SaaStr

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In 2006, BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte set out to define a category around financial operations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). With SMBs, the smallest business is owner-operated. Then, in 2017, with around $50M in revenue, BILL added payment capabilities. Needless to say, he succeeded. in revenue.

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Payrix

APRIL 17, 2025

What is a payment facilitator? A payment facilitator (or PayFac) is a software platforms all-in-one payment processing solution. Instead of your customers needing to create their own merchant account to process payments, you as the PayFac developer handle all the payments setup and complexity for them.

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USIO

MAY 23, 2025

If you’re still relying on manual payout processes, paper checks, or disconnected systems, you’re more vulnerable than you think. But here’s the good news: digital disbursements offer a faster, smarter, and far more secure way to manage outbound payments. Digital Disbursements Reduce Fraud and Payment Errors 1.

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Payrix

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The world of Embedded Payments saw remarkable developments in 2024, shaping strategies and innovations across the industry. In a compelling discussion on PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments podcast, Ian Hillis hosted payments veterans Ella Aguirre and Michael Veatch to reflect on the past year.

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USIO

JULY 10, 2025

Ah yes, webhooks—the backbone of many payment platforms. merchant account status changes) Hosted Payment Pages (e.g., when a customer completes a payment) Since those happen outside of your API requests, we’ll ping you with a webhook when something changes. What’s the best way to collect payment info?

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USIO

JUNE 19, 2025

But then you think, “Why not also offer payments to our users?” For example, PracticeSuite doesn’t just help medical offices automate appointments—it also gives them a built-in way to collect payments from patients directly through the PracticeSuite platform. 0.6%) per transaction processed through their platform.

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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. How do those goals align with potential payments partners?

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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 merchant simplifies the onboarding process for sub-merchants by handling the complexities of payment integration, security requirements, and compliance.

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USIO

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Efficient and reliable payment systems play a crucial role in maintaining vendor relationships, the backbone of every successful business. Digital disbursements have emerged as a powerful tool, not only streamlining payment processes but also fostering trust and collaboration between companies and their vendors.

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Payrix

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Embedded Finance is reshaping SaaS, and for good – and exciting – reasons. Meet some of our experts driving this shift for our software partners and see how Embedded Finance can enhance your platform’s revenue, customer loyalty, and growth potential. Meet Ian Hillis, Head of Growth Why is Embedded Finance taking the industry by storm?

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Stax

APRIL 8, 2025

For many small business owners, credit card processing fees may seem like a hefty price to pay for providing convenience to customers. Merchants paid a record $172 billion in payment processing fees in 2023. This figure may continue to climb as inflation rises and credit card networks boost their processing rates.

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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

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. Whats on the horizon? Regularly testing and iterating the onboarding journey ensures continuous improvement.

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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. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2025

ServiceTitan, the operating system for the trades, continues to scale impressively, with $772M in FY25 revenue, $800m+ ARR and a clear path to $1B ARR. Net Dollar Retention >110% and GDR of >95%: The Power of Being a True Operating System ServiceTitans NRR consistently exceeds 110%, even with SMB-heavy customers. Thats rare.

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SaaStr

JUNE 22, 2025

Instead, the company pivoted aggressively into expense management and payments, expanding beyond its travel roots. They signal a company systematically preparing for the scrutiny and operational demands of public markets. valuation, paused roadshow but still targeting 2025) Potential Candidates: Stripe (payments processing, $91.5B

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Stax

MAY 16, 2025

The rapid evolution of embedded payments is reshaping industries and unlocking new opportunities, particularly for small business sectors that have often been overlooked. Adam Gray , Chief Transformation Officer at Stax, recently sat down with Hal Levey of PYMNTS to discuss emerging trends in payment processing and vertical integration.

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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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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By BluLogix Team Revenue Recognition: Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy What is RevRec and how does it impact accurate reporting for compliance and financial integrity? Ready to see how BluIQ can transform your billing process and help you achieve integrated, automated, and accurate complex monetization?

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Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

In todays competitive software market, forward-thinking trade and field service platforms are no longer asking if they should modernize their payment infrastructure, theyre working diligently to source the right payments partner to implement innovative solutions before their competitors beat them to the punch.

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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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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

An integrated software vendor more commonly known as an ISV is a software company that engages in a partnership with a payments provider in order to integrate payment processing capabilities into their platform. Doing so enables their customers to accept and manage payments for their businesses, all from the same platform.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Operating a business entails a number of processes like managing products and payments, invoices, customer engagement, revenue, unpaid invoices and much more. It streamlines your entire billing process from invoice generation to payment collection. Sounds like a mountain of work! What is a Billing Software?

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USIO

MAY 16, 2025

That means faster payouts , happier recipients, and less follow-up from your finance team. Insurance & Healthcare: Disburse claim payments or patient refunds quickly. We handle the infrastructure, compliance, and deliveryso you can focus on delivering value. Key Benefits of Prepaid Card Issuing 1.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But when it comes to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses, this statement stands even truer. The SaaS businesses have to navigate through the world of tax compliance themselves. SaaS sales tax is a consumption tax applicable to the SaaS products or services. In the US alone, 25 states apply sales tax to SaaS services.

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USIO

MARCH 28, 2025

Traditional methodslike reimbursements, petty cash, and company credit cardsoften come with challenges, from slow processing times to compliance risks and unauthorized spending. Eliminating Reimbursement Hassles Expense reimbursements can be a tedious and time-consuming process, both for employees and finance teams.

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Valuize Consulting

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, to fully unlock its potential, companies must go beyond qualitative insights and bring data into the decision-making process within Customer Success ranks and investments. These operational metrics remain critical for measuring the success and health of post-sales programs but focus on results after initiatives are implemented.

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Stax

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The main difference between Quicken and QuickBooks is that Quicken is primarily a personal finance management software while QuickBooks is a full-featured small business accounting software. Quicken includes features that let users view the complete picture of their personal finances on a single dashboard.

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BetterCloud

JANUARY 15, 2025

Ensuring its privacy and security requires the proper infrastructure, people, processes, and practices in place. Compliance violations: Lack of compliance to documented security and privacy policy as well as legal and industry standards can result in legal fees, fines, and reputational damage. But whats in them?

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Infinicept

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a finance leader in a healthcare SaaS company, you’re balancing pressure from all sides. And somehow, you have to do all this without increasing operational costs. Your patient payments program has enabled another revenue stream for your company by giving you a portion of the transaction fees.

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 29, 2025

AI is no longer just hype todays C-level leaders need concrete examples of how AI decision-making and intelligent automation transform operations. This article goes beyond the buzz to show how AI is already driving results in SaaS, finance, retail, and operations, with lessons and case examples that any executive can learn from.

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Stax

JUNE 11, 2025

Finance executive brings 35+ years of financial expertise to spearhead Stax Payments’ next chapter of strategic expansion, building on the company’s solid foundation and customer-first approach. ORLANDO – June 11, 2025 – Stax Payments , Inc. Wall is the latest addition to Stax’s executive leadership team. and Canada.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This both shortens the sales process and enhances the customer experience. Check internally for any existing resources you can use to speed up the development process. Mercury Mercury’s demo provides a guided tour that replicates the experience of using Mercury to manage finances, make payments, and track transactions.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The subscription economy is not just a trendits a transformative shift in how businesses operate and generate value. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are at the forefront of this evolution, leveraging recurring revenue models to build deeper customer relationships and drive growth.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Yet, many companies still rely on outdated, manual processes that create inefficiencies, revenue leakage, and higher churn rates. Unlock the Power of Renewals: Retain Customers, Maximize Revenue, and Streamline Operations Renewal Management The Future of Renewals: Intelligent & Data-Driven Renewals should never be reactive.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Ready to see how BluIQ can transform your billing process and help you achieve integrated, automated, and accurate complex monetization? Detailed Insights Across Revenue Streams Revenue doesn’t come from a single source—it’s often composed of multiple streams, such as recurring charges, one-time fees, consumption-based services, and more.

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Blulogix

JUNE 12, 2025

According to MGI Research’s 2025 Agile Billing Top 50 Buyer’s Guide , integration across the quote-to-cash (Q2C) process is one of the key gaps holding companies back from achieving true billing agility. Ready to see how BluIQ can transform your billing process and help you achieve integrated, automated, and accurate complex monetization?

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