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Payfac-as-a-Service: A Smarter Way to Handle Payments at Scale

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The embedded finance market—including Payfac-as-a-Service—is projected to exceed $7 trillion in global transaction volume by 2030. I f you’re running a SaaS platform, marketplace, or digital-first business, you’ve probably already bumped into the complexities of payment processing. What Is Payfac-as-a-Service? The compliance.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Circle at $2.3 Billion in “ARR”

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Rapid expansion and new service integrations negatively impacted net income. Circle’s story is a reminder that adding new products, markets, or services can actually destroy profitability if not carefully managed. Revenue increased 16% year over year while net income fell by 42% and EBITDA decreased 29% year over year.

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How to Embed Payment Functionality in Your AI SaaS: A Practical Guide

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Step 2: Choose the Right Payment Infrastructure Partner Unless you want to build a payment system from scratch (and navigate complex regulations), the easiest way is to partner with a payments-as-a-service provider that supports embedded payments.

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NVIDIA Hits $4 Trillion: What Founders Can Learn from the Greatest Growth Story Ever Told

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Every major tech company now depends on NVIDIA: OpenAI training GPT models Google powering Bard and Search AI Microsoft Azure AI services Meta’s LLaMA development Tesla’s self-driving technology The B2B Parallel : AWS becoming the infrastructure layer for the internet, or Salesforce becoming the system of record for sales teams globally.

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Top Fraud and Payment Trends for 2023: What SaaS Pros Need to Know

Fraud is ever changing – especially for merchants that offer online services and subscriptions. In the report, you’ll find: The scale and type of fraud seen in the global marketplace. How fraud changes based on the size of business.

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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

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Laiva Becoming the platform of choice for life science companies and research institutions by creating a two-sided marketplace with significant SaaS components. The new term “AI application as a service” (AIS) describes companies selling AI-powered applications to mid-market and enterprise customers.

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From $10M to $100M ARR in 5.5 Months: Inside Replit’s AI Coding Rocketship

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The Unit Economics That VCs Dream About Replit’s financial metrics tell a story of sustainable, capital-efficient growth: Revenue Model Evolution 2022-2023 : Subscription-heavy ($7-40/month plans) 2024-2025 : Usage-based pricing for AI agents Future : Marketplace fees, enterprise licenses, compute services Customer Expansion Individual Developers (..)