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ISVs vs SaaS: What’s the Difference?

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Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers.

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Is Quickbooks Desktop Being Phased Out?

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QuickBooks Desktop is something of a linchpin in the accounting software world, with the first version of the program launching in 1998. This makes the apparent new direction of Intuit, the developer of QuickBooks, symptomatic of the wider transition within the SaaS space towards cloud-based software solutions.

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

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FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless. The writing on the wall is clear—businesses need to start accepting digital payments and software providers need to start offering payment services one way or another.