Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

That is where B2C niche marketplaces can help. Today, with 11 percent of all shopping is done online , it’s vital you know the digital platforms that will give your B2C niche service brand the reach it needs to flourish. What Are B2C Niche Marketplaces? As a B2C brand, it’s even more important to make the right decision.

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Subscription Flow

JUNE 26, 2024

Did you know that the Dutch payment processing company Mollie was only able to raise $100 million in 2020 as its growth tech investment? Lo and behold, in no time Mollie became the third largest European payment processor (after the fellow Dutch company Adyen and the London-based Checkout.com). So what happened?

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

You might be surprised to know that SaaS companies can learn a lot from their consumer subscription counterparts. I have spent over 20 years studying and working in the trenches of the membership economy, both with B2B and B2C organizations. The differences between SaaS and B2C companies. 3: Make onboarding seamless.

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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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Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Subscription 95

Stax

MARCH 14, 2024

During the 2020s, almost all businesses will have been looking at b2b payments processing solutions to meet changing consumer needs. Online and contactless adoption multiplied, and digital payments rose. consumers using two or more types of digital payment methods increased by 8%. Learn More What are B2B Payments?

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payments 88

FastSpring

JULY 15, 2022

The growing list of countries that have changed their rules around VAT and sales taxes for software sales in recent years. How tax liabilities vary for B2B and B2C purchases in different areas of the world. We also covered: What happens when SaaS companies don’t properly comply with tax regulations. Stream the full event here.

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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.

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Merchant Services Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Services 68

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

TL;DR A SaaS product delivers software remotely, reducing the need for local installation, maintenance, and updates. Cloud computing offers three main service models: SaaS for ready-to-use software, PaaS for application development frameworks, and IaaS for scalable virtualized computing resources.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But when it comes to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses, this statement stands even truer. The reason is, there doesn’t exist any single standardized system internationally to preside over SaaS sales tax. 7 additional states apply tax if the SaaS service is downloadable as a software. Why is SaaS Sales Tax Complicated?

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Stax

JULY 9, 2024

More and more, cash-only businesses are falling by the wayside, unable to keep up with consumer demand for convenient electronic payments. The world of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments is vast, spanning just about every payment method you can think of. This post covers everything you need to know about EFT payments.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Here’s an interesting stat: 70% of businesses consider subscription and membership models indispensable for future commercial growth and expansion. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. How do you add payment processing capabilities to your software?

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Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Reyes, the suit alleges “exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play Store for Android,” with actions such as shutting out other app distribution channels and requiring the use of Google Billing (with up to 30% commission to Google). What could this mean for game and app developers in the US or otherwise? What about Apple?

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Merchant Services 165

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. Our Guiding Principle: Our Software and SaaS Community Must Be Good for You in Order for It to Succeed. Professional moderation.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 148

Baremetrics

JULY 8, 2021

Solution: They signed up for Baremetrics. Running a Lean Business: A Need for an All-in-one Analytics Tool Baremetrics as a Solution for SaaS Analytics and Customer Segmentation 26+ Stripe Analytics in One Click Instant and Detailed Customer Segmentation The Future of MetricFire Read More About Metric Fire.

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments 105

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

If people aren’t looking for your solution, you have to educate them about the problem your product solves. So they created a software that provides control, visibility, and payment methods for corporate finance teams. If people aren’t looking for your solution, you have to educate them about the problem your product solves.

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Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Marketing 162

Baremetrics

JULY 22, 2021

PayPal is a popular choice for online payment processing. The platform currently serves over 20 million active merchant accounts globally, and is a proven solution trusted by entrepreneurs for over twenty years. It offers detailed information about any subscribed monthly payments that are outstanding. Start a free trial today.

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PayPal Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments 98

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The ability to follow up on failed payments without putting customer retention at risk is a delicate task that must be handled carefully. Dunning emails tend to be the most effective way to remind customers about a failed payment and speed up the payment process by offering alternative options.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In case you missed it, our recent 2023 SaaS and Software Holiday Spend Report highlights how, whether your business focuses on B2C, B2B, or both , SaaS and software Q4 sales bumps are significant around the globe. Writers: World Anvil is a writing software, novel planner & worldbuilding app!

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Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The way you process B2B payments matters. To keep your company thriving, you need a fast, reliable method for collecting payments for services rendered. Understanding the intricacies of the B2B payments process, and the solutions that can help, will ensure that you’re never struggling to receive these payments.

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 52

FastSpring

APRIL 1, 2021

Most software companies rely heavily on free trials for customer acquisition. A B2B company offering a freemium product will have a very different conversion rate than a B2C company offering an opt-out free trial. It provides insights into product functionality and onboarding. It requires strategy and near-perfect execution.

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Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Strategy 135

Subscription Flow

MARCH 20, 2024

SimpleCirc stands out as a noteworthy option when looking into subscription management software because of its intuitive user interface and effective subscriber data handling. The agency can pay the designer and the printing company at the same time, all within the same circular payment loop.

Payment Services 105

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods 105

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. FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies sell around the world. Inflation isn’t flat: Vary your strategy.

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SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Merchant Services 148

ProfitWell

JANUARY 2, 2020

The subscription economy has shifted the power balance in favor of the customer. Subscriptions are built on ongoing relationships with customers, so companies selling subscriptions need to understand how to monetize this relationship on a recurring basis. That’s what makes subscription sales so difficult.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

According to Statista, B2B sales are now 6X larger than the business-to-consumer (B2C) market. In some ways, the move from B2B sales happening offline to online mirrors other trends we see in the B2C market. There was one problem—the process of buying BizNet’s software wasn’t exactly straightforward.

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Baremetrics

JUNE 27, 2021

Stripe is an online payment processing platform for Internet businesses, something like PayPal. While Stripe is a payment processing platform, both Profitwell and Baremetrics are strictly business metrics monitoring tools that integrate with Stripe to bring you more in-depth knowledge about your transactions. Stripe is different.

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SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Features 69

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 13, 2023

B2B payments enable the smooth flow of transactions between businesses of all sizes. But what’s changing in the B2B payments landscape and what should you be on the lookout for? But what’s changing in the B2B payments landscape and what should you be on the lookout for? What Makes B2B Payments Different? Let’s dive in!

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We asked five SaaS and software companies what they did for existing customers around the holidays. They allow current users to gift a subscription to their friends and family members for as little as $1. Gift subscriptions work well for MacKeeper, which makes cybersecurity software.

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Customer Lifetime Value Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Services 78

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For example, a SaaS company might have a subscription revenue stream. For example, your subscription revenue model might have a base-fee revenue stream and an add-on revenue stream. Baremetrics integrates directly with your payment gateways, so information about your customers is automatically piped into the Baremetrics dashboards.

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

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. 2) Software companies can pay high commissions because they don’t sell physical products. 5) Everyone minds his own business.

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FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). Interestingly, even though I paid for a year-long subscription, the company didn’t let me keep the last three weeks of access to its premium features. This action will immediately downgrade your subscription.

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ProfitWell

APRIL 2, 2020

If you take a moment to think about it, can you confidently tell somebody how many subscription services you're a member of? Even if you can list off every subscription service you're a die-hard fan of, you may eventually find yourself feeling dissatisfied on a mission to sign up for even more subscriptions.

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User Pilot

APRIL 20, 2022

Keep in-app upgrade prompts contextual if you must upsell free users. Most SaaS companies appeal to FOMO to make free trial users purchase a subscription. B2C companies typically offer straightforward solutions to end consumers, and longer trial periods, so the benchmark is 57%. Turn insights into action!

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Benchmarks 98

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now, in this ongoing series of comparisons, we discuss two of the best subscription analytics dashboards for SaaS: Baremetrics vs. ProfitWell. You can even see your customer segmentation , deeper insights about who your customers are , forecast into the future, and use automated tools to recover failed payments. Table of Contents.

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Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments PayPal 94

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Whether you’re selling software, virtual goods or subscription services, chances are you will have noticed one significant trend impacting your ecommerce business: cross-border ecommerce is on the rise. Accept global payments with a localized experience. Online payment preferences vary greatly globally.

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OPEXEngine

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the explosive growth of the SaaS business model impacting businesses worldwide, many are navigating SaaS financial operations and subscription management for the first time. Spreadsheets and disconnected systems open the door for errors. Choose a solution made for B2B.

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Payment Services B2B SaaS Payments Payments 52

ProfitWell

MAY 21, 2020

And we'll be sharing with you an overall subscription index, from companies on Profitwell, that will be updated weekly. Table of Contents: Overall SaaS and subscription index. Impact of COVID-19 on SaaS and subscription companies. Impact of COVID-19 on SaaS and subscription companies. Why you need to focus on retention.

Payment Features 68

Payment Features Subscription SaaS Payments Data 68

Totango

JULY 13, 2021

The new customer-centered economy favors recurring revenue business models for B2B markets, while favoring and partial ownership or subscription models for B2C ones. Never give a customer who’s missed a payment downgraded service, as they may not notice they have lost functionality or may even learn to do without it.

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