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Adding Payments and Fintech to SaaS Can Be Great. But You Gotta Watch the Margins.

SaaStr

So in the Boom Times of later 2020 and 2021, almost every VC pushed SaaS companies to at least become a little bit of a fintech. It seemed such an easy way to bolt on more revenue to an underlying SaaS platform. Shopify now gets 2x the revenue from payments and merchant services than it does from SaaS subcriptions.

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How to Find the Best SaaS Billing Platform: A Complete Guide

Stax

What hinders the 90% is the high costs of delivering better products and experiences that warrant long-term customer loyalty. How do they keep customers returning for more? Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. What is a SaaS Billing Platform?

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Top ISV Companies that Integrate Payments [2024 List]

Stax

Companies and software providers that embed payment solutions into their services and platform are likely to attract and retain more customers. By using a cloud-based integrated payment software solution, you can provide a streamlined user experience while also earning an additional revenue stream through monetization.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

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. The subscription management system doesn’t support multi-product transactions.

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FastSpring Support: 2024 Q1 Updates From Customer Support

FastSpring

Fraud, Chargebacks, and Mitigation Strategies Need FastSpring support? Visit our Support page. FastSpring provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, and digital products businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support.

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Optimizing Cross-border Trade:Merchant of Record for SaaS Companies

Subscription Flow

The rapidly changing digital economy has led to a growing demand from SaaS businesses based in the US for more straightforward ways to handle international transactions. How It Can Become the Backbone of Your Online Transactions Section 1: Why you may need a merchant of record for SaaS companies?

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10 Learnings on High-Velocity Sales to SMB with Gorgias CEO and VP of Sales

SaaStr

How do you win with a high-velocity sales strategy in a fast-moving, competitive market? In a special session of Workshop Wednesday, Gorgias Founder & CEO Romain Lapeyre and Gorgias VP of Sales & Partnerships Aasif Osmany share their learnings, advice, and hacks for optimizing your sales process. Mid-Market?