The Angel VC

APRIL 24, 2015

When I talk to SaaS startups and take a look at their metrics, it still happens quite often that some of the numbers aren’t quite clear to me and it takes some time to clarify things. That said, I believe most SaaS companies can focus on a small number of revenue metrics which aren’t overly complicated.

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Payments SaaS Payments Metrics Revenue 193

FastSpring

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Selling internationally can get complicated very quickly if you’re trying to manage cross border payments yourself. And typical payment service providers won’t help you with most of those concerns. Read on to learn: Why cross border payments are key to taking your business global.

Merchant Services 133

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Outsourcing Services 133

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.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 88

FastSpring

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you’re currently using 2Checkout or Stripe to sell digital goods or SaaS but are considering switching — to the other, or to other options such as FastSpring — you may be wondering whether there are substantial differences between the platforms and their services. What does all of that mean? What Is FastSpring and Who Is It For?

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Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services 115

Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries.

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

FastSpring

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When managing international recurring payments, there are three overarching considerations: Staying up to date with local tax laws and transaction regulations Making it really easy for customers to make the initial purchase and sign up for recurring payments Ensuring each subsequent payment goes through.

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Merchant Services Payment Features Payment Services Payment Solutions 78

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. SaaS companies’ success is largely dependent on their use of subscription billing.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105

FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

There are tons of monthly recurring billing software solutions available, so it can seem difficult to determine which one is right for your business. This article is meant to help by providing two important factors to consider when choosing a recurring billing tool. Handling failed payments and customer notifications.

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Payment Solutions Payment Features Payment Methods Software Review 109

Stax

MARCH 19, 2024

Business owners are increasingly showing an overwhelming preference for SaaS platforms with embedded payment capabilities as part of their offerings. Manual payment processing and disconnected software and payment solutions are dying out, and research by Sifted shows that the integrated financial services market will grow to $3.6

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Payments Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

Baremetrics

AUGUST 22, 2021

Subscription revenue can be defined most simply as a model which generates income from customers through recurring fees that are paid at regular intervals. These can be weekly, monthly, or annual payments. Subscription Pricing Models How to Get Subscription Pricing Right The Advantages of a Subscription Revenue Model 1.

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Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 90

Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

Subscription billing is a payment structure that allows service providers to charge their clients based on a fixed timeframe. This article will help you with everything you need to know about subscription billing and subscription billing solutions. 1 What Does Subscription Billing Mean?

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SaaS Payments Payment Features Payment Solutions Merchant Services 103

FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

To help you choose between Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack.

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Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review 112

Stax

JANUARY 29, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, efficient and seamless payment processing is paramount to your bottom line. As industry leaders in billing software, our mission is to help our customers work more efficiently, recover more revenue, and effortlessly collect invoices. said Suneera Madhani, founder and CEO of Stax. “Not

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Stax Payments Payment Services Payment Features 88

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. Table of Contents.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 111

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 15, 2024

Recurring payments have been a boon for both payers and receivers. Numerous benefits are associated with recurring payments, which is why the popularity of recurring payment apps has been increasing consistently. One key reason could be the popularity of subscription-based business models in various sectors.

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Payment Features Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 52

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. Consider this: Consumers are already conditioned to the subscription model.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it is a startup or an enterprise-level business, they need to have CRMs and payment processing platforms. Especially, in the SaaS world, it is unthinkable to manage business processes without SaaS CRM and payment processors. Payments are not just a way to make revenue.

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Payment Features Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 52

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Stripe is indispensable for the average online business, providing the many different tools, reports, and customizations that power online payment processing, but it isn’t without limitations. For example, the Stripe analytics dashboard is lacking the needed depth for SaaS businesses that rely on recurring revenue.

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Payment Services Payment Features Payment Methods Payments 97

FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

FastSpring previously presented on SaaS fees pricing and packaging to combat stagflation in 2022, but this article is based on an updated presentation delivered in March 2023 by David Vogelpohl. For more information or to view the prior presentation, check out the additional details at the end of this article. Why Raise Prices?

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SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Merchant Services 140

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

ProfitWell is a cloud-based app that generates real-time financial and subscription metrics for data-driven SaaS enterprises. The recurring revenue growth platform provides users with valuable insights into subscription funnels and one-click analytics for Stripe. But ProfitWell does not benefit all SaaS companies.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 93

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The story of payment processors begins in 1998 when Confinity (later X.com, but you probably know it as PayPal) was released. This early payment processor did very little and wasn’t all that important to global commerce. That history might be interesting to some, but the real questions are: What are payment processors?

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 97

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

We are going to walk you through a couple of the most popular pricing models—perpetual license and annual license, along with its variant subscription model —as well as mention a couple of the other popular ways to monetize software. Payment ii. Using Baremetrics to monitor subscription revenue. Table of Contents.

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Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Subscription 95

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

So that’s why I want to ask you what questions *YOU* have about MRR — share them here and we’ll answer them in the article. And if you still feel some questions remain unanswered, you can always reach us at marketing@chartmogul.com or on our Twitter account to ask your burning question about MRR or anything SaaS metrics-related.

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Payments Revenue Payment Features SaaS Payments 145

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.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The SaaS industry is constantly evolving, and for many companies in the space, that means having to evolve their business model. Determining where you are on the spectrum leads to the sort of customers you plan to target, your route to market and the most effective sales process. Purchase process. Gaining new customers.

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Stax

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These days, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) prefer to opt for industry-specific payment systems and tools over generic solutions. Merchant services are one of these key investments. They enable secure, efficient in-store and online payment processing and offer flexible payment options that customers demand today.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

There are many SaaS products , but knowing that, how do you choose the best? This article will look at the most successful SaaS companies, so you can decide if you want to invest in them for your business. TL;DR A SaaS product delivers software remotely, reducing the need for local installation, maintenance, and updates.

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 76

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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Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 68

Baremetrics

MAY 4, 2020

When most SaaS companies talk about reducing churn, they’re usually referring to voluntary churn. The customers who actively cancel their subscription. The customers whose subscriptions end because their credit card payments failed and they never made up for the payment. I’m talking about involuntary churn.

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Payment Methods Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 124

FastSpring

MARCH 9, 2022

Because we have data from thousands of Saas and software websites. In this article, we’ll show you examples from a variety of SaaS pricing pages. No matter how you’re selling your SaaS products, you’ll find best practices to improve your pricing page for increased conversions. 7 SaaS pricing page examples.

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SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Payment Methods 122

User Pilot

MARCH 7, 2023

Churn happens even to the most successful SaaS companies. That’s why we have ten reasons why your users are canceling their subscriptions and what you can do to mitigate them and drive long-term customer retention. Unsatisfactory customer service. Involuntary churn due to failed payments. Keeping bugs unfixed.

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SaaS Payments Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods 91

ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

The SaaS model continues to gain traction. If you haven’t transitioned to SaaS yet, I promise moving to a cloud-based computing system sounds more complicated than it actually is. There are many different cloud-based models for storing data, but this article is focused directly on SaaS. What is SaaS?

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 75

OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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Pricing SaaS Payments Payments SaaS 135

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While Stripe is indispensable for the average online business, providing many different tools, reports, and customizations that power online payment processing , when it comes to finding the billing history for Stripe customers, things are needlessly complicated. Stripe is a fully integrated suite of payment products.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 98

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This article will dive into the main principles of accounting for SaaS. The Baremetrics blog has a ton of articles about accounting, so be sure to check out some of our other favorites! What Makes SaaS Accounting Different from Traditional Accounting? What Makes SaaS Accounting Different from Traditional Accounting?

SaaS Payments 93

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Features 93

FastSpring

AUGUST 12, 2024

Self-Service : AI assistance empowers users to find answers independently, reducing the need for support tickets. Continuous Improvement : Feedback loops enable Owlbot to learn and improve over time. ” For “Why is my invoice not showing up?,” Avoid Ambiguity Clearly state what you need to know.

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AI Search Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Services 108

Baremetrics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Arguably the most beautiful aspect of SaaS or subscription based businesses is the recurring revenue that comes with them. As a business owner or founder, you worry far less about how much cash is in the bank with the predictability that Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) brings. How do I upgrade a subscription in Stripe?

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