Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The SaaS industry is constantly evolving, and for many companies in the space, that means having to evolve their business model. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean a “pivot”, but more often the evolution is a shifting business model as the company scales and the user base grows and changes. Goal of website.

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Payrix

JANUARY 10, 2025

Ian Hillis welcomes David Blair, Senior Director of Product Management at Worldpay for Platforms, on PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments podcast to explore the critical roles of merchant underwriting and onboarding for software providers. This personalized approach not only improves efficiency but also enhances the overall merchant experience.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 130

Stax

MAY 5, 2025

In recent years, businesses have seen this massive shift from desktop to mobile devices which has forced them to develop apps with built-in integrated payment gateways. But when it comes to payments, mobile apps have to contend with a few unique challenges.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

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 148

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions 148

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

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Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

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! Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Jump to video. | Jump to transcript.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 192

USIO

JUNE 10, 2024

In today’s fast-paced digital world, providing a seamless payment experience is crucial for businesses of all sizes. As we venture into 2024, the landscape of payment integration continues to evolve, presenting both opportunities and challenges for merchants. Key Trends in Payment Integration for 2024 1.

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Payments Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods 130

FastSpring

APRIL 23, 2024

The company handles transactions for sellers of digital products, providing the infrastructure for global online payments while taking responsibility for tax collection and remittance, fraud prevention, and other aspects of the checkout process. It’s a capable solution, but by no means is Paddle a universal, one-size-fits-all option.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 142

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. Merchant account underwriting is the evaluation process payment processors use to assess whether a business meets the criteria for accepting credit card payments.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Development Team Review 68

SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

As your business grows in complexity, these drags on your infrastructure can impact your product development. Self-built billing systems can prove inflexible and resource-intensive, to the point where we’ve worked with businesses that spend 200-300 hours each month getting their books compliant with accrual accounting rules.

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Payment Features Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 259

Stax

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Cash is no longer having its moment; card payments are in. From debit and credit cards to Google or Apple Pay, digital, contactless, and mobile payments are on the rise. That’s why for most businesses, it’s almost impossible to make do without a credit card terminal. Learn More What’s a Payment Terminal?

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

Now as a successful international business, TestDome has been with FastSpring through all of it, and even when other payment platforms launched intriguing new products, Mario never saw a good reason to leave FastSpring. Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally?

Payment Solutions 148

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 148

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

History of the subscription pricing model: From newspapers to the rise of SaaS subscription. What is the subscription pricing model? The subscription pricing model is a business model in which a customer pays a recurring fee on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually) to use a service or product.

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Subscription 184

Stax

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The writing on the wall is clear—businesses need to start accepting digital payments and software providers need to start offering payment services one way or another. In this article, we’ll break down two popular terms used in the payment processing industry—ISV and PayFac —and see what they exactly mean.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 88

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Likewise, checkout is the point where customers say goodbye to eCommerce retailers. In this article, SubscriptionFlow offers an ultimate tech solution for those who want to run their eCommerce business and need to make transactions from or to the South African region. And why do we emphasize so much on the checkout experience?

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 59

USIO

JUNE 3, 2024

In the dynamic world of Software as a Service (SaaS), staying ahead of the curve means continuously evolving and integrating new functionalities that enhance user experience and streamline business operations. One such critical functionality is integrated payments. Here’s why Usio should be your go-to solution for Integrated Payments.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 130

Neil Patel

JULY 26, 2021

For example, many McDonald’s restaurants are franchises, meaning an owner (or group of owners, in some cases) pays McDonald’s to use their brand name, menus, logos, and other business assets. A few businesses that offer franchising options include: 7-Eleven Taco Bell Great Clips Ace Hardware. Lower Failure Rate.

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Payment Methods Business Sales Hiring Travel 136

Stax

AUGUST 20, 2024

Airline credit cards, payment plans for costly items, and car rental insurance are forms of embedded finance that have been around for a while. Request Quote Understanding Embedded Finance Embedded finance is the seamless integration of financial services and digital banking into conventionally non-financial business services.

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Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Finance 88

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. I mean, this is quite new.

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SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Pricing 246

Backlinkfy

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Today, selling products through traditional brick and mortar stores are slowly depleting, due to most purchases that start with an online search. With these online retailers, you’ll discover that you can shop at the comfort of your home and have your items delivered to you the same day or the next day.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Sales Hiring Technical Review 56

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

An ISV partnership refers to a relationship between a company and an independent software vendor that develops applications running on a particular platform or ecosystem. Enhanced product functionality One of the most significant advantages of ISV integrations is the ability to expand a products capabilities without in-house development.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 88

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). Automate Payment Failure Handling and Reduce Churn.

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Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 125

SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

Offering its services as a freemium-based model, CircleCI recognizes driving trials as the cornerstone of a go-to-market strategy for any developer tool. . Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model.

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Scale Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 261

FastSpring

MAY 5, 2020

We love to see when a seller finds a unique way to customize our full-service ecommerce platform to deliver a great experience to their customers. Take a look at the Q&A below to hear from Nicolas Hefti, Founder, and Lead Developer at Appizy about his experience with adding Fastspring to their single page application.

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Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions PayPal 97

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Tools such as Subscription Reporting, Trials With/Without Payment Method, Proration Preview API, and Change History API all optimize growth and retention to unlock your business potential. Refreshed Subscriptions Features In addition to these new features, we’ve rolled out several other subscription tools in the past year.

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Payment Features Subscription Payment Methods Payment Solutions 167

Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. If you want to be in this niche, perhaps consider narrowing it down by choosing only to use small businesses or those from a specific region of the United States. Develop a Business Plan.

Outsourcing Services 134

Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Payment Features Subscription 134

FastSpring

APRIL 17, 2024

We’d love to talk with you in person! SaaStock USA 2024 will bring together over 1,500 SaaS leaders for three days of actionable content, business development, networking, team-building, and fun. If your business is SaaS, then you need to be at SaaStock USA. Schedule a demo now or at SaaStock USA 2024 in person!

Payment Services 158

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 158

Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

It offers a way to bring down customer acquisition costs and has been proven to keep users in a game for far longer than the pay-to-play method. Games as a Service acts as a continuous revenue service for developers, allowing them to break their reliance on the one-time purchase. Games as a Service Payment Options.

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Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 130

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your SaaS business? FastSpring provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, video game, and other digital goods businesses, including subscription management, payment localization, VAT and sales tax management, consumer support, and more.

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SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 158

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

We also show you how to personalize your billing practices with advice from our experience working with thousands of SaaS businesses. The person using your SaaS product may not have access to the credit card used to sign up. He then sent out a link to this page inside payment failure notification emails.

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

Neil Patel

MARCH 23, 2021

A service marketplace is a website or app for buying and selling services. These online marketplaces have also made remote work more accessible to millions of people around the world. For example, you can start a website for personal trainers without having the skill. Build a Website for Your Service Marketplace.

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Marketplace as a Service Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 145

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Know who is the foundation of your product and build your product for that user (in Stripe’s case, developers). I’m an execution person.

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Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 160

FastSpring

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Businesses are constantly trying to figure out how to increase customer retention rates. But what if your business model is designed to create repeat customers. Essentially, that’s the beauty of subscription business models. As a business trying to get into the subscription game, those are pretty promising numbers.

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Payment Features Subscription Strategy Payment Methods 141

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

This is the most obvious benefit of subscription models—you’re able to reliably predict the revenue your company will receive. With active subscribers, recurring payments are sent automatically, giving you predictable cash flow and a steady income stream. Include a cross-functional team in strategy development.

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Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Solutions 147

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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 the SaaS business model. Recurring payments. Recurring payments take the form of monthly recurring revenue, otherwise known as MRR. Early stage.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers. While they operate under different business models, ISVs and SaaS share similarities in software development, cross-platform accessibility, and industry reach.

Outsourcing Services 88

Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods 88

OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Software for developers tends to get lumped into one broad category. Open-source audiences demand high value in exchange for payment, but consistently innovate and provide impressive feedback loops for commercial purposes. Open-source models. Open-source business models are almost a misnomer in and of themselves.

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Payment Solutions Development Software Payments 98