SaaStr

MAY 25, 2024

Building a $100M+ ARR business is no easy feat. Cloudinary VP of Developer Experience Sanjay Sarathy shares his journey to more than $100M and the lessons he learned along the way for building a PLG motion and an Enterprise sales motion. The developers they hire into CS are engaging as peers with customers and people using the product.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 13, 2024

The highlights are outlined in six bullet points on Apple’s News and Updates page, with readers invited to click through to a more detailed guide to the changes in their developer documentation. However, the fees associated with the new feature are so steep and restrictive that “it’s hard to imagine any developer using it.”

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FastSpring

JUNE 21, 2024

and Google LLC from limiting third-party companies that want to distribute and monetize their own apps on Google and Apple devices. This is to prevent the platform providers from “gatekeeping” while also forcing more competition between their own apps and others on the platforms.

Merchant Services 158

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Stax

AUGUST 20, 2024

Everything is done under one platform. And it’s all thanks to embedded finance and embedded fintech. Embedded finance isn’t entirely a new concept. Airline credit cards, payment plans for costly items, and car rental insurance are forms of embedded finance that have been around for a while.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 5, 2023

90% of startups have plans or have released an AI feature, 54% of those features will launch in 2023, but only 30% of companies are hiring new people to do it, according to ProductBoard’s survey. Even fully staffed, teams required years to develop models with reasonably accurate performance.

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Stax

AUGUST 14, 2024

Experienced payments and sales executive joins Stax leadership team to drive accelerated growth for Stax Connect and embedded payments. Stax Payments , Inc., a leading payment technology provider, has appointed Jeremy Krahl as the SVP, ISV Business Development. and Canada.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Who Is WorkOS and What Do They Have To Do With Enterprise Readiness WorkOS is a developer platform designed to make it really easy to become “Enterprise ready.” Can You Get Away Without Single Sign-On When Closing Bigger Customers In 2023? Developer-Led Growth Differs From Product-Led Growth WorkOS is a developer platform.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We are excited to share the release of three new groundbreaking features designed to turbocharge your subscription revenue! They also complement several other subscription focused capabilities we have released over 2023. The post Q3 2023 FastSpring Feature Release: Achieving Subscription Growth, Faster appeared first on FastSpring.

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FastSpring

JULY 2, 2024

The Verge further quotes Vestager as saying that “Our preliminary position is that Apple does not fully allow steering,” and that “Steering is key to ensure that app developers are less dependent on gatekeepers’ app stores and for consumers to be aware of better offers.” This is a win for gamers and studios.”

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FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

Most Stripe alternatives fall into one of two categories: (1) payment processors, or (2) a billing solution that covers payment processing and other aspects of billing such as fraud detection, checkout, and more. can provide payment processing, order fulfillment, financing options, and more.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2025

Read more and get helpful links in this November 2023 post, Potential Apple App Store Policy Changes Due to EUs Digital Markets Act (DMA).) FastSpring allows you to offload the complexity of global payments, sales tax and VAT compliance, player payments support, and many other aspects of payments management.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’re not sure how to sell an app direct to consumer (D2C) outside the app stores — or if you’re looking for a new way to monetize your mobile app or game — you may be wondering what options you have. However, because of ongoing court cases and the development of new laws and regulations, the mobile landscape is changing.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

20X year 1⃣ 12X year 2⃣ 5X year 3⃣ #deelspeed @deel [link] — Shuooo (@shuoshuooshuooo) January 23, 2023 When we look at SaaS companies’ success stories, everything looks great on their growth maps. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance. Use your data to inform.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Release notes is our monthly highlight of our great features coming out on the FastSpring platform so you’ll be able to pick up and go with the latest features for your store. The post Release Notes | September 2023: FastSpring Improves ACH Authorization Rates and Updates Trial UI appeared first on FastSpring.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments User Experience 158

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Integrating customer-facing subscription management tools on your own site. Correspondence automation.

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Stax

AUGUST 19, 2024

Risk and fraud executive brings over a decade of experience to elevate processes to drive more frictionless experience for merchants and partners. Stay Payments , a leading payment technology provider, has appointed Valentin Neiconi as Chief Risk Officer. He also serves as part of Visa’s Risk Executive Council. and Canada.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Associated Press reports that Judge Donato suggested he may require Google to allow alternative app stores on Android devices, a move aimed at reducing Google’s dominance over app distribution and billing on its platform. Read FastSpring’s press release on the December 11, 2023 ruling in the case.

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Frontegg

MAY 28, 2022

With more and more businesses offering their services online, payment processing is now taking centerstage. Creating a secure and smooth payment pipeline is becoming increasingly important, with users expecting more in-app freedom with the ability to purchase or upgrade their accounts with just a few clicks.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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.

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Stax

MARCH 21, 2024

billion in 2023 and is projected to cross $250 billion this year. SaaS business applications are web-based, which means that they are hosted on cloud infrastructure. In this article, we’ll explore the many benefits of SaaS and how to implement SaaS payments. As such, the advantages of SaaS offerings can’t be easily overlooked.

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2024

Aside from providing excellent SaaS solutions to their users, Shopify, Mindbody, and Etsy are just a few examples of companies that have used payment processing to fuel (at least some of) their growth. billion from its merchant services in 2023. Monthly recurring revenue was $141 million.

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FastSpring

MARCH 20, 2023

Release Notes is our monthly highlight of our great features coming out on the FastSpring platform so you’ll be able to pick up and go with the latest features for your store. New and Improved Webhook Status Reporting As we go into 2023, we are striving to deliver improvements to make our platform more developer friendly.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cyber Weekend — the weekend encompassing Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is a great time for businesses to slash prices and increase sales volume as the year wraps up. Are you looking for a merchant of record to help you grow your business internationally? Set up a demo or check out our platform yourself.

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FastSpring

JUNE 6, 2024

Xsolla is a merchant of record (MoR) payment provider that serves the video game industry. The platform includes a broad feature set that provides game developers with the infrastructure needed to sell online and accept online payments globally, without having to manage localization, sales tax and VAT, or fraud prevention on their own.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

App developers and game developers may be interested in the latest news about Apple gearing up to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Learn more about how FastSpring helps game developers sell games online. Are you looking for a merchant of record to help you grow your business internationally?

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 10, 2024

Fast-forward a decade, and the landscape of creator monetization has changed completely. Gabby makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from her content, netting nearly $300,000 in 2023.   Whether you have 3,000 or 300,000 followers, you can monetize your Instagram with the right strategy. Let’s get into it.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

“As a startup with only two or three people, it would be absolutely impossible to go international without this kind of platform.” Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally? Selling internationally is key to their business model. Here’s why. Now, Stripe offers it.

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Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. Launching PayFac and ISV solutions In 2019 and 2020, Stax became more than just a payment processor for merchants.

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SaaStr

MAY 14, 2023

As we gear up for SaaStr Europa 2023 in London on 6-7 June and SaaStr Annual 2023 in the SF Bay Area on 6-7 September , we wanted to take a look back at some of our most iconic speakers and sessions from over the year, that we can still learn from today. They built themselves into a core platform for HR 2.0 How did they do?

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Infinicept

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

New Role Extends Infinicept’s Leadership in Embedded Payments and Drives Advancements in Embedded Finance DENVER – February 9, 2023 – Infinicept, a leading provider of embedded payments, today announced that it has appointed Anne-Jeanette LeBell as the company’s Chief Technology Officer.

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FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Zuora is a recurring billing and monetization solution for: Subscription management Revenue recognition Payment collection Quotes And more… However, Zuora has one main shortcoming — it doesn’t handle sales tax or transaction liability for you. sales tax, VAT, or GST) that needs to be collected and how those taxes get remitted.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

A few of the leading companies in the Cloud 100 list, as put together by Forbes, of leading enterprise software companies are in industry verticals and just on the Salesforce platform, the three most valuable companies built on the platform were industry-vertical companies, including nCino, Vlocity, and Veeva.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The ultimate goal of any developer with an idea for some useful software is monetization. Software monetization is simply the act of generating revenue from software. Let’s say you have developed an app that provides enough value to potential clients that you can charge money for its use. Payment ii.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned expert, DevLearn is the place to engage with your professional community and explore how technology can support learning and development. DevLearn 2023 features sessions and demos that inspire, early “Morning Buzz” meetups, and so much more. The post Join FastSpring at DevLearn 2023!

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Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2023, the cost of fraud to online businesses was $48 billion globally, according to Mastercard. To stay ahead of fraud means merchants must understand the threats, use trusted and secure providers, and keep up to date on payment security trends. of the global population using this method of payment in 2022.

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User Pilot

MAY 8, 2023

What are the main customer onboarding trends to watch out for in 2023? Userpilot’s State of SaaS Onboarding 2023 has just landed and we’re sharing the key insights. Try to create accessible onboarding experiences by localizing them, integrating immersive technologies and multimedia, and adjusting the UI appearance.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Product Marketing Manager: This person is tasked with developing product marketing campaigns , crafting compelling marketing messages, and coming up with ideas to retain customers. What is a SaaS business model? Revenue growth rate : This measures the rate at which the company’s revenue is growing over a specific period.

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