traditional business models. In B2B SaaS you spent anywhere between 1 – 3X times the Annual contract value (ACV) as your Cost of Acquiring the Customer (CAC). So why do we do that?

Retention 52

Retention SaaS Payments B2B Business 52

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). That includes: A global focus.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 133

Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

What can be said about growth in the SaaS marketplace in 2023? New business is the slowest it’s been in years. Our data shows an uptick in 2023, possibly a … What can be said about growth in the SaaS marketplace in 2023? Here are some key insights the panel touches on: SaaS growth is the slowest in recent history.

Trends 52

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ProfitWell

JULY 20, 2020

Unfortunately for SaaS companies, bookkeeping is hectic and is often plagued by such inconsistencies and mistakes. Why SaaS financial audits prove different. SaaS companies run on a dynamically different business model compared to traditional companies. Long-term payment structures.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Deferred Revenue Payment Solutions Payment Services 59

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

There are many SaaS products , but knowing that, how do you choose the best? This article will look at the most successful SaaS companies, so you can decide if you want to invest in them for your business. TL;DR A SaaS product delivers software remotely, reducing the need for local installation, maintenance, and updates.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 82

SaaSOptics

MAY 22, 2018

In many ways, operating a SaaS business globally can be easier than running one with a traditional business model. For example, one-time payments only need a foreign exchange calculation at the time of purchase. However, in other ways, it presents new considerations and challenges to overcome.

Payment Services 40

Payment Services Payments B2B Payment Features 40

ProfitWell

APRIL 23, 2020

Their customers—small, local automotive garages—began expressing a desire for a feature within the app that allows them to continue to collect revenue despite many shops closing or being open for very limited hours. GaragePlug’s customer support team kept hearing this recurring theme that customers wanted revenue despite the lockdown.

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Payment Methods Retention Payment Solutions Payments 110

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Freemium in SaaS is old news. The much-discussed pricing strategy took over the SaaS world and helped fuel the phenomenal success of SaaS pioneers like Dropbox, Evernote, SurveyMonkey and Hootsuite. Freemium appeared to be declining in popularity and, when it was in place, drove next to zero new ACV for most SaaS companies.

Pricing 82

Pricing Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

SmartKarrot

JULY 14, 2020

The B2B Tech world is booming with SaaS business models. Statistics claim that about 50% of the enterprises run their operations by depending on a SaaS platform, of which 38% work exclusively on the SaaS module. Let us dive right into this article and explore the world of SaaS and its facets deeply.

Business Model 10

Business Model B2B SaaS Payments Payment Features 10

Baremetrics

JANUARY 18, 2022

Companies that operate over multiple regions or countries are increasingly turning to price localization as a way of bringing in more customers and growing their revenue. This is particularly useful for SaaS businesses without many brick-and-mortar assets. Table of Contents. What Is Price Localization?

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods Pricing Payment Services Strategy 98

ProfitWell

JULY 2, 2020

Today—we're sharing how the newest ecommerce platform, Elliot, was unable to recover from DDoS attacks, leading them to shut down. At the start of 2020—things looked promising for the emerging ecommerce platform: Elliot. They recommend those merchants export customer and order information to transition to a new platform.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Payments 52

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 16, 2019

It’s the question on every SaaS founder’s lips: Is my churn rate too high? So how do you know what a healthy churn rate is for your SaaS company? Why is it so hard to define an average churn rate—and what does that mean for your subscription business? A “good” churn rate for one company might be terrible for another.

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Churn SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 55

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

45% of SaaS companies said they had some form of usage-based pricing, up from 34% in 2020. Fully embracing usage-based pricing rather than traditional seat-based subscriptions is analogous to making the transition from on-prem to SaaS in the first place. High interest rates will suck up government revenues.

Pricing 82

Pricing Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Founded in 2019, Cognota is the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams. There are now over 150 enterprise companies using the platform. EJ Brown 00:31 That was Ryan Austin, the founder and CEO of Cognota, the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams.

Payment Solutions 95

Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments VP of Engineering 95

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

Small tweaks to your SaaS billing practices can make a huge impact on the customer experience. For example, Jon Torres — a digital marketing consultant specializing in SaaS commerce — noticed that, for some of his clients, refund requests spiked around renewal time. “It 7 growth hacks from the SaaS experts. Learn more here.

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Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 118

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Vikas made his way into the world of SaaS and came to be at the rocketship that is Kustomer. * Why does Vikas believe that a wave of SaaS incumbents are about to be displaced or disrupted? What ratio of revenue is healthy for professional services to account for? Vikas Bhambri: Yeah.

SaaS Payments 132

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 132

Subscription Flow

JANUARY 19, 2024

Smooth payment processing is at the heart of any business’s smooth operations and growth. If this process is blotchy then you run the risk of losing money. If the process is not secure, then you run the risk of losing your customers’ trust resulting in catastrophic consequences for your business.

Payment Services 59

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 59

SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2020

SaaS companies have transformed the way global businesses work. Ever since its inception in the 1960s, SaaS has evolved from a mere time-sharing system to innovative and efficient applications that can be accessed on multiple computers. In this blog we’ll talk about SaaS business and top 50 SaaS companies in 2020.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services Sales Recruiting 19

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 15, 2022

Use this analogy to explain your SaaS business model. For SaaS organizations, the purpose of a free trial is to obtain a customer. Improves Customer Engagement Increases recurring revenue (ARR/MRR) via increasing customer engagement Builds Trust. 5 Ways to Optimize ‘trial to paid’ conversion rate in SaaS.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Payment Solutions Scale Payment Features 52

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Since 2020, growth in the SaaS market has increased dramatically and is expected to grow over 27% a year. Subscription model innovation: Customizable subscription models make it easier for SaaS companies to optimize their pricing and billing. From pricing to payments, billing, tax management, and more.”.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 78

Casey Accidental

JULY 17, 2023

I thought I would actually write down a lot of those thoughts and add some more depth for founders and employees working on these businesses. Don’t worry I got more marketplace content on the way as well Shortly after I got into tech, investors started to fall in love with subscription business models, mostly on the B2B side.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Payments Subscription Payment Features 98

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. What is SaaS?

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 16, 2018

The key to achieving explosive growth is to start by identifying your Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) via segmentation, reaching out to them with personalized targeted messaging while building a scalable and repeatable process. Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in 6 months: our outbound sales system is fueling this growth.

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Scale Sales Hiring Payment Services Payment Methods 84

Casey Accidental

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Format changes are usually only required around platform shifts already occurring or platform shifts a larger company is trying to drive. This is creating a new value proposition for your existing audience so that you can acquire, retain, and/or monetize them better. I have written more about platforms here.

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Payments Scale Payment Solutions Technical Review 113