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What’s Really Working in Embedded Finance: Key Learnings from Adyen’s $100B+ Experience

SaaStr

The platforms that move first are seeing 70%+ revenue uplifts and dramatically improved retention. But the window for being early won’t last forever.

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

USIO

If you’re building an AI-powered SaaS product, your focus is likely on creating amazing AI features — whether that’s smart automation, AI co-pilots, or data-driven insights. More than that, how you can embed payments seamlessly inside your app to deliver a smooth user experience and open new revenue streams.

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Embedded Payments Made Easy: From Code to Cash

USIO

Let’s be honest: payments used to be a pain. If you’re a SaaS founder, product leader, or engineer, you’ve probably stared down the barrel of a tangled payment integration wondering, “Why does something so essential feel so unnecessarily complicated?” The truth is, the world of embedded payments has evolved—dramatically.

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Embedded Payments in 2024: A year in review for platforms | Episode 44

Payrix

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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The Path to Payment Control: How SaaS Companies Can Maximize Enterprise Value

For software company executives, maximizing revenue, profitability, and enterprise value is of utmost importance. A key factor in achieving these goals is having a solid integrated payment strategy in place — one that allows for control, ownership, and leverage over customer relationships and payment service contracts.

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The Vertical SaaS Gold Rush: Why Non-Tech B2B Is Growing 250%+ Faster

SaaStr

TL;DR: While most public SaaS companies are growing at 8-10%, the companies crushing it are those selling outside the tech bubble – restaurants, construction, logistics, and e-commerce. They’re growing 2-3x faster than traditional horizontal SaaS. Many are doing pretty, pretty, well. At Least Right Now.

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PayFac-as-a-Service vs Full Payment Facilitation: A Developer’s Guide

USIO

You’re here because someone—maybe your CEO, maybe your investor, maybe your gut—told you that owning payments could be a game-changer for your platform. But here’s the part that gets glossed over: how you own payments matters. Should you become a full Payment Facilitator (PayFac)? They’re right. You take the risk.

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PayFac vs. ISO: What Is the Optimal Integrated Payment Strategy in SaaS?

Our comprehensive article delves into the merits and challenges of Payment Facilitators (PayFac) versus Independent Sales Organization (ISO) registration. Equip your business with the knowledge to choose the right payment strategy. Delve deeper into issues of scalability, compliance, and setup.

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A SaaS Executive’s Guide to ISO Types and Registration

In the ever-changing world of SaaS, keeping up with the latest trends in payment strategy is vital for success. Embedded payments have become the go-to for seamless transactions within software, but choosing the right model can make or break your business.

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How Clinic Sense Reduced Churn and Unlocked More Revenue

ClinicSense is a SaaS platform that supports over 7,000 massage therapists who use it for appointment management, payments, scheduling, marketing activities and more. Despite having a relatively low payment failure rate, the company discovered that the failures disrupted the customer experience.

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SaaS Payments 101: Roadmap for Monetizing Payments

Embedded solutions have taken the software industry by storm and disrupted the traditional distribution network for financial services, like payment processing. The payment facilitation (payfac) model and partnership offerings create a near- and long-term roadmap for SaaS growth and transformation.

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Payment Facilitation: A How-To Guide

Discover what B2B SaaS needs to know to become a Payment Facilitator. This guide includes: Earning Revenue from Payments Bank Sponsorship, Underwriting Risk Requirements In depth Descriptions of Staff Requirements Detailed Timeline Itemized Cost List Case Study And more!

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Evolving with Confidence: A Dynamic Approach to Integrated Payments in SaaS

Navigating the world of integrated payment strategies can be daunting, particularly for software companies seeking to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, many companies approach integrated payments with a rigid, inflexible mindset.

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SaaS Business Fundamentals: How Decline Codes Impact Failed Payment Recovery

A failed payment isn't just a lost transaction - it could mean a customer churning for good. But not all payment declines are the same. For SaaS businesses, decline reasons vary, shaped by customer demographics and the nature of your service.

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The Next Evolution in Subscriptions and Recurring Payments

Rise to the next level of recurring revenue. Discover how recurring payments are reshaping industries beyond simple subscriptions, driving a $1.5 Learn the crucial strategies for building scalable, secure, and seamless recurring payment infrastructure to boost customer retention and fuel growth. trillion market.