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?

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What is a payment processor? A payment processor facilitates the flow of transactions typically made with credit cards, debit cards, and other digital payments. To operate as an integrated software vendor (ISV) or payment facilitator, a software company requires a relationship with an acquiring bank and a payment processor.

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The Angel VC

APRIL 24, 2015

I’m not referring to sophisticated reports or analyses but to the much more mundane question of what exactly people mean when they use a term like “revenues”. That said, I believe most SaaS companies can focus on a small number of revenue metrics which aren’t overly complicated. Say you’ve acquired two new customers.

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SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2021

So many startups these days are claiming they have “ARR” from revenue that … doesn’t recur. Doesn’t ARR stand for Annual Recurring Revenue? But like “Cloud” and “SaaS”, its definitely has evolved. ARR now really means revenue with 100%+ Net Revenue Retention.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A master merchant, often referred to as a payment facilitator or merchant aggregator, is a third-party agent that acts as the link between acquirers and online merchants. The master merchantis the primary account holder for a payment processing system, overseeing and managing multiple subordinate accounts, often referred to as sub-merchants.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As you work to expand your SaaS, software, mobile games, or other digital product business worldwide, having the right payment methods available to global customers is key to ensuring they all feel comfortable purchasing. If you want to offer more payment methods around the world, don’t miss this episode of Growth Stage.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue vs. profit vs. income: The terms may seem synonymous and are sometimes even used interchangeably, but they tell different stories about a company. Revenue growth suggests an expanding business and in-demand product, but whether there is any financial gain for the business is determined by the income.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How can a simple offering be transformed into its own platform? Renaud Visage, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, and Romain Huet, Head of Developer Relations at Stripe, know what it takes to effectively evolve your offering into a platform without losing what made offering appealing in the first place. What would be your definition?

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2025

Completing online payments via manual card entry can be time-consuming and off-putting for customers. Research shows that 55% of customers will abandon their cart if they have to re-enter checkout information like credit card details, negatively affecting your business conversion rate. Learn More What is Click to Pay?

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2024

Subscription models offer companies large and small the opportunity to build predictable revenue and high customer lifetime value. But managing subscriptions effectively and freeing up time and resources for expansion is no picnic.

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Payrix

APRIL 25, 2025

A card-not-present (CNP) transaction occurs when a credit cardholder and their credit card are not physically present when a payment is accepted. Most CNP transactions are tied to eCommerce, where the card and associated cardholder information is input into an online payment system. Learn more about Embedded Payments.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 10, 2022

From a support perspective, creating FAQs and knowledge hubs should definitely be your first port of call – but what if you could reach your customer before frustration gets the better of them? No, you don’t need to be psychic – maintaining a joyful CX is made easier with platforms like FullStory. Pain points made powerful.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. Visualize every process from end to end. If optimizing your business processes sounds like a good idea, this post will tell you everything you need to know about how to find the perfect BPM software for you. Process Visualization.

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Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Before we jump to the meat of the blog, let us quickly go over the bare-bones definition of what exactly is automated billing software and why most small businesses require it. Small businesses require automated billing software because while getting paid is great, sending out invoices is frequently a laborious process.

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Payrix

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For software companies embedding payments into their platform, being aware of payment fraud is critical for several reasons. What is payment fraud? Payment fraud is any activity that manipulates payment systems to access funds or financial information illegally. billion, and online shopping.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Tracking revenue on a spreadsheet is easy, but understanding the underlying factors influencing revenue growth rate is a different ball game. As you read on, you will learn: How to properly define revenue growth. Related metrics that impact your revenue and how to use the insights to turn your product into a growth engine.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 5, 2021

When you were starting your online business, you probably weren’t thinking about how exciting the billing process would be unless you’re a trained accountant and love documentation, of course. You’re probably more interested in developing new products and creating business solutions. Revenue Recovery. Simplicity.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 17, 2020

Nowadays, it seems like you can buy just about anything on a recurring monthly plan: razors, clothing, knick-knacks, candles, etc. Over the past decade, ecommerce subscription companies have doubled down on the subscription model to monetize their relationships with customers. What are ecommerce subscription companies?

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

For businesses offering subscriptions, memberships, retainers, and other recurring services, recurring billing is a powerful solution to streamline processes and ultimately enhance revenue generation. Consider this: Consumers are already conditioned to the subscription model.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 9, 2021

OTT platforms were made popular by streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, YouTube, and more. The other big difference is VOD can’t be live content, while OTT can, as VOD by definition can’t have a set schedule involved. As a result, you could monetize your brand faster and easier via VOD.

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Whether you are a seasoned social media marketer, a marketer looking to venture into  social media  marketing, or a business owner who wants to leverage the enormous power of social, it’s helpful to know about the most popular social media platforms out there right now. Jump to a social media platform: 1.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

SaaS accounting is the process of recording, evaluating, and interpreting the financial data and information of your SaaS business to understand your overall financial health, growth momentum, and profitability, and make informed decisions about further steps.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Scheduled payments, aka recurring billing. Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. Rent the Runway is definitely structured different than your monthly gas bill. What are subscription payments?

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Interested in learning more about software-led payments or joining the current Embedded Payments conversations in your organization? This blog post is your ultimate guide to understanding the most used payments terms today. This blog post is your ultimate guide to understanding the most used payments terms today.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 30, 2020

So you're building an awesome subscription business — great! How do you manage the process of accepting money from your customers? Building your own billing system can be a world of pain, risk and complexity, so what options are out there for integrating a third party product? You also need flexibility in integrations.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

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Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

Did you know embedded payments can increase a software provider’s income? They turn payments into a new source of money. B2B payment transactions exceeded 15 billion in 2024 , with digital payments now making up 85% of transactions. Embedded payments are a game-changer. billion in 2023 to $291.3

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before we look at the promised SaaS revenue models, let’s get a couple definitions out of the way. We need to differentiate among three similar sounding but very different concepts: revenue stream, revenue model, and business model. Revenue stream: This is a single source of revenue for a company.

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FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). Interestingly, even though I paid for a year-long subscription, the company didn’t let me keep the last three weeks of access to its premium features. This action will immediately downgrade your subscription. Table of Contents.

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Baremetrics

JULY 22, 2021

PayPal is a popular choice for online payment processing. The platform currently serves over 20 million active merchant accounts globally, and is a proven solution trusted by entrepreneurs for over twenty years. But for SaaS businesses, PayPal lacks the analytics and reporting features they need to support sustainable growth.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 22, 2024

One point of frustration for the businesses is that every country has its own definition for ‘SaaS products’. These factors make it increasingly dispiriting for SaaS businesses to manage tax compliance. That is because the jurisdictions in these areas, and their definitions of a SaaS service differ.

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How To Buy Saas

JANUARY 1, 2021

Well, that’s enough to motivate yourself to start creating your first course using the best online course platforms. Come out of your comfort zone, choose the best online course platform, and create your course outline for people who are ready to learn something that you already know. Why Choose an Online Course Platform?

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 3, 2018

Rohini Pondhi , product management lead for Square’s Invoices product, knows this challenge well. If a process doesn’t stick, don’t hesitate to move from it. At Square, I manage a product called Square Invoices. What we do on the Invoices team is iterate on process just like we iterate on product.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Challenge: UXPin needed a tool to consolidate their subscription data and track metrics. A need to consolidate financial data in one place Baremetrics simplifies data analytics and customer segmentation 26+ Stripe Analytics in One Platform Powerful customer information supports their sales team The Future of UXPin Learn more about UXPin.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 23, 2020

These zero-dollar-per-month platforms are packed with great features. How will the free CRM software fit within your current business processes? That question fits right into my thoughts about integrations, so to speak. My point is that CRMs deliver more value when they integrate with the tools you are already using.

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all heard how effective subscriptions can be for growing companies. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. What is Annual Recurring Revenue?

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But out of the plethora of answers you need to figure out, choosing the best ecommerce platform remains the most crucial. It also supports multi-currency selling functionality and offers useful integrations with other essential apps. A Review of the Best Ecommerce Platforms. on the platform to make better decisions.

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