The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO
SaaStr
JANUARY 26, 2025
Because while the payment problem was solved, the marketing side of mobile commerce remained broken.
Escheatment Solutions in 2025: Streamlining Return of Funds
USIO
JUNE 10, 2025
Why It Matters Now Tighter Regulations : States are increasing audits and enforcing strict compliance. Consumer Demand for Options : People expect to choose how they get their money—Venmo, PayPal, debit card, or even a physical check. Compliance on Autopilot : Dormancy rules, alerts, and reporting are built-in—no spreadsheets required.
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Thanks to Chargebee, Deel, Lark, and Vanta for Sponsoring SaaStr APAC 2023!
SaaStr
JANUARY 12, 2023
Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc. Think of us as your automated security and compliance expert. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. appeared first on SaaStr.
Thanks to Demandwell, Rattle, Panther, Chargebee, and Globalization Partners for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual!
SaaStr
DECEMBER 2, 2021
They handle global payroll, taxes, compliance, and benefits — so startups can focus on work that matters. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations.
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Everyone in SaaS Needs to Do Customer Support. At Least Until You Have 50-100 Employees. But Ideally, Forever.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
A ways back we noted a great rant by David Marcus , now of Facebook, and previously President of PayPal. Complaining his employees weren’t using PayPal apps. But PayPal isn’t Google. If you’re building say a HIPAA compliance app? Well — what did he expect? Yes, he was right. Or Facebook.
Thanks to Calendly, Drift, Reprise, Secureframe, and Shift Paradigm for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2022!
SaaStr
JULY 19, 2022
Calendly works with Google, Office 365 and Outlook calendars and apps like Salesforce, Stripe, PayPal, Google Analytics, GoToMeeting and Zapier for a seamless user experience. Secureframe helps companies get enterprise ready by streamlining SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and HIPAA compliance.
Merchant of Record for Mobile Games: What It Is and Why You Need One
FastSpring
OCTOBER 23, 2024
With the merchant of record model, you can let your MoR provider worry about payment processing , regulatory compliance, and global tax compliance , because the MoR will be the entity accepting global payments and selling the product. Tax Compliance Worrying about the international taxes that come with selling globally?
How NitroPack Grew by 628% With FastSpring
FastSpring
JANUARY 19, 2023
When NitroPack was first getting started, they used PayPal to accept and process payments. “It Why NitroPack Couldn’t Scale PayPal NitroPack faced two issues trying to scale using PayPal. With PayPal, You’re Not Automatically Sales Tax and VAT Compliant The biggest issue was tax compliance. The problem?
Payment Gateway vs Payment Processor: What You Need to Know
Stax
JUNE 8, 2025
Shopify Payments, PayPal, Stripe) Often provided by banks or payment service providers (e.g., Hosted payment gateways (or redirects) – In this method, customers are redirected to a third-party site for checkout and payment processing e.g. PayPal.
Why Paper Checks Still Matter
USIO
JUNE 11, 2025
Compliance Posture Annual SOC 2 Type II audits, PCI-level physical controls, plus HIPAA-ready processes for healthcare disbursements. Send to Venmo/Paypal And more! Fortified Print Centers 24/7 surveillance—no unauthorized access to check stock or printed mail. Why choose Usio?
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8 Top Stripe Alternatives: In-Depth 2023 Guide
FastSpring
JANUARY 9, 2023
A MoR also takes the lead on chargebacks, tax audits, legal compliance, and more. PayPal for Business: Available on Major eCommerce Platforms. Finally, you’ll need to maintain a large team of tax and legal experts to maintain global compliance (because solutions like Stripe don’t help with any legalities).
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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know
Payrix
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Quality Security Assessor (QSA) Designation for entities that meet specific security education requirements, have taken the appropriate training from the PCI Security Standards Council, are employees of a PCI-approved security and auditing firm, and will be performing PCI compliance assessments as they relate to the protection of payment card data.
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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024
FastSpring
APRIL 23, 2024
Braintree by PayPal. FastSpring includes global payment processing and recurring revenue management, of course, but the platform also takes care of the end-to-end checkout process, including optimization of your checkout flow, collecting and remitting sales tax and VAT, localization, fraud prevention, global compliance, and more.
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Upcoming Changes to iDeal, Giropay, and Webmoney on FastSpring
FastSpring
APRIL 8, 2024
Background: As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with the best possible experience, we’re streamlining our payment methods to ensure the highest standards of safety and compliance. Customers can transition to paying via several other payment methods, including cards and PayPal. Further Questions?
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Using a Gaming Payment Gateway to Monetize Your Game’s Web Shop
FastSpring
DECEMBER 5, 2024
How a merchant of record like FastSpring can handle all the complexities of global payments for you, even taxes and compliance. Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games! You don’t need to worry about compliance if you’re using a merchant of record — because the MoR is already handling it.
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The Top Cloud Stories of the Week: 326 Unicorns, Microsoft??Android, Signs Your VP Can’t Scale, Change at SAP
SaaStr
OCTOBER 13, 2019
PayPal withdraws from Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency. California’s new privacy law could cost companies a total of $55 billion to get in compliance. . $1B+ Market Map: The World’s 326 Unicorn Companies In One Infogra phic. views · 25 upvotes. 6 Key Signs a VP Can’t Scale Beyond $5m-$10m ARR. views · 7 upvotes.
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How to Choose Between EFT vs ACH: A Comprehensive Guide
Stax
MARCH 27, 2025
For example, ACH transfers use the Automated Clearing House network, while debit card transactions rely on either a card network (Visa or Mastercard) or a payment processor (Paypal, Stripe, etc.). For example, PayPal charges 2.9% + a flat fee of the transaction amount, while Stripe has a standard fee of 2.9% + $0.30. per transaction.
How to Choose the Best Billing Software for Your Business
Subscription Flow
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Compliance with financial laws Calculating your tax, and then making sure that you are compliant with all the relevant tax laws is something that you have to do often. If you sign up with a billing software that cannot auto-generate reports for you, or ensure compliance, you would have to consider migration.
Top 10 International Payment Gateways: An In-Depth Guide
FastSpring
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Risk management and compliance. PayPal is both a payment processor and a popular digital wallet (not a MoR). PayPal supports online businesses and brick-and-mortar businesses. PayPal’s services include: QR code and POS systems. Braintree by PayPal is another online payment gateway solution that doesn’t offer MoR services.
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The Best Credit Card Processing Companies (In-Depth Review)
Neil Patel
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Square PayPal FIS Stripe Payline Data Fiserv BitPay Adyen Dharma Merchant Services Fattmerchant. Digital wallets like PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay have become extremely popular. So, look for elements such as PCI compliance and encryption. PayPal offers a flat-rate system where you only pay for the processing services you use.
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What is Click to Pay and How Does It Work?
Stax
JANUARY 28, 2025
Your testing should check for security compliance, technical performance, and mobile responsiveness. Security compliance: ensure that all financial information is securely transmitted using tokenization and strong encryption across the transaction, and that the provider is in full compliance with security standards like PCI DSS.
SaaS Billing Software: 7 Tools in 3 Categories & How to Choose
FastSpring
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Without a MoR, your company will have to keep track of and ensure compliance with all local taxes and regulations in any country or region where you have customers. If something goes wrong with taxes, local compliance, chargebacks, authorization rates, etc., Risk management and compliance. Table of Contents. Automated dunning.
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Your 2024 Guide to Payment Integration
USIO
JUNE 10, 2024
Compliance with standards like PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is also crucial for safeguarding transactions. Some popular providers include Usio, Stripe, PayPal, Square, and Adyen. Research Providers Research different payment integration providers and compare their features, fees, and support options.
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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing
Stax
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Fees include (but aren’t limited to) transaction fees, interchange rates, PCI compliance, and more. These can include terminal fees, early termination fees, setup fees, reprogramming fees, PCI compliance fees, address verification fees, chargeback and retrieval fees, and payment gateway fees.
A Detailed Comparison of Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring (With Reviews)
FastSpring
JANUARY 31, 2023
Most companies using Stripe also need additional staff to manage sales tax (and VAT) and regulatory compliance. We collect and remit sales tax and VAT on your behalf, and take the lead on regulatory compliance and audits. However, they don’t support PayPal. Wallets including PayPal, Apple Pay, Amazon, Alipay, and more.
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SaaS Payment Processing: 10 Questions to Ask When Comparing Solutions
FastSpring
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
We asked a group of SaaS founders and software engineers what they look for, and we heard a wide variety of answers, including: Subscription management Payment methods Fraud detection and prevention PCI compliance Currency conversion Localization VAT and sales tax. Does it accept a wide variety of payment options?
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8 Best Chargebee Alternatives and Competitors (And How They’re Different)
FastSpring
DECEMBER 7, 2022
However, you’ll still be responsible for paying taxes, processing chargebacks, and for things like legal compliance, dunning, and more. If something goes wrong with taxes, local compliance, chargebacks, accounts not balancing, etc., Stripe, PayPal, etc.). Comply with local laws and regulations. Process chargebacks. And more…. …
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Global Growth: Understanding Merchant of Record for E-commerce
Subscription Flow
MARCH 25, 2024
Stax and PayPal Additionally, Stax sets itself apart with its novel subscription-based pricing structure that spares companies from transaction costs—a benefit especially for those with large transaction volumes. Why is SubscriptionFlow such a robust MoR?
Chargebee vs. Recurly: Which one fits your business?
Baremetrics
MARCH 30, 2021
Some of the most notable in Chargebee are Shopify, Chargify, Braintree, Stripe, PayPal, Zuora, ShipStation, Refersion, and Google analytics. From these notable descriptions, you can establish that Chargebee is integrated with several payments and billing platforms, the most famous being Stripe and PayPal.
2Checkout vs. Stripe vs. FastSpring: Comparing Payments, Taxes, and Platform Features (+ Pricing)
FastSpring
OCTOBER 13, 2023
They offer three different levels of products: 2Sell for mobile and online payments worldwide, 2Subscribe to add on subscription management features, and 2Monetize to further add features such as global tax and regulatory compliance, invoice management, and more payment methods. They also have an enterprise pricing package called 4Enterprise.
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Best Document Management Software
Neil Patel
DECEMBER 13, 2020
DocSend – Best for sales engagement FileCenter DMS – Best for going paperless PandaDoc – Best for closing more deals Rubex by eFileCabinet – Best for automating daily tasks MasterControl – Best for enterprise compliance. 5 – MasterControl — Best For Enterprise Compliance. Not an accident.
Best Payment Processors for Startups
Baremetrics
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
The story of payment processors begins in 1998 when Confinity (later X.com, but you probably know it as PayPal) was released. PCI compliance: Credit card information needs to be stored and transferred securely so look for a PCI-compliant payment processor. They are also cheaper than PayPal. How does the payment process work?
Billing and Subscription Management: A Detailed Comparison of 5 Options
FastSpring
MARCH 3, 2023
Local Transaction and Indirect Tax Compliance Made Simple There are two main aspects of compliance when it comes to recurring transactions: Transaction compliance (i.e., Sales tax, VAT, and GST compliance (i.e., FastSpring also supports all necessary subscription models for compliance. Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
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Chargebee vs. Recurly: Which one fits your business?
Baremetrics
APRIL 2, 2021
Some of the most notable in Chargebee are Shopify, Chargify, Braintree, Stripe, PayPal, Zuora, ShipStation, Refersion, and Google analytics. From these notable descriptions, you can establish that Chargebee is integrated with several payments and billing platforms, the most famous being Stripe and PayPal.
The 7 Best Mobile POS Systems for Small Businesses in 2024
Stax
JANUARY 3, 2024
Security and compliance standards Security is paramount in any POS system to protect sensitive customer information. An mPOS system should adhere to industry-standard security protocols, such as PCI DSS compliance, and include encryption and tokenization to safeguard data. Features like customer data collection (e.g.,
Digital River Alternatives for 2024
FastSpring
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The MoR takes on the liability of SaaS transactions for you, meaning they handle everything from payment processing, to chargeback management, to collection and remittance of taxes, and even compliance with local laws and regulations. PayPal for Business is both an in-person and ecommerce solution. QR code and POS systems.
10 types of payment fraud and how software companies can stay vigilant
Payrix
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The most obvious is to protect cardholder data and minimize fraud but understanding payment fraud will help you prevent and detect these threats, helping you to maintain customer trust, financial growth, legal compliance , brand reputation, operational efficiency, and a competitive edge.
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Everything You Need To Know about Merchant Processing and How To Choose the Right Solution for Your Needs
Stax
APRIL 30, 2024
In addition, they also ensure the privacy of business data and compliance with laws and regulations. Highest level of PCI security compliance that keeps payment data secure. PayPal PayPal is a well-known online payment system that simplifies international money transfers. 30 cents for online transactions.
4 Ways to Expand Your Digital Business Worldwide
FastSpring
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Europeans prefer a digital payment system like PayPal. Establish global and local compliance. And GDPR has made compliance even more rigorous and important. A great place to start with compliance is to get familiar with the 101 of sales tax and VAT (Value Added Taxes). Online payment preferences vary greatly globally.
FinTech Onboarding: 13 Best Practices for Customer Success
User Pilot
JANUARY 11, 2024
Once you’ve got all the data you need, you’ll also need to perform KYC (know your customer) verification to achieve regulatory compliance. These checks help prevent the illegal use of global financial services, ensuring compliance with global best practices. The PayPal community forum.
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Your 2021 Guide to Creating (and Optimizing) a Value Proposition
Unbounce
MAY 13, 2021
In a market filled with established competitors—‘sup, Paypal?—Deel They solve customers’ problems with simplified compliance and onboarding. The payment platform Deel nails their differentiation on this landing page. Image courtesy of Deel via SaaSFrame. Wondering which of your solutions will wow visitors the most?
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What is an EFT Payment? Everything to Know About This Method of Payment
Stax
JULY 9, 2024
Additionally, automated record-keeping and electronic transaction histories simplify auditing and financial reporting, making it easier for businesses to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. P2P payments, such as Venmo, PayPal and the Cash App, are popular among consumers. Are EFT Payments Safe?
Understanding the Nature of Payment Gateway Integration For Your Mobile App
Stax
MAY 5, 2025
In addition to the usual concerns around security and compliance, there’s also the issue of user experience. It is crucial to consider features like recurring billing, multilingual and multi-currency support, scalability, data security compliance, and customer support service. Q: Why are Payment Gateway APIs important?
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In-Depth Comparison of 5 Monthly Recurring Billing Software
FastSpring
JANUARY 10, 2023
This means we take the lead on legal compliance, collecting and remitting consumption tax, chargebacks, and more. To handle this, most companies need an entire department dedicated to legal compliance. FastSpring lets you accept most preferred payment methods around the world (including Visa, PayPal, ACH, and more).
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