Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

For SaaS companies, becoming a payment facilitator (or PayFac) offers a ton of advantages—including but not limited to—boosting retention and profitability while exercising greater control over the customer experience. However, several complex types of risks come along with this. Let’s get started.

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Payrix

MARCH 13, 2024

No matter your industry, keeping up with the latest technology and payments trends is essential for any software company looking to stay competitive and keep their customers satisfied. What can these financial and technology decision-maker perspectives tell us about the role of payments and the payments experience in software?

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Merchant Services Payments Embedded Payments Payment Solutions 100

Payrix

MARCH 6, 2024

Embedded Payments have become a popular feature in the ecosystem of software developers who understand their role in driving better user engagement, value, growth, and competitive advantage. But in the rapidly evolving world of digital payments, nothing stays the same for long. How will security and compliance impact Embedded Payments?

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Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 100

Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Subscription pricing with the help of automated billing software has transformed many industries and provided businesses with a dynamic way to generate revenue, especially in the SaaS space. Moreover, developing a profitable pricing strategy requires consistent model testing and compliance with international tax laws.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 94

FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Q4 sales numbers usually outperform the rest of the year thanks to year-end holidays and their associated shopping cycles — but how much does that trend carry over into software and SaaS sales? sales trends by month and quarter. Global sales trends by month and quarter. Below, we’ll cover: U.S. How FastSpring can help.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Merchant Services 144

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

ABOUT IN THE VAULT “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the pressing innovations that will shape our future. Angela: Why Global Payments? Why at that time?

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Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 84

FastSpring

APRIL 18, 2024

For many SaaS and software companies, international sales are a key part of their growth trajectories. These include how to account for local pricing and preferred local payment methods, varied buyer behaviors, how to display checkouts with local languages, and much more — all of which can be different for every country you want to sell into.

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User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

Wondering how to build a conversion path for your SaaS product or e-commerce site? We also share examples of different conversion paths and optimization strategies. TL;DR A conversion path is a step-by-step process that guides prospects. A good conversion path makes the process frictionless. Let’s get to it!

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 84

Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software. And because of the digital nature of SaaS businesses and their subscription-based business models, the ability to collect data on how the company is performing is easier and faster than ever.

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

For businesses offering subscriptions, memberships, retainers, and other recurring services, recurring billing is a powerful solution to streamline processes and ultimately enhance revenue generation. Almost everyone — 98% of consumers —has a streaming service subscription. 98% of consumers have a streaming service subscription.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

You may already be thinking about ways to reduce your expenses and shift your overall growth strategy. And Kurt believes that iterative pricing can be a highly effective strategy during volatile markets. Note: From global payment processing to global VAT and sales tax management, FastSpring is the easiest way to sell around the world.

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Pricing Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 118

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The SaaS industry is growing fast, but if you want to be one of the companies contributing to that trend, you'll need to know the secrets of successful SaaS businesses. In this post, we'll lay out a SaaS growth blueprint. In this post, we'll lay out a SaaS growth blueprint. SaaS growth is looking strong.

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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. They were able to sign up for subscription-based services for things like groceries, cosmetics, clothing, etc. The alternative? What Is Recurring Billing?

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

User Pilot

JULY 20, 2023

But you can turn all that around with the right strategies. TL;DR Voluntary churn happens when customers cancel or downgrade their subscriptions while involuntary churn happens when a customer can’t continue using a service for reasons that are partially or entirely out of their control, most of the time related to payment processing issues.

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Churn SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 84

User Pilot

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It will also guide you through uncovering and harnessing these insights in your SaaS business. TL;DR Data-driven insights are the conclusions reached from analyzing raw data and identifying the patterns and trends in them. Data-driven insights can help you create resilient product growth strategies.

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Payment Methods SaaS Payments Data Payments 92

Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

Understanding Paddle in 2024 Catering to more than 3000 SaaS clients in over 200 markets, Paddle is a market-leading billing and revenue management software. What Retain does is that it retries payments at optimal times for success and dispatches proven notifications to aid in revenue recovery.

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Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 92

Frontegg

AUGUST 19, 2021

Instant gratification is now a mandatory aspect of SaaS application usage. Companies are shifting towards Product-Led Growth strategies and self-service features are making it all happen. Onboarding, user management, subscriptions – let’s take a closer look at the potent self-service and PLG combo.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Underperforming Technical Team 98

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2021

UIPath, leaders in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, filed their S-1 last week , revealing an impressive business. Though it may seem that the growth was simply executing a constant gameplan, the underlying data suggests a significant shift in strategy. UIPath’s average annual contract value (ACV) grew from $17.9k

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USIO

JANUARY 15, 2024

Subscription Models: Usio will provide general insights into why subscription-based payment processing is often considered advantageous for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses. Predictable Revenue Streams: Subscription models provide a consistent and predictable revenue stream for SaaS companies.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 26, 2024

When evaluating the growth and valuation of SaaS businesses, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is arguably the most commonly used SaaS metric out of all of them. Keeping all that in mind, in this blog we will be underscoring the importance of SaaS MRR growth.

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

TL;DR Segmentation is a process of grouping customers by shared characteristics. Customer segmentation enables teams to better understand customer needs and pain points and deliver personalized product experiences t o accommodate them. Segmentation is a strategy used in marketing, product development, and customer support.

Payment Solutions 85

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 85

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Every year we ask the OpenView network to weigh in, and this time around many folks unsurprisingly made predictions around a trend most of us in SaaS had to adapt to (and, to be honest, are still figuring out) in 2020: remote work. Productizing their services and enabling contactless and frictionless selling.”.

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SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 96

SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2023

Throw in the rise of social media and mobile web payment systems like Stripe and Braintree, and something revolutionary was at our doorstep. 2020 wasn’t the only reason small business owners adopted software solutions, but it sure sped up the process. Anyone can open a store and go through the process without talking to anyone.

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Scale SMB Merchant Services Payment Methods 197

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

FastSpring powers global D2C payments for game studios and app publishers. As a Merchant of Record, we provide a fully managed payment solution including customizable checkout, fraud mitigation, and 100% automated sales tax and VAT compliance. Interested? Set up a demo or try it out for yourself.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Services 126

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In Casey’s last essay, he covered the differences between regular SaaS companies and SaaS-like Networks. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

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Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” History of the subscription pricing model: From newspapers to the rise of SaaS subscription. Boring, right?).

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Conversion rate is one of the most important metrics to track in SaaS, and that’s why conversion rate optimization is an essential focus for growth in any business. TL;DR A SaaS conversion rate refers to the percentage of visitors who take a desired action on the website or in-app. What is the SaaS conversion rate?

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 94

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Get the latest from FastSpring’s Support leaders about important tax updates, fraud and chargeback strategies, our new Changelog, and more. Fraud, Chargebacks, and Mitigation Strategies Need FastSpring support? Fraud, Chargebacks, and Mitigation Strategies Need FastSpring support? Visit our Support page. Continual monitoring.

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Payment Methods Customer Support Merchant Services Payments 78

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Usually, customer churn rate is every SaaS company’s worst enemy. Before looking at customer retention strategies that can help reduce customer churn , it’s essential to understand the difference between voluntary and involuntary churn. Spot and act on usage trends. Automate your renewal process.

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SaaS Payments Finance Churn Payment Services 52

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Usually, customer churn rate is every SaaS company’s worst enemy. Before looking at customer retention strategies that can help reduce customer churn , it’s essential to understand the difference between voluntary and involuntary churn. Spot and act on usage trends. Automate your renewal process.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Finance Churn Payment Services 52

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. To put it simply, recurring billing can get complicated, especially for a SaaS company.

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Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Tracking trial-to-paid conversions and account expansions in SaaS apps is essential for evaluating growth strategies. Access the impact of your product strategies : Observing how in-app event participation changes over time helps you evaluate the success of your product improvements , campaigns, or changes.

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Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments User Experience 96

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

Several landscape altering SaaS acquisitions will come to fruition because of cash availability from repatriation and because there are enough public SaaS companies at scale to add material revenue and market cap to buyers. ” Just as those trends have become ubiquitous to be implicit, so will machine learning.

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SaaS Payments Scale Blockchain Machine Learning 201

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The dynamic nature of subscription services, coupled with the global reach of digital platforms, introduces unique legal challenges that require careful attention and strategic planning. Compliance with anti-fraud regulations involves adopting secure payment processing technologies and monitoring transactions for suspicious activity.

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Payments Payment Services Artificial Intelligence Payment Features 52

Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Have you noticed one of the latest and growing trends in the worklife? Precisely – about SaaS affiliate programs… SaaS partner programs entice both software providers and affiliate partners for various reasons: 1) SaaS products are usually low-cost. 4) Software companies pay only when they get paid.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2021

Here are the latest trends and predictions from the BVP team of Byron Deeter, Elliott Robinson, and Mary D’Onofrio. A lot of elements within Cloud have accelerated in a way that will reflect across long-term tech trends. They identified 3 go-to-market strategies that have really helped propel companies to defy gravity.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Therefore, they are vital for effective product strategies and ensure resource allocation aligns with customer needs. Behavioral data to spot trends, opportunities, and pain points so you can address areas of friction and craft a more seamless user experience. Since you need the right tools to follow a customer insights strategy.

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