FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. And then, of course, we saw the evolution of live services as well that just kind of turned out a little bit on its head in that way. On this question of why, though, like one thing I never hear game publishers talk about is player acquisition.

Payments 164

Payments Mobile Payment Methods Revenue 164

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. One major difference between a DIY solution like Stripe and an MoR solution is support around compliance and risk.

Merchant Services 148

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 148

FastSpring

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Verge points out that app updates or reinstalls by the user reset the clock back to 12 months left for the ongoing store services fee. For example, the “Store Services Fee” will be “a 10% standard commission fee or a 5% discounted commission (e.g., Already using a merchant of record to monetize your game directly to consumers?

Payment Methods 158

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 158

Payrix

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Software companies embark on their embedded payments journey only to discover they’ve underestimated the complexity that’s involved and struggle to launch. If you’re thinking about Embedded Payments for your platform, make time to listen to this episode of the PayFAQ Embedded Payments podcast. We’ve seen it far too often.

Payments 100

Payments Merchant Services Embedded Payments Payment Services 100

FastSpring

APRIL 20, 2023

When you’re selling software internationally, it’s vital to give your buyers payment methods that are both familiar and convenient to them. This eliminates friction in the purchasing experience, leading to increased customer acquisition and revenue. FastSpring helps sellers do this globally with a wide range of payment methods.

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 146

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. A MoR also takes the lead on chargebacks, tax audits, legal compliance, and more. Table of Contents.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features 147

Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For any merchant selling products or services online, it’s always a good idea to allow customers to make payments on their platform itself—instead of redirecting them to a third-party website or gateway. In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac).

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac Technical Review 88

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As you work to expand your SaaS, software, mobile games, or other digital product business worldwide, having the right payment methods available to global customers is key to ensuring they all feel comfortable purchasing. If you want to offer more payment methods around the world, don’t miss this episode of Growth Stage.

Payment Methods 158

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Merchant Services 158

Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software-led payments have grown in popularity, and for good reason. Last year, we sat down with several of the payments experts that roam the halls of Worldpay to understand what was on the horizon for software platforms and payments. From those conversations, we made software-led payments predictions for 2024.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Payment Solutions 100

SaaStr

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Total global @Shopify merchant Black Friday Cyber Monday GMV over the years: 2018 – $1.8B It does include the Auth0 acquisition, but even without, growth is up slightly. Some budget immediately went the Cloud, but other budgets are in a 2-5 year transition process that has been accelerated by Covid, just not overnight.

Trends 312

Trends Merchant Services SaaS Cloud 312

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. From multiple acquisitions to leadership changes, the company has continuously evolved.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

JULY 1, 2020

An open discussion with Sam Blond, CSO at Brex, and Kristen Habacht, VPS at Atlassian, about adjusting their sales process during Covid-19. We’re doing everything we possibly can to continue to service our customers and have them have a really positive experience during this time. Sam Blond | CSO @ Brex. Jason Lemkin: Got it.

Merchant Services 265

Merchant Services Scale Sales Recruiting Sales 265

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Niche marketplaces are unique marketplaces for businesses that want to sell their products and services. Niche B2B marketplaces allow you to speak directly to your niche, which saves time and resources in your sales process. This is changing the B2B business sales process completely. Streamlined Processes. Bulk Pricing.

Marketplace as a Service 136

Marketplace as a Service Merchant Services B2B Construction 136

Payrix

MARCH 12, 2024

Embedded Payments have become a popular initiative among vertical specific software companies looking to deliver a more seamless customer experience, introduce new revenue into the business, and stay competitive in today’s digital world. How do they think about attaching payments to those existing customers? But where to begin?

Payments 100

Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments 100

Stax

JUNE 27, 2024

As a business owner, you engage in many daily transactions, from receiving customer payments to paying your bills and suppliers. But cash and checks are rapidly declining as preferred modes of payment. Brainy Insights valued the digital payments market at $102.60 billion in 2022 and estimated it to reach $510.30

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). & Customer acquisition. Customer acquisition is basically how much do you spend in terms of sales people, sales team, and in terms of marketing to acquire a new customer. But also generally pretty high CAC, customer acquisition costs. I didn’t want to pay for this service.”

SaaS Payments 246

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 246

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For customers, the process of looking for apps to download usually takes place in one of the four leading app marketplaces; Google Play, Apple App Store , Windows Store, and the Amazon App Store. The company’s move to circumvent Apple’s App Store policies with its app Fortnite triggered a lawsuit in the process.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 147

Stax

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Stax Payments , a leading payment technology provider, has appointed Mark Sundt as Chief Technology Officer. Sundt brings more than 30 years of expertise as a technology leader to his new role, with a deep background in payments and transforming businesses with groundbreaking technology solutions.

CTO 88

CTO Stax Payments Merchant Services 88

Payrix

JANUARY 30, 2024

Storable , the leading provider of all-in-one software for the self-storage industry, has a vision for its payments solution that is reminiscent of the industry it serves. As John Durrett, General Manager of Payments for Storable, recently explained in a sit down with Payrix, Storable wants to make payments “invisible” for its customers.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 130

Stax

APRIL 17, 2025

Well-timed upselling and cross selling effortstriggered by user behavior, milestones, or usage patternscan significantly boost customer lifetime value and reduce customer acquisition costs. Top upsell strategies include offering advanced features, expanding seat count, and introducing payment processing capabilities.

Payments 88

Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services 88

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. billion from its merchant solutions segment.

Payments 68

Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 68

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Trial Type Highlights Gain a clear view of trial activations by type, including: trial with a payment method, trial without a payment method, and paid trials. Then use that data to shape the types of trials that your customers want, to drive more initial acquisition and adoption.

Merchant Services 150

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 150

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Like, how can we provide economic infrastructure for developers to build applications and services and in a weird way, future proof? The idea for Stripe, I’m sure most of you know in the early days was to have just a few lines of code and lead developers accept payments in the apps and services.

Payments 174

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 174

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Scheduled payments, aka recurring billing. Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. As the subscription universe continues to expand, you can expect to see even more subscription payment plans. What are subscription payments?

Merchant Services 68

Merchant Services Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Services 68

Stax

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

If you had to scratch your head to answer this question, you’re among 9 in 10 Americans who prefer digital transactions over traditional payment methods. According to Mordor Intelligence , the electronic payments industry was valued at $7.36 This is no surprise since electronic payments are more efficient, cheaper, and straightforward.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

Subscription Flow

MAY 30, 2024

As a business that provides software as a service, you will not only need to jump on this bandwagon, but more importantly, you will need the right set of subscription management tools to stay on it to keep reaping the profits of this booming industry. Acquire data analytics about their service’s performance. trillion by 2025 ?

Merchant Services 97

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 97

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Some common small business loan types include SBA loans, lines of credit, installment loans, short term loans, equipment loans, commercial real estate loans, and merchant cash advances. Otherwise, you’ll have higher interest payments. The process to apply and get approved for an SBA loan can be slow. Merchant Cash Advance.

Payment Methods 134

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 134

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This is why more and more SaaS companies are seeking out merchant-of-record solutions like FastSpring to simplify their payment stack and reduce the risk and complexity of transacting around the world. From pricing to payments, billing, tax management, and more.”. From pricing to payments, billing, tax management, and more.”.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 78

Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

Subscription billing is a payment structure that allows service providers to charge their clients based on a fixed timeframe. Product/Service Offers should be offered in tiers 3. Self-Service Access 5. Recurring billing systems offer more returns for customer acquisition costs 3. Increased Customer Base 2.

SaaS Payments 103

SaaS Payments Payment Features Payment Solutions Merchant Services 103

FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

Pricing your software as a service (SaaS) can be hard enough even during the best of times, but figuring out how to dial in the right pricing to drive more revenue in times of stagflation can be even more challenging. Increasing acquisition, increasing conversion rates, and reducing churn are all possible options.

SaaS Payments 148

SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Merchant Services 148

FastSpring

JANUARY 8, 2019

They also offer Fulfillment by Amazon, where they handle the fulfillment process for your business at extra cost. A security mechanism that determines if a payment account has sufficient funds to complete a given transaction. The operations of a business including sales tax, VAT filings, billing, order processing, and online payments.

Payment Methods 82

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services 82

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 3, 2018

Iterate on process the same way you iterate on product. If a process doesn’t stick, don’t hesitate to move from it. But a lot of our merchants aren’t face-to-face with their buyers, or they have a sale that happens 30-90 days after they deliver a good or finish a service. Iterating on process.

Payment Methods 195

Payment Methods Merchant Services Scale Payment Features 195

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 15, 2018

Boss, a build your own search service, and they contacted me. I stayed at Digg until the company closed and through this talent acquisition where we joined SocialCode. What are the unique pieces of your development process? Stripe has spent a lot of time trying to make our onboarding process as effective as possible.

Engineering 214

Engineering Management Merchant Services DevOps as a Service 214

FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions. As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains.

Software Review 148

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Branding 148

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Churn is the share of your customer base that has stopped using your service over a defined period of time. Churn is a needed metric because it helps you calculate your customer lifetime value (LTV), forecast your MRR, and therefore budget how much you can safely spend on customer acquisition costs (CAC) while maintaining profitability.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services Churn Merchant Services SaaS Payments 98

ProfitWell

JUNE 27, 2019

Today we’re taking a look at what recurring billing is, some of the pros and cons for both merchants and customers, and how to optimize your recurring billing strategy to maximize revenue and minimize churn. Customers enjoy the convenience and simplicity of automatic payment methods, and merchants benefit from prompt and consistent payment.

Merchant Services 76

Merchant Services Payment Features Payments SaaS Payments 76

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In this article, I’ll provide you with a summary of the process of building an app, from planning the functionality to marketing your Shopify app and tracking its growth. Baremetrics integrates directly with your payment gateways, so information about your customers is automatically piped into the Baremetrics dashboards.

Payment Solutions 104

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments 104