SaaStr

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Now, there’s payroll processing, payments online or in person, recurring billing, and so on — effectively expanding the market and TAM. For restaurants, it’s the back end, front end, point of sale, payroll, ERP, and workforce management. They don’t have a dedicated person to set up the new software or an IT team.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Price low to minimize adoption friction, grow quickly, and then move up-market after developing broad adoption. Skimming is less common in the software world because few startups develop a product at launch that will be accepted by the most sophisticated customers (and those willing to pay prices that generate the greatest margin).

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Stax

MAY 13, 2025

We’ll also outline how to choose the best payment solutions for your unique business needs. Credit card merchant services are the systems, tools, and agreements that allow businesses to accept payments via credit and debit cards. Together, these tools form the foundation of your ability to process payments reliably and securely.

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USIO

JUNE 24, 2025

Embedded payments have become the financial backbone of modern SaaS, fintech, and marketplace platforms. In 2025, choosing the right embedded payment processor is about more than just rates and APIs — it’s about revenue share potential, support quality, payout flexibility, and long-term partnership.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One of the features that has been quietly revolutionizing the way our users interact with Store Builder Library (our JavaScript library), our APIs, and our webhooks is Recipe Docs. Recipe Docs are like your personal cookbook for integrating FastSpring into your business. What Are Recipe Docs? The great part?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

How you can pursue these strategies to drive more profitability for your games, while developing a more meaningful relationship with your players. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Jump to video. Jump to transcript. I think that was the first one.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

What are integrated payments? Integrated payments are payment processing capabilities that are incorporated into a software companys platform to provide their user base with the ability to accept and manage payments for their businesses. 3 things you should know about integrated payments 1.

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Payrix

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In the latest episode of PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments Podcast, Ian Hillis speaks with Brad Pinneke , VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, about one of the most important decisions software companies face today: choosing the right payments partner.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2025

Completing online payments via manual card entry can be time-consuming and off-putting for customers. Click to Pay completely removes the need to enter credit card information during online purchases, making it more convenient and faster than manual card entry. Learn More What is Click to Pay?

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FastSpring

APRIL 29, 2025

When payment partners fail to adapt to player demand and scale quickly, players leave your web shop empty handed, creating dissatisfaction that could have been prevented. We empower you to offload the complexity of global payments, sales tax and VAT compliance, player payments support, and more.

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2025

Vertical SaaS companies often focus on developing solutions for complex or underserved industries that have typically been ignored by bigger software companies. Join the Payments-Led Growth Movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. through 2034.

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Stax

JUNE 3, 2025

TL;DR SaaS platforms are cloud-based software solutions that offer ready-to-use tools over the internet, enabling businesses to scale operations, improve efficiency, and integrate with other applications without managing infrastructure. SaaS operates on a subscription model, making it easier to manage cash flow and reduce upfront expenses.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The companies have integrated FastSpring’s global localized payments and compliance platform with Nexus’ industry leading creator-powered web shops. Publishers and Studios are able to get a custom designed web shop optimized specifically for their players by a team of D2C gaming ecommerce and marketing experts. The challenge?

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Payrix

JANUARY 28, 2025

In this episode of PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments Podcast, host Ian Hillis welcomes Matt Downs, President of Worldpay for Platforms, to discuss software-led payments predictions for 2025 and beyond. Navigating market dynamics in 2025 and beyond Matt emphasized the cyclical nature of the payments industry, likening it to a pendulum.

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USIO

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Becoming your own Payment Facilitator (PayFac) sounds greatuntil you realize its a regulatory nightmare , a financial black hole , and takes longer than your last DIY home improvement project (which, lets be honest, is still unfinished). Some will actually pick up the phone when you call. But not all PFaaS providers are created equal.

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FastSpring

JULY 21, 2025

As one of the world’s most significant gaming industry events, ChinaJoy provides an unparalleled platform for connecting with both domestic and international game developers, publishers, and industry leaders under this year’s inspiring theme, “Gather What You Love.” 1-4 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.

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SaaStr

MAY 24, 2025

It doesnt get much harder in B2B sales that an in-person, low-ish ACV sales but Toast has crushed it: 1. This model is enabled by Toast’s remarkable unit economics from their software plus payments model. In-Person Sales Generate 3x Higher Conversions Per The CROs of Toast, Splunk, Brex and Slice 4. Even with SMB Sales.

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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. Check out this helpful blog: The essential elements of merchant underwriting for software companies.

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Stax

MAY 23, 2025

If youre a software provider looking to boost revenue, streamline operations, and deliver more value to your users, ISV integrated payments can be a game-changer. Embedding payments directly into your platform can unlock tremendous benefits both for you and your users. The best part?

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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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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2025

Read more and get helpful links in this November 2023 post, Potential Apple App Store Policy Changes Due to EUs Digital Markets Act (DMA).) For more details, background, and quotes from Commission members, view the original press release on the European Commissions website.

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USIO

MAY 9, 2025

Whether youre a product leader, fintech founder, or payments partner, understanding the language behind embedded finance platforms is mission-critical. This blog post is your jargon-free guide to all the advanced embedded finance terminology you’ll encounterfrom OAuth to multi-rail payment strategies.

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Stax

JUNE 8, 2025

Industry data shows that 70% of consumers say the availability of their preferred payment method is very or extremely influential when choosing an online store. A payment processor and payment gateway are both crucial components in transactions, as they enable the various ways that shoppers want to pay.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Product demos can be used at various stages in the customer journey, such as on your website to engage potential customers, in email campaigns to nurture leads, during sales calls to provide a “try before you buy” experience, and for customer onboarding to help new users get up to speed quickly. Dropbox’s product tour.

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FastSpring

JULY 22, 2025

At FastSpring, we’ve always operated as a developer-first platform, building tools and services to help you create, customize, and optimize every part of the subscription lifecycle. Today’s subscription businesses demand more than one-size-fits-all workflows.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The purpose of the revenue growth management strategy is to steer a business in an organized, and sustainable direction. In this blog, you will find out the meaning of revenue growth management, its importance, components, and challenges. Also get to know why a revenue growth management platform is necessary for your business.

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Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

Even if you believe your technology is easy to set up and use, it may not be for the average person. Signs of Software Customer Churn If you could spot the signs of customer churn, then you can develop a proactive way of addressing the issues and decreasing them.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The company must make several changes regarding its Play Store for Android apps according to AP News , after a jury found in Dec. Note: FastSpring provided support regarding alternative payment methods in the case. Is What Epic Wants for App Stores What Other Game Developers Actually Want?

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Payrix

APRIL 28, 2025

Software-led payments are a critical element of the user experience that can be curated with a digital-approach to add value, deepen user engagement, and accelerate the growth of platforms. So, how can platforms successfully take a digital-first approach to payments?

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Full Session

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Are you looking to optimize your website’s performance but unsure if VWO is the right choice? Optimizely: A digital experience analytics platform focusing on A/B testing, experimentation, and personalization with advanced targeting capabilities. You’re in luck! Book a demo to learn more. Pricing is available upon request.

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BetterCloud

JANUARY 15, 2025

Customer obligation On the other hand, the customer agrees to secure user access, which includes identity management, app access management , and file and data security. Vendors are responsible, and held liable for the data they collect, store, process, or transit, but so is the customer.

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Payrix

JUNE 10, 2025

White label merchant processing enables third parties like integrated software vendors (ISVs) or independent sales organizations (ISOs) to customize and sell the payment processing technology and services of a payments provider under their own brands. Learn more about the value of Embedded Payments.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Because of these developments, mobile game companies are investigating more options for monetizing their games than just the App Store or Play Store. So where do you start if you want to provide more global payment solutions to your player base while chipping away at the hefty 30% fees that mobile marketplaces charge?

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Most SaaS businesses prefer to manage their accounting processes through cloud-based software solutions, but even for that you need to know the nitty-gritties of SaaS accounting. Expense Management: SaaS companies have to spend often on various aspects like product development, marketing costs, customer support facilities, and much more.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 5, 2024

But in many instances, just setting up the web shop is only part of the process — you’ll need to set up some sort of payments solution, too. Below, we’ll cover: What a gaming payment gateway is. How a merchant of record like FastSpring can handle all the complexities of global payments for you, even taxes and compliance.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 18, 2025

Working with limited resources and keeping up with emerging tech are the biggest challenges for game developers today. These are essentially tailored solutions that can empower game developers to fulfill unique needs and drive impact. However, advanced SaaS solutions have opened up new possibilities across distinct categories.

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FastSpring

JUNE 5, 2025

For now, steering from App Store apps is still allowed in the U.S. “We’ve This moment is a significant win for mobile game developers and the gaming industry overall.” Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games!

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