SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2022

Companies grew more slowly, there was nothing for a CFO to really do for years, and you could sort of outsource everything and just keep an eye on the bank statement. It was too big a flag for a company at the edge of where I like to invest. I have $1,000 in my bank account at the end of January. Things have changed a lot.

Finance 320

Finance Outsourcing Services Systems Review Technical Review 320

Subscription Flow

JANUARY 2, 2024

The SaaS industry has been growing at a phenomenal rate for quite some time now, prompting many businesses to now think of ways in which they need to invest in efficient ways of running their business in the SaaS world. In doing so, SaaS businesses of all sizes face common payment processing SaaS challenges.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payments 52

Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

A robust recurring billing software can make all the difference for your subscription business but win 2024 we are taking no gambles. Invest in the right billing and subscription-management software to automate your workflows after carefully assessing three of the best options in the market.

Payment Solutions 76

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 76

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Most SaaS businesses adopt a subscription-based model supported by a recurring payment system. Setting up a recurring payment system can be complicated and requires the right tools to measure, manage, and review payments regularly. What is Recurring Billing? How Does Recurring Billing Work?

Payment Services 89

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features Payments 89

Stax

MARCH 26, 2024

Learn More Understanding Online Terminals (aka Virtual Terminals) An online terminal, often called a virtual terminal, is a web-based application that enables online payments without needing a physical credit card machine or POS (Point of Sale) system. Training the terminal’s users Invest in solid training for your staff.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Payments 88

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

If you want to see the future of financial services regulation, look to the UK The foundation: UK’s banking market and infrastructure In 2010, the UK was dominated by a small handful of large banks. In the wake of the financial crisis, the government nationalized one of the largest banks and had to intervene in several others.

Merchant Services 111

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services Payment Methods 111

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 16, 2023

We’ve shared a number of parts of Buffer’s business transparently over the years — and one piece we’ve always wanted to expand on is where your money goes when you pay for a Buffer subscription. This means our software is hosted on the cloud and used over an internet connection via a web browser or mobile app.

Merchant Services 82

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Features Payments 82

Chart Mogul

MARCH 30, 2020

So you're building an awesome subscription business — great! Billing is the lifeline of your subscription business. Subscription management platform (optional). A subscription management platform can effectively drive a lot of the pricing model of your product – before we even get to the payment transaction.

Payment Solutions 90

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Features SaaS Payments 90

Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There are five types of mobile payments small businesses can offer: NFC (near-field communications) payments, QR code payments, billing and invoicing apps, MST payments, and SMS payments. At the moment, contactless payments are more-or-less the safest mobile payment method—both for customers and businesses.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Methods Mobile Payments Payment Services 88

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 17, 2023

I want to start by saying I’m no banking expert. Banks are in the business of managing risk. They take in customer money (deposits), pay out interest on those deposits, and then invest deposits in an attempt to get a higher yield than interest they pay out This is the borrow short lend long saying you may have heard of.

Cloud 130

Cloud Banking Investment Startup 130

Stax

JANUARY 10, 2024

By facilitating credit card transactions, merchant service providers act as intermediaries between credit card companies and the issuing banks. This enables them to lower credit card fees for customers who meet certain criteria, such as transaction volume or secure payment history. Statement fees. Chargeback fees.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Facilitation 88

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue refers to the total earnings a company generates through its core operations like sales of products or services, rents on a property, recurring payments , interest on borrowings, etc. Capital gains, interest earned on investments, sales of assets, or other miscellaneous earnings are not considered revenue.

Payments 98

Payments Payment Methods Payment Features Payment Services 98

Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, posted an essay in which he believes there’s a 60% change the economy has a soft landing. As they do that it sucks liquidity out of the markets (liquidity comes out of markets / bank reserves and goes into the government accounts).

Cloud 183

Cloud Government Banking Software Review 183

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

It is a platform that’s being invested in that will continue to advance and provide us with the functionality we need without having to go build the direct integration into a single processor,” Durrett said. Payrix eliminated the need for operators to manually reconcile separate statements from their processor, bank, and revenue reports.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

After experiencing the pain of managing software subscriptions first-hand, Cristina, Cledara ‘s Founder and CEO, decided to build a platform that was 100% focused on the customer and solved that very issue. Cledara is the result of that. FIS is at the heart of the commerce and financial transactions that power the world’s economy.

Merchant Services 186

Merchant Services Cybersecurity compliance Finance 186

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

At a16z’s recent Connect/Fintech event, a16z Partner Alex Immerman sat down for a broad conversation with Immad Akhund , co-founder and CEO of banking startup Mercury , and René Lacerte, founder and CEO of financial services company BILL. We’re experimenting with it, but we haven’t made a massive investment.

Payments 96

Payments Forecasting Payment Services Payment Solutions 96

Stax

MARCH 19, 2024

For vertical SaaS companies, this means integrating a payment processor into your existing software so your users can process customer transactions on one platform without having to switch to a third-party app to get paid. Your embedded payment processing tool must support online invoicing and all the payment types used by customers.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

Chart Mogul

MARCH 30, 2020

So you're building an awesome subscription business — great! Billing is the lifeline of your subscription business. Subscription management platform (optional). A subscription management platform can effectively drive a lot of the pricing model of your product – before we even get to the payment transaction.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Features SaaS Payments 52

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. The downside of Float is that it does not integrate directly with payment processors that work for recurring payments.

Payment Services 95

Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 95

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s hard to imagine a world where analysis didn’t understand recurring, subscription based revenue for technology products. The company is the poster child for subscription-based software, a model that’s gaining popularity among corporate buyers. As SaaS Metrics Become Standardized, Banks Want In On The Action.

Venture Capital 216

Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 216

Subscription Flow

MAY 10, 2024

No longer do these charity organizations accept only bank drafts or one-time gifts. Donors now have the option of recurring donations for nonprofits. To keep up with the modern donors’ purchasing habits, nonprofit organizations or NPOs can set-up recurring donation systems in-line with these donors’ spending preferences.

Payment Solutions 89

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 89

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2024

This includes setting up initial accounting practices and systems, HR, payroll, banking, financial controls, and tax compliance. Banking Partners There has been a recent shift in banking strategies for startups, influenced significantly by the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Systems Review Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 24, 2023

While the expectation was for a 25bps hike, there was some doubt given the banking crisis. I read a couple articles that stated the effects of a tighter credit market given the banking crisis would have a similar effect in the economy as a 50-150bps hike in rates. Given that, there was a debate on what the Fed would do on Wednesday.

Cloud 130

Cloud Banking Subscription Payment Features 130

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The WIRP function is used to show the implied probabilities of interest rate moves at future central bank meetings based on the pricing of interest rate futures. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cloud 152

Cloud Banking Subscription Payment Features 152

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. You have to deal with recurring payments, multiple pricing plans, annual vs monthly payments, add-ons, variable payments and the list goes on. how you receive the payment).

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

SaaSHolic

MAY 1, 2023

Here are a few: Pix: Pix is a new payment system that was launched by the Brazilian Central Bank in 2020. It allows individuals and businesses to make instant, secure payments using their mobile phones. Think of like Venmo or CashApp user experience being used to substitute traditional bank wires and ACHs.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software Review 52

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 25, 2023

I won’t go into all of the detail here, but the TLDR is that as the government bank account (the TGA) has shrunk, government debt has also ballooned - the implication is that the government will have to raise money in order to pay off the interest expense on their debt (as well as fund other obligations).

Cloud 130

Cloud Government Banking Payment Services 130

Chart Mogul

MAY 15, 2020

Jonathan is a CPA with a background in accounting and banking. We used Chartmogul to make key decisions: where to invest our sales and marketing dollars, what price points would work best for different types of customers, which customers have the highest propensity to churn, among others. The Result: Make high-impact decisions faster.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Engagement Subscription 52

Chart Mogul

MAY 15, 2020

Jonathan is a CPA with a background in accounting and banking. We used Chartmogul to make key decisions: where to invest our sales and marketing dollars, what price points would work best for different types of customers, which customers have the highest propensity to churn, among others. The Result: Make high-impact decisions faster.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Engagement Subscription 52

SaaSOptics

MARCH 10, 2022

Is your company taking advantage of CFO tools like automated invoicing, database management, and automatic tax-compliance updates? Quickbooks links to your business’s bank accounts and automatically categorizes transactions, meaning just one glance provides all the cash flow information you need. Invoicing and ePay Tools.

Payment Services 87

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions 87

Baremetrics

JULY 22, 2021

This is why PayPal users love Baremetrics, the ultimate business analytics solution that helps SaaS and subscription businesses monitor and understand subscription data. Recurring Payments Profile Report s are accessible to merchants or payment processing partners who have already integrated the Recurring Payments Product.

PayPal 98

PayPal Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments 98

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

This article will look at the most successful SaaS companies, so you can decide if you want to invest in them for your business. Quickbooks and Xero are accounting SaaS products that help you send invoices, track expenses, and process payroll. Online invoicing : Manage and track invoices to maintain cash flow with ease.

SaaS Payments 77

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 77

SaaStr

JULY 30, 2023

Whereas G used to build out a complex martech stack that was just focused on personalized emails with several different tools (with different subscriptions and costs), now he has his teams use only 1 or 2 AI-backed tools to help their personalized outbound at scale. Keep investing in a high-risk/high-reward growth mindset beyond series B.

Scale 196

Scale Sales Hiring AI Banking 196

Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Bookkeeping: What not to do When I first started my online B2B business, my “bookkeeping” consisted of keeping all invoices in a pickle jar along with an apology to my accountant every year. SaaS metrics with Baremetrics But what if you have too many receipts and invoices to be able to do that? I was rescued (forcibly) by a banker.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Business 105

ProfitWell

APRIL 3, 2020

Subscription businesses face a variety of challenges unique to their specific model. Successfully financing a subscription company involves the use of specific metrics and accounting methods. Certain practices make it much easier for a subscription business to properly gauge its health. Recurring revenue is king.

Finance 52

Finance Subscription Payment Features Venture Capital 52

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

In this article, we’ll compare two popular subscription billing systems, Stripe vs. Recurly. When you’re setting up your subscription business for e-commerce success, you will need a system to process online payments that allows automation for accepting subscription payments. Table of Contents.

Payment Methods 81

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 81

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Its focus is on helping companies handle financial routine and streamlining processes related to accounting, banks, stock, and electronic invoicing, among others. from Astella Investimentos, Spectra Investments and others. Vindi is a PCI-certified online payment platform for recurring billing. Founded : 2011.

SaaS Payments 257

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257