SaaStr

JULY 11, 2025

Recent Expert Takes: The Data Tells a Different Story Recent analyses from investment firms and industry experts reveal that the 40% revenue figure may actually be conservative—Anthropic’s growth trajectory suggests it could be even more competitive than initially apparent. valuation / $1.4B valuation / $1.4B more revenue.

ChatGPT

SaaStr

JUNE 22, 2025

Navan represents something different: a mainstream B2B software company with enterprise clients and subscription revenue models that institutional investors understand. Chime’s strong debut particularly signals renewed appetite for profitable fintech companies with sustainable business models. volume $91.5B

B2B

USIO

AUGUST 1, 2025

Our embedded finance platform includes: Disbursement rails on steroids Instant virtual and prepaid cards Print and mail capabilities for invoices and statements Program payout support PCI, HIPAA, and SOC 2 compliance Custom reporting and analytics And much, much more! You don’t want to go through it again.

Payments

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 6, 2025

However, many companies misuse ARR and count forms of non-recurring revenue as ARR, confusing the metric. This “misuse of ARR” trend has accelerated in the age of AI, as business models have evolved (into more usage/success-based vs. seat-based), and everyone is tinkering with new AI products. ” Pilots.

Cloud

USIO

JUNE 12, 2025

In a recent episode of the PayPod podcast, Louis joined host Kevin Rosenquist to unpack what’s driving the evolution of payments – from invisible infrastructure to intelligent automation. It’s just one example of how we help bring ambitious business models to life.

Payments

SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2025

The CEO who delegated AI strategy to someone who “really gets AI” discovered too late that AI strategy is business strategy. The companies winning with AI aren’t optimizing existing processes—they’re creating entirely new business models. ElevenLabs rocketing to $100m+ ARR powering voice for AI leaders.

AI Search

Blulogix

JUNE 9, 2025

They’ve got usage data flowing in. They may even have the beginnings of a tiered pricing model. It’s a business model transformation that spans your entire quote-to-cash process. They’ve got usage data flowing in. They may even have the beginnings of a tiered pricing model. But when it’s time to go live?

Payment Features

User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

1 Userpilot for product teams to collect and act on NPS data Creating NPS surveys with Userpilot. Get real-time insights into your survey responses, with visual breakdowns of data, NPS score, and trends. A 14-day free trial is available for businesses to test the platform before committing. A 14-day free trial is available. #8

Software Review

How To Buy Saas

MAY 26, 2025

Are you a solopreneur or small business owner juggling invoices, expenses, and all the hats of running a business? Finding simple, affordable invoice software that doesnt require an accounting degree can be a game-changer. By the end, youll know if Skynova is the right small business accounting tool for your needs.

Software Review

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Keep in mind that a payment processing system isnt synonymous with a payment gateway and a merchant account. A payment gateway securely transmits customer data to the payment processor. A merchant account is a bank account that stores business funds from customer payments.

Payment Services

Blulogix

JUNE 13, 2025

It’s a validation of what we’ve always believed: enterprise billing is fundamentally different , and solving it requires more than just subscription logic and pretty invoices. What to Look for in an Enterprise Billing Platform If you’re evaluating agile billing solutions, don’t stop at invoice templates and subscription logic.

Payment Features

Blulogix

JUNE 18, 2025

Branding Requirements: White-label partners require invoicing, tax, and notifications to reflect their brand. Invoices can be white-labeled, branded with the partner’s name, and configured to handle taxes, revenue share, and collections—all based on your business model. Most billing platforms weren’t built for this.

Payment Features

SaaStr

JULY 1, 2025

So ICONIQ Growth is back with their 2025 State of AI Report: Survey Overview It has some great data from 300 high growth software companies building AI products. The Hiring Reality : 88% have AI/ML engineers (70-day average hire time), 72% data scientists (68 days), 54% AI product managers (67 days).

AI

User Pilot

JULY 17, 2025

Effective customer churn prediction relies on data. Generally speaking, customer churn occurs when a user cancels their subscription, doesn’t renew, or stops using your product entirely. If you’re tracking product usage data and user signals with tools like Userpilot, you can intervene before these users leave.

Churn

SaaStr

JULY 11, 2025

The Preference for Per-Seat Pricing Extends Far Beyond Coding Tools AI companies across categories are gravitating toward hybrid models that combine subscription fees with usage-based billing. The data is clear: per-seat pricing works perfectly until power users represent more than ~10% of your base.

Pricing

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 7, 2025

You know, if I look at our business, we were thinking, oh, the AI is going to be a headwind, you know, people are going to be replaced by AI. And what does it mean for business model? The rate is it’s becoming a tailwind more than we were thinking. But now it’s like with AI, how you do that?

Outsourcing Services

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

To truly understand if your product is indispensable to users, you need to measure product stickiness beyond just numbers, combining customer feedback, behavioral tracking, and retention data. Business model: SaaS companies with subscriptions should track stickiness since frequent use correlates with retention and customer lifetime value.

Customer Lifetime Value

Stax

MAY 6, 2025

In this blog, well unpack what scalability really looks like in a payment solution and how to choose one that wont hold you backwhether you’re just beginning to start accepting payments or scaling to new markets. Makes business expansion easier (less growing pains) Planning to expand or add a subscription service?

Payment Solutions

Stax

MAY 5, 2025

In addition, customers are more likely to complete a purchase if they don’t have to go through the hassle of inputting their payment information into a mobile website. Generate repeat business When you make it easier for customers to pay, they’re more likely to do business with you again.

Payments

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Companies can capitalize on: Subscription-based integrations , where users pay extra for advanced functionalities. API-based integrations allow companies to automate workflows, enhance data accuracy, and improve overall efficiency. Businesses and software providers can quickly add a full suite of tools at their disposal.

Payments

SaaStr

MAY 27, 2025

What Salesforce Really Bought (And Why It Matters) This isn’t just about data pipes. “Boring” Infrastructure Can Be More Valuable Than Sexy Apps Data management isn’t glamorous, but it’s essential. The Second IPO Strategy Is Real Sometimes you need to go private to reinvent your business model.

Acquisition

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

There just arent enough people who know how to build data centers, bridges, and skyscrapers, Tooey explains. He notes HubSpot like other leaders has the massive amount of customer data that makes much of B2B AI really work. The twist this time is the data is very hard for startups to acquire or accumulate.

AI

Stax

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Consider the average transaction size and volume your business handles, as some processors are better suited for larger transactions, while others are ideal for high-frequency, low-amount payments. Does your business model include recurring billing? Need to send invoices or only take payments at a point-of-sale?

Payment Services

Stax

JUNE 24, 2025

A smooth, secure payment experience builds customer trust. Laggy terminals or limited payment methods can lose you the sale. Ask yourself: Do you need to accept payments in person, online, or both? Will you need tools for mobile payments, recurring payments, or contactless payments?

Payment Services

Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

You need the services of a reliable payment service provider to securely accept and process card payments and the right provider for you will be one that supports your preferred payment methods, sales model (one-time payments or subscriptions), and geographical reach (international sales).

Payment Methods

User Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

They track 47 different key performance indicators (KPIs) in their mobile analytics platform , spend hours debating dashboard numbers, yet can’t predict which users will churn next week The problem here isn’t a lack of data. Teams are drowning in the wrong usage metrics while missing important behavioral data signals.

Payment Solutions

Buffer Resources

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

With high-profile speakers and data-driven sessions, this event helps marketers and creators stay sharp in a rapidly evolving industry. This event dives deep into topics like launching digital products, growing subscription-based revenue, and building diverse income streams.

Social Media

Stax

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

These processes are facilitated by a network of financial institutions and technologies that work together to ensure the seamless and secure transfer of data and funds. The customer can make the credit payment physically by swipe, dip, or tap, depending on your point-of-sale (POS) system , which will capture the credit card details.

Payment Services

Natalia Luneva

AUGUST 7, 2025

Invest in On-Page SEO: Ensure each page on your site has proper meta titles and descriptions, fast loading speeds, mobile responsiveness, and structured data (schema markup) where applicable. Promote this program on your website, invoices, and marketing materials so people know it exists.

Payment Methods

Stax

MARCH 5, 2025

The payment processor is a financial institution that handles transactions between the two banks. Meanwhile, a payment gateway is the technology that authorizes and processes payments between a buyer and seller by securely transmitting payment data.

Payment Services

Subscription Flow

JUNE 26, 2024

What Mol did was identify how badly traditional banks’ online payment processing worked for small European businesses, before offering Mollie recurring payments as an alternative to these businesses that were nearing bankruptcy during the lockdown. How to handle Mollie recurring payments?

Payment Features

Clouded Judgement

JULY 16, 2024

Our platform unifies core financial and broader operational data and processes within a single platform, with solutions that maintain the integrity of corporate reporting standards for Finance while providing operationally significant insights for business users.

Benchmarks

Stax

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We can see this trend in action in the realm of payment processing with the advent of recurring payments, also known as automatic payments. Industry data shows that subscription-based businesses are growing 3.7x Learn More What are Recurring Billing and Payments?

Payment Services

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

That’s the beauty of subscription models. While implementing a subscription model means ongoing revenue, it also brings up many challenges for managing those subscriptions. You have to create a subscription-friendly product, infrastructure, marketing plan, and customer retention plan. Ease of Distribution.

Payment Features

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. It's the No.1 Square Fees: 3.5

Merchant Services

FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Customize and manage one or more subscription and trial models. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Fraud prevention and chargebacks.

Payments

Baremetrics

AUGUST 22, 2021

Subscription revenue can be defined most simply as a model which generates income from customers through recurring fees that are paid at regular intervals. These can be weekly, monthly, or annual payments. Subscription Pricing Models How to Get Subscription Pricing Right The Advantages of a Subscription Revenue Model 1.

Payment Features