Stax

JUNE 9, 2024

From taking care of your inventory to paying attention to merchandising, marketing your business to delivering exceptional customer service, you have your work cut out for you. By being aware of these factors, you can make sure that your payment services platform can fulfill all your expectations without any issues.

Point of Sale 88

Point of Sale Payment Solutions Payment Services Merchant Services 88

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

What makes a company choose one SaaS payment processing provider over another? For example, at FastSpring, we have a lot of data about online shopping carts. But we wanted to hear directly from technical founders and software developers about what you look for in a SaaS payment processing service. Integrations?

Payment Services 147

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 147

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In a saturated market, how do they distinguish themselves? Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. By offering a payment solution that’s integrated with the rest of your service, you can streamline this process and offer increased convenience.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. Epic Games wants to take control of their online sales with its own marketplace.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 147

FastSpring

APRIL 18, 2024

Some businesses outgrow their home countries after a seed or startup period that saw initial success domestically, while some businesses founded with niche markets or in smaller countries may need international sales as table stakes on day one. Why it’s so important to optimize pricing for local markets.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments Merchant Services 78

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Your payment processor may be an important element of your business. However, with so many of these payment platforms on the market, how are you supposed to choose? If you’re searching for one of these platforms, what qualities are important to you? After all, it plays a big role in how you get paid.

Payment Methods 93

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Merchant Services 93

FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If you’re selling video games direct-to-consumer (DTC), there’s a good chance you may be taking advantage of a “merchant of record” payment platform like Xsolla and others. Reduce Downtime Risk Sometimes, technical issues arise that create downtime for your primary payment provider.

Payment Services 158

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 158

FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Gather metrics and view reports on monthly recurring revenue. Offer and manage one-time add-ons, coupons, and more.

Payments 125

Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 125

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

That simple idea eventually led to fitDEGREE, Nick’s growing software startup for class-based fitness studios that want a more community-driven way to manage their local business. Nick first marketed the fitDEGREE app to college recreation centers, and it only consisted of registration and inventory control features.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

While we’ve been shopping for items like clothes or shoes online for years, another trend is now emerging—business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce. It’s easy to think of online sales as a marketplace where we buy items for ourselves, but more and more B2B and SaaS sales are now happening online.

Payment Methods 148

Payment Methods B2B Outsourcing Services Payment Services 148

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Joined by Katie Wickham, Payrix’s Director of Marketing, Butler shares essential tips on accelerating your business to $100 million ARR and beyond. . Brex then scaled its payments business quickly.

Payments 185

Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 185

SaaStr

AUGUST 3, 2022

Folks that wanted to go online, stayed online. But folks that didn’t really want to sell online, sort of stopped when they didn’t have to anymore. Shopify returned to earth, and is now growing just at the overall rate of ecommerce. #2. From CEO Tobi Lutke: “It’s now clear that bet didn’t pay off.

Payment Methods 221

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 221

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This week, we’re looking at the tools and infrastructure needed to facilitate the move Online. For today’s consumers, the line between ecommerce and commerce has been blurred almost to invisibility. For today’s consumers, the line between ecommerce and commerce has been blurred almost to invisibility.

Payment Methods 239

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Scale 239

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

That life-changing decision comes down to what website builder you decide to use. We’ve done the hard work and this article will guide you through the otherwise arduous process of finding the best website builder. The Top 4 Best Website Builders. The Different Types of Website Builders.

Payment Methods 145

Payment Methods Technical Review Software Review Systems Review 145

SaaStr

MAY 25, 2024

It was founded by three developers who owned a consulting firm previously, helping startups come to market. As developers, they immediately started to think about a PLG, pay-as-you-go motion to get to market and engage with developers quickly. Lesson #2: Create Credible Technical Content Cloudinary didn’t have a marketing organization.

Scale 256

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Development 256

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

When you’re using a DIY payment solution like Stripe, making it work for your business falls on your developers. From testing out plugins to setting up new payment methods, maintaining Stripe can be very time-consuming. This often happens when your setup requires complex integrations that are difficult to maintain.

Merchant Services 148

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 148

Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries. The most potent benefit of the subscription-based business model is that companies are guaranteed a fixed revenue stream—if they can retain their customers or subscribers.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

Subscription Flow

MAY 16, 2024

Did you know that the value of all card payments grew to more than $8 trillion in 2018? A major payment gateway that handled all this was CardConnect. One other reason was also that businesses could do recurring billing with CardPointe but, alas, that is no longer the case. A physical terminal for making transactions in-person.

Payment Features 103

Payment Features Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 103

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments? Jeff: Yeah.

Payment Solutions 82

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 82

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 10, 2022

With lockdowns preventing in-store experiences, shoppers have gravitated towards brands that can provide the best online experience possible. And, as society reopens, it is vital to maintain ease of movement between in-store and online channels – not just for your customers, but for your teams. Proactive engagement.

Payment Methods 209

Payment Methods Technical Review Payments Payment Solutions 209

Stax

JANUARY 29, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, efficient and seamless payment processing is paramount to your bottom line. As industry leaders in billing software, our mission is to help our customers work more efficiently, recover more revenue, and effortlessly collect invoices. Learn More What is a Billing Platform?

Stax 88

Stax Payments Payment Services Payment Features 88

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe.

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105

Neil Patel

MARCH 7, 2021

One platform where you can sell just about anything to anyone anywhere? But once you unpack it, it’s easy to see why it powers over 1 million websites and manages billions in sales. Gone are the days when you had to figure out how to start an ecommerce site from scratch. Shopify Compared to The Best Ecommerce Platforms.

Payment Methods 140

Payment Methods Software Review Payment Services Payment Solutions 140

Unbounce

JUNE 28, 2022

More people are shopping online than ever before. Online sales are expected to make up 22.3% A big part of ecommerce is using social media to engage audiences and build an authentic brand. But now, social media can also be used as an ecommerce market of its own: social commerce. of retail sales overall by 2023.

Payment Methods 144

Payment Methods Development Team Review Scale Social Media 144

FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

Checkout (including payment processing and gathering sales tax, GST, and VAT). Handling failed payments and customer notifications. Reconciling payment with accounts and remitting sales tax, GST, and VAT. The second factor to consider is whether or not the solution was built for your type of business.

Payment Solutions 146

Payment Solutions Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 146

FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

“As a startup with only two or three people, it would be absolutely impossible to go international without this kind of platform.” Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally? Igor said they haven’t had any major issues using the FastSpring platform. Here’s why.

Payment Solutions 148

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 148

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

As an ecommerce seller, you’ll find yourself making a lot of choices. But out of the plethora of answers you need to figure out, choosing the best ecommerce platform remains the most crucial. Small businesses or brand-conscious entrepreneurs will love Wix with its easy-to-use, cheap features, and greater design flexibility.

Payment Methods 137

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 137

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Affiliate marketing is a way for online publishers (including bloggers) to make passive income by recommending products and services they love. Amazon Associates is one of the most trusted affiliate marketing platforms where anyone can start an income stream from the comfort of their home. Not All Commissions Are Equal.

Payment Methods 125

Payment Methods Payments Revenue PayPal 125

SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

So this year has been rough on SaaS and Cloud stocks, with multiples down 75% from a year ago and the markets overall down 50% or more. It’s barely trading at 3x revenue. That’s Freemium at scale. Payments and e-commerce drag blended gross margins down to 60%. But payments can be low gross margin, and they are for Wix.

Payments 219

Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods 219

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Toast is a vertical software embedded payments solution for restaurants in the U.S. It’s the fastest-growing software business of all time. That means they still have 85% of the market left to tackle. The ones they met in person closed at a 3x rate. and across the globe. Because of restaurant density.

Payment Methods 192

Payment Methods Acquisition Scale Payments 192

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. The platform's usage-based pricing (no monthly fees!)

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

User Pilot

MARCH 29, 2023

How can you use NPS eCommerce to gain qualitative feedback as part of your online store strategy? It also helps boost your referral and word-of-mouth marketing. Keep your best customers loyal to your store by rewarding them with discount coupons or referral bonuses.

Payment Methods 94

Payment Methods Scale Payment Services Sales 94

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The success of your business can be greatly impacted by your choice of payment processing model in the dynamic world of eCommerce and online business. To simplify the intricacies of payment processing, two well-known solutions have surfaced: Payment Facilitators (PayFacs) and Merchants of Record (MoRs).

Merchant Services 59

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Facilitation Payfac 59

Blulogix

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Role of Data Integration in Selecting a Billing Platform By BluLogix Team Welcome to the eleventh entry in our in-depth series on choosing the ideal subscription billing platform. In this installment, we turn our focus to an often-underestimated yet vital element for success in subscription billing : data integration.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Services Payment Features Payment Solutions 52

Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this essay we explore one channel that helps many marketplaces scale faster than others: supply driving demand. In the SaaS-like network model, the supply is in charge of generating the majority of the demand, and the product acts as mainly a fulfillment or monetization vehicle for the supply.

Payments 116

Payments SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods 116

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Remember when it seemed like websites were just a commodity? They want a slick site that does more, from eCommerce to payments to marketing and more. And a $15B+ market cap!! That’s the power of recurring revenue. eCommerce and Business Tools Are Key Drivers to Accelerating Growth.

Payment Methods 277

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments SMB 277

FastSpring

MARCH 6, 2023

Frederic Linfjärd was working on scaling Capture One’s software into new countries, and he was learning firsthand just how difficult it was to sell the product by building an online store in house. An In-Person Discussion About Scaling Your Business Join us in Amsterdam on April 5 from 9:30 a.m.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Scale Finance Payment Services 78