FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Recurring Disruptions to Service Are Impacting Your Revenue Perhaps you keep finding yourself in a situation where you are experiencing card declines or interruptions in service related to integrations or technical issues. One major difference between a DIY solution like Stripe and an MoR solution is support around compliance and risk.

Merchant Services 145

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 145

FastSpring

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Very simply, a merchant of record (MoR) is a legal entity that sells services or goods to a customer. This means that companies can choose to be their own MoR, but they can also outsource this work to a company that takes on those legal liabilities and handles the financial setup behind the scenes for them. Don’t take it from us alone.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 78

FastSpring

APRIL 23, 2024

Depending on your needs, sellers may run into a number of potential limitations with the Paddle platform: Paddle doesn’t accept as many alternative payment methods as other MoR partners. Paddle is less experienced than other MoR partners. FastSpring is a more experienced, knowledgeable partner for your SaaS business.

Payment Methods 108

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 108

Stax

JANUARY 22, 2024

Digital payments only take a few seconds, but they flow through many different layers of partners and technology. Consider the following: Merchants are the sellers, businesses, or service providers seeking payment for their offerings. How it works: A payment facilitator acts as a payment aggregator partner to smaller merchants.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

Scytale

JUNE 25, 2024

The SOC 2 Bible Everything you need to know about SOC 2 compliance. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER SOC 2 SOC 2 is a reporting framework that can be considered the security blueprint for service organizations. The Trusted Service Criteria (TSC) Requirements There are five Trusted Service Criteria (TSC) that make up the backbone of SOC 2.

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Outsourcing Services Startup Technical Advisors Technical Review 98

Frontegg

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

One of the most common methods is distributing through partners: a situation where a SaaS company decides to distribute through partner companies like consultants and value-added resellers (VARs). This model allows SaaS companies to leverage their sales and marketing capabilities of their partners and reach wider audiences.

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Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring B2B compliance 52

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

We recently spoke with several software developers and asked them what they thought about protecting customer information and preventing data breaches during checkout. We heard a wide variety of responses, such as: Using an AVS (Address Verification Service) Tokenization Stacking payment gateways Using encrypted payments.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features 126

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The best payroll services help you automate paying your employees and simplify the entire process, so you can gain more control over how you spend your time. The 6 best payroll service options for 2020. How to choose the best payroll service for you. How to choose the best payroll service for you. Number of employees.

Payment Services 145

Payment Services SaaS Payments Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 145

BetterCloud

MARCH 27, 2024

This can lead to oversights or errors that surface during costly compliance audits. The transformational journey of a construction firm A prominent building systems firm’s acquisition of a mechanical contractor presented a unique IT challenge: integrating a company reliant on outsourced IT into a unified system.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Outsourcing Services Onboarding Systems Review 52

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The closing process typically takes about 4 weeks, which allows for legal documentation negotiation, account opening (if the lender is a bank), and the completion of all necessary compliance documents. How does the company underwrite and service assets? What partners or licenses are required? outsourced servicers), and so on.

Outsourcing Services 129

Outsourcing Services Software Review Scale Banking 129

Trint

JANUARY 28, 2021

Teams across your business rely on software platforms for everyday tasks: from your finance team’s automated payroll system to the marketing team’s workflow management system , these platforms are central to your organization. And how do you know which software platforms are up to the task of keeping that data safe?

Outsourcing Services 130

Outsourcing Services Data Artificial Intelligence Scale 130

Mucker Capital

MAY 8, 2024

Early Financial Support Startups should engage financial and accounting services as soon as they begin transactions, even before receiving funding. This includes setting up initial accounting practices and systems, HR, payroll, banking, financial controls, and tax compliance. It's easy to integrate with external apps and services.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Finance Systems Review Development Team Review 52

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2024

Early Financial Support Startups should engage financial and accounting services as soon as they begin transactions, even before receiving funding. This includes setting up initial accounting practices and systems, HR, payroll, banking, financial controls, and tax compliance. It's easy to integrate with external apps and services.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Systems Review Development Team Review Technical Review 52

SaaSOptics

MARCH 10, 2022

Is your company taking advantage of CFO tools like automated invoicing, database management, and automatic tax-compliance updates? These tools allow you to do the above and more, benefitting your company by providing affordable and scalable software solutions to common time-consuming financial operations. If not, read on. QuickBooks.

Payment Services 87

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions 87

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2021

Joel Friedlaender is the founder of Cliniko , a practice management software for clinics and allied health practitioners to manage their scheduling and booking, patient records, invoicing, and more. Joel and his partner saw that there was an opportunity, and they quickly jumped on it. Joel Friedlaender: Sure.

Healthcare 211

Healthcare Outsourcing Services Underperforming Technical Team compliance 211

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

VCs are always on the lookout for the next Lyft, so they strategically partner with founders who they believe will provide them with a 10X return. Since startups are focused on growth , they’re going to dedicate all of their time and resources on their core competencies, and they’ll outsource everything else.

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Outsourcing Services Scale Startup Outsourced Development 85

FastSpring

OCTOBER 31, 2022

for you Stays in compliance with local laws and regulations Reduces churn with proactive payment retries and customer notifications Makes it really easy for customers to buy Manages recurring payments for you Provides everything for one flat rate. A Merchant of Record (MoR) is the business entity that sells goods or services to the buyer.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payment Features Payment Services Payment Solutions 78

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Recurring billing happens when a merchant automatically charges a customer for a service on a prearranged schedule. After that, the vendor makes recurring charges with no further permissions required. Therefore, companies typically outsource the entire process to a payment service provider, such as Stripe.

Payment Services 89

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features Payments 89

Point Nine Land

JUNE 22, 2023

…or why this software investor has a crush on hardware It’s hard to find a VC who doesn’t love software, and for good reason. Software is also a lovely thing to scale. It’s not very surprising then that we’ve built, invested in, and bought a ton of software over the last few decades. But what about hardware?

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Outsourcing Services Underperforming Technical Team Outsourced Development Wireless 59

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Being too occupied with development prevents software companies from giving their go-to-market strategy the attention it deserves. Like most software companies, your company always wants to lead with your best foot forward. For many SaaS companies, going live isn’t the glorious, revenue-driving, self-vindicating moment they dream of.

Payment Methods 61

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payment Services 61

User Pilot

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We also look at examples of companies that have managed to ace product-led growth for complex software solutions. Combining self-service support with full-service support allows users to overcome even the most complex issues. Similarly, a full self-service support strategy might not work. And how can you overcome them?

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Outsourcing Services Onboarding Customer Support Customer Lifetime Value 77

SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Prior to Crossbeam, Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. Prior to Crossbeam Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. I worked at Insight Venture Partners right after college. Bob Moore: Yeah.

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Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services CTO Hire 133

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Enterprise software in saas is a segment that can be incredibly challenging for many enterprises to navigate. There are vast product and size options available for enterprise software in categories, industries, and verticals, just to name a few. What is Software as a Service (SaaS)? Like what you are reading?

Outsourcing Services 10

Outsourcing Services Software Review Enterprise Software 10

Point Nine Land

MARCH 7, 2019

Best regards Christoph Let me also add what Ola, our Operating Partner , had to add: Hi XXXXX, I second everything Christoph mentioned. Contract reviews with big clients, compliance matters, any type of changes of law, tax audits, dealing with advisors, etc. Not sure what your subsidiary structure etc.

Sales Hiring 72

Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services Payment Services Finance 72

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Government services shouldn’t be renowned for their endless queues, confusing forms, and excessive bureaucracy. In this episode of Inside Intercom, our Director of Brand Marketing Sarah Tran had the honour of sitting down with Amanda for a chat about how governments can leverage technology to build better services and empower its citizens.

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VP of Engineering Scale Technical Review Outsourcing Services 118

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It’s especially important to note that Digital River is a merchant of record (MoR), which means that many payment service providers may not include the kind of comprehensive services you’re used to with an MoR. A merchant of record (MoR) is the entity that actually sells the goods and services to the customer.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 78

BetterCloud

MAY 25, 2023

The rapid growth of SaaS adoption, expansion of the SaaS marketplace, need for cost optimization and efficiency, lack of visibility and governance, security and compliance concerns, and an increasing business focus on ROI and value optimization are all driving the increased importance of managing SaaS expenditure.

Outsourcing Services 52

Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Management SaaS 52

FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2022

While Chargebee lets you automate many mundane accounting tasks and integrate with account software, you still have to track and record every transaction, refund, etc. Most Chargebee alternatives are either subscription billing software or payment gateways. Next, we explain how a MoR is different from other payment service providers.

Payment Methods 141

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Payments 141

SaaStr

AUGUST 8, 2023

IVP Partner Michael Miao explains, “The role and the scope of the modern finance team has changed dramatically in the last decade. This function can be outsourced in the early days of a startup, but it is usually brought in-house after Series B. No longer are finance teams the traditional “bean counters” of ages past.

Scale 186

Scale Finance Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting 186

Audacix

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Opting for cloud security as a service from the best SaaS provider and shifting left is the way to move forward. But before we talk about tools, let me help you understand the nuances of SaaS security; its challenges and the software security best practices you can follow to protect cloud infrastructure and applications.

Outsourcing Services 52

Outsourcing Services Cloud Outsourced Development Software Review 52

CloudGeometry

APRIL 13, 2023

Why can’t we escape hands-on cloud operations work to unlock software development nirvana (aka frictionless, faster development and deployment processes)? NoOps is a concept that aims to completely automate an environment when deploying, monitoring, and improving software operations. But it’s not a no-brainer. It’s the other constant.

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DevOps as a Service Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Cloud 130

FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

A MoR also takes the lead on chargebacks, tax audits, legal compliance, and more. When selling physical goods and services (online or in person) , various Stripe alternatives built for physical goods payments (like Amazon pay, Square, etc.) Billing Software for Selling Physical Goods and Services. Table of Contents.

Payment Methods 130

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features 130

SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

So the whole world of software as a service and cloud has just exploded and will continue to grow enormously. And if we look at the specifics of the word SaaS, software as a service. In a way, it’s old fashioned to think that it is software that we are delivering.

Outsourcing Services 138

Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development Scale 138

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 29, 2024

Or if you’ve raised a warehouse, you can now fund and originate loans that will be repaid by a financing partner. We also sought the advice of several software providers who work with fintech borrowers to get their best approaches to managing one or more debt facilities. What happens now? equity tied up in a loan) — more on this below.

Payment Services 93

Payment Services Payment Solutions Development Team Review Outsourcing Services 93

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Maybe you’re unsure if your software company should outsource your ecommerce operations to a full-service platform, such as FastSpring, or just stick with a basic payment service? To help you make an informed decision, we’re providing a detailed comparison of full-service platforms vs. basic payment services.

Payment Methods 62

Payment Methods Outsourcing Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 62

Audacix

JUNE 9, 2023

Table Of Contents As a software engineering leader, you know application security is no longer an activity that you can palm off to someone else. With the increasing number of sensitive data security breaches, it's essential to have the right automated application security tools in place to protect your software.

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Software Review Software DevOps as a Service AWS 66

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But as more business companies choose the SaaS (Software as a Service) path, now is a fantastic time to enter this industry. . Remember that deploying enterprise software can cost a company millions of dollars, so you must show that your product is worthwhile. Another area where quality must stand out is in customer service.

Enterprise 10

Enterprise Outsourcing Services Scale Payment Services 10