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. Only spending 25% of revenue on sales & marketing.

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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. The alternative?

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

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. to 11:45 a.m.

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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?

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Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 83

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.

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Payment Methods Technical Review Payments Payment Solutions 209

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. Like most methods, this takes plenty of strategizing and hard work. Like most methods, this takes plenty of strategizing and hard work. Perhaps more importantly, it’s a U.S.

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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. Although Shopify and Wix have overlapping features, Shopify edges forward in the race if you’re specifically looking for ecommerce functionality.

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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. That’s the power of recurring revenue. eCommerce and Business Tools Are Key Drivers to Accelerating Growth. 43% of Revenue Outside the U.S / North America.

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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.

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 153

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Toast is a vertical software embedded payments solution for restaurants in the U.S. Toast’s Go To Market Structure Toast has seen unprecedented growth on the revenue side, so let’s look at the customer acquisition strategy. The ones they met in person closed at a 3x rate. and across the globe. In the U.S.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

Now as a successful international business, TestDome has been with FastSpring through all of it, and even when other payment platforms launched intriguing new products, Mario never saw a good reason to leave FastSpring. saw their quarter-over-quarter revenue go up 11.87% when they switched to Contextual ! Here’s why. Paddle offers it.

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2019

There comes a point in your company’s lifecycle when you must decide between outsourcing your ecommerce operations or continuing to keep everything in-house. In-House Ecommerce Solution. Having an in-house solution means your company invests resources into building an ecommerce solution for use exclusively within your organization.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 8, 2021

You want a quick and easy way to start a website yet have no clue how web hosting works. The good news is you can get a website up and running without spending a dime. Free web hosting enables you to set up a website with a few clicks, but don’t expect anything fancy. The bad news is also the fact that it’s free.

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Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 141

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But if you’re a B2B solution, there’s a high likelihood that businesses will be interested in being able to accept customer payments, rather than just sending them a PayPal link or to a generic payment gateway. How do you add payment processing capabilities to your software? By partnering with a trusted SaaS billing platform.

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Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

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. Customers still come to your website to learn about and buy your products.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 138

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).

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Facilitation Payfac 59

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.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105

FastSpring

JUNE 11, 2019

Ways to improve ecommerce conversion rates. Podcast: Ecommerce Conversations by Practical Ecommerce. You may already be familiar with Practical Ecommerce, one of the leading sites for ecommerce tips and news. But are you aware of their podcast Ecommerce Conversations ?

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Payment Methods Scale Payments Payment Services 68

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Brex then scaled its payments business quickly. Shopify identified its ICP as individuals and businesses looking for easy tools to start an online e-commerce store. Winning with customer-centric innovation.

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Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 190

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 13, 2023

B2B payments enable the smooth flow of transactions between businesses of all sizes. But what’s changing in the B2B payments landscape and what should you be on the lookout for? But what’s changing in the B2B payments landscape and what should you be on the lookout for? What Makes B2B Payments Different? Let’s dive in!

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods 59

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. Recurly: Easily Integrates with Multiple Payment Gateways. Zoho Subscriptions: Online Subscription Billing Platform.

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Payment Solutions Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 117

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Nick realized that adding payments to the software product was the only way he could continue to compete in the space, so he took the opportunity. Nick considered partnering with an ISO, but was reluctant to hand off his studio owners — and the relationships he built with them — to a payment processor. It’s too much work,” Nick said.

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Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s barely trading at 3x revenue. That’s Freemium at scale. Payments and e-commerce drag blended gross margins down to 60%. Wix along with Squarespace and also WordPress / Automatic have pushed deeply into e-commerce and as part of that, payments. It makes sense, as ecomm adds a ton of value to a standard website.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods SaaS Payments 225

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For many SaaS companies, going live isn’t the glorious, revenue-driving, self-vindicating moment they dream of. In reality, an unreliable ecommerce solution will largely contribute to lost revenue on your ecommerce site. Choosing The Right Ecommerce Solution. In fact, it could be the exact opposite.

Payment Methods 61

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payment Services 61

FastSpring

JULY 16, 2019

You’re constantly racing against the clock to get your product off the ground and generating revenue as quickly as possible. Since SaaS-friendly billing, also known as recurring billing , is designed specifically for companies who sell online services with a subscription model, it offers many advantages over a typical payment system.

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Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 67

FastSpring

JULY 25, 2019

Ecommerce sales are already growing at an alarming rate. And to take advantage of all this growth, many online businesses are working hard to ensure that they’ve covered all their bases. For some businesses and online merchants, PayPal may be the payment method of choice and that’s totally fine!

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services PayPal 60

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue vs. profit vs. income: The terms may seem synonymous and are sometimes even used interchangeably, but they tell different stories about a company. Revenue growth suggests an expanding business and in-demand product, but whether there is any financial gain for the business is determined by the income.

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Payments Payment Methods Payment Features Payment Services 88

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Real Green’s journey to embedded payments is also rooted in innovation. According to Kellie Kucik, Head of Payments, the company has spent the last decade focused on developing its Customer Assistant Website. Our first integrated payment solution was a referral agreement with a third-party ISO.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features Merchant Services 130

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Bluehost enables you to get a website up and running in no time. It’s a reputable web host used by millions to host their online projects, start businesses, and create something new. Bluehost is ideal for beginners that are starting a website for the first or second time. What makes Bluehost so special? Who is Bluehost Best For?

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Payment Methods Technical Review Software Review Systems Review 139

Buffer Resources

MARCH 5, 2024

On the financial side, distributors took a chunk of our already tight margins, and the 90-day payment terms from most retailers made cash flow difficult. On the customer education side, we had little control over where our product was placed and whether store associates were talking about it correctly.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Scale 81

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. Automate Payment Failure Handling and Reduce Churn.

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Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 86

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. It's the No.1 Try Baremetrics free. Square Fees: 3.5

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Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

SaaStr

MARCH 25, 2021

BigCommerce is an interesting eCommerce case study on many levels. Driving existing customer revenue up more than new logos. BigCommerce, like many SaaS vendors at scale, is doing a better job at getting more revenue out of existing accounts than adding new ones. Payments partners are the biggest part of this.

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Outsourcing Services Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments 222

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

They focused on building a payment platform that empowers international talent and independent contractors to get paid on time in a compliant way while also ensuring that companies can hire international talent and make payments efficiently. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance.

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Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 233

FastSpring

JANUARY 29, 2021

If your new year’s resolutions included anything about scaling your business or expanding into other countries, then there’s a lot to be excited about at FastSpring this month. This means that starting January 1, 2021, all ecommerce transactions in the European Economic Area (EEA) became eligible for SCA.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods compliance 78

SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2021

So many startups these days are claiming they have “ARR” from revenue that … doesn’t recur. Doesn’t ARR stand for Annual Recurring Revenue? ARR now really means revenue with 100%+ Net Revenue Retention. 50% revenue from software (recurring), 50% from payments (not-recurring). .

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Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 359

Neil Patel

JANUARY 11, 2023

Contactless payment methods are tapping into the future of commerce. International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that 80% of retailers will offer contactless payment and app-based scan-and-pay systems in-store by 2023. When we talk about leaders in the contactless payments space, we must talk about PayPal.

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PayPal Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services 80