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

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Powered by a modern business messenger , it scales your ability to answer more questions from more customers without increasing headcount, budget, or hours logged. Download The Ultimate Modern Support Tech Stack guide. An integrated knowledge base and chatbots so you can empower your customers to self-serve and get instant answers.

Technical Review 249

Technical Review Customer Support Payment Methods Payment Solutions 249

FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Customize and manage one or more subscription and trial models. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Fraud prevention and chargebacks.

Payments 84

Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 84

Subscription Flow

MAY 27, 2024

Apple Pay recurring payments, one of the evolving features of this payment method, simplifies subscription billing for customers by storing all their payment information and passwords in one place. Apple Pay is a secure and private payment option for all Apple users. What is Apple Pay?

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions 52

FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

In broad strokes, recurring billing consists of four steps: Setting up trials, recurring billing intervals, and pricing models. Checkout (including payment processing and gathering sales tax, GST, and VAT). Handling failed payments and customer notifications. Chargebee: Supports Complex Subscription Management.

Payment Solutions 109

Payment Solutions Payment Features Payment Methods Software Review 109

Payrix

APRIL 3, 2024

Before we dive into the risks associated with payments, let’s review why embedding payments is good for SaaS businesses and the three payment processing solutions available to software companies today. What are the benefits of adding payments to vertical software? What is a PayFac® developer?

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Facilitation 100

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.

Payment Services 112

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review 112

FastSpring

AUGUST 11, 2020

When it comes to software and online purchases, those transactions are increasingly moving to a subscription-based model, where customers put their purchases on autopilot so they can have continuous access to SaaS products. Subscription services are what customers want. What are the advantages of using subscriptions as a revenue model?

Payment Features 83

Payment Features Payments Payment Methods Subscription 83

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

That’s the beauty of subscription models. While implementing a subscription model means ongoing revenue, it also brings up many challenges for managing those subscriptions. You have to create a subscription-friendly product, infrastructure, marketing plan, and customer retention plan. Popular SAAS Revenue Models.

Payment Features 116

Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Solutions 116

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.

Payment Methods 111

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 111

Neil Patel

APRIL 13, 2021

App monetization is essential to the success of your mobile app. Whether you plan to charge for downloads or use subscription services to generate income, your app will never be profitable without a monetization strategy. There are many ways to monetize your app and even more tools to help you do it.

Payments 85

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 85

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. Baremetrics provides an easy-to-read dashboard that gives you all the key metrics for your business, including MRR, ARR, LTV, total customers, and more.

Payment Features 95

Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Subscription 95

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

What are the best Salesforce integrations in 2024? TL;DR Salesforce integrations connect the CRM with other platforms to enhance functionality, streamline operations, and improve data sharing. There are only a few native integrations but Salesforce hosts over 2,500 apps on the Salesforce AppExchange.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Facebook was peerless, however, in being able to harness and monetize all that attention, even if that success brought uncomfortable scrutiny. In Asia, the likes of Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay demonstrate how apps are revolutionizing our economies – they have swiftly become the default payment mechanism across China.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 11, 2024

You can use them in your videos for commercial or non-commercial (non-business) use, remix them, or share them without worrying about legal or financial issues. Royalty-free A "royalty" is a payment made every time a piece of content is used. Annual subscriptions offer significant savings.

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Payments Social Media Payment Features Payment Methods 21

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. Various tools you can use to monetize apps and games outside app stores. Highlights from recent U.S. Interested?

Payment Methods 119

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Services 119

Neil Patel

APRIL 9, 2021

OTT platforms were made popular by streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, YouTube, and more. OTT : This is strictly streamed content, not downloaded or otherwise stored offline, and can include media like videos and online radio programs, such as podcasts. As a result, you could monetize your brand faster and easier via VOD.

Payments 104

Payments Payment Methods Advertising Payment Services 104

Buffer Resources

MAY 2, 2024

  Frustrated with the slim returns from YouTube Ad revenue, they switched to a specialized video monetization platform and set up a paid membership model.  In this guide, we’ll explore 6 video content monetization methods that you can use to turn your content into an income stream. 

Payments 93

Payments Payment Methods Social Media AI Search 93

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Make sure the software you choose offers a mobile app so you can manage payments, invoices, and cash flow on the go. It may not seem like an important feature now, but you never know when (and where) you need to access your accounts or send an invoice. Billing and invoicing. Integrations. Client management.

Payment Solutions 145

Payment Solutions Software Review Software Payment Services 145

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How can a simple offering be transformed into its own platform? Renaud Visage, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, and Romain Huet, Head of Developer Relations at Stripe, know what it takes to effectively evolve your offering into a platform without losing what made offering appealing in the first place. Want to see more content like this?

Payments 123

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 123

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The payments landscape and how it affects businesses trying to grow in Asia. If you’re not sure how to kickstart growth for your digital products or software business in Asia, listen or watch now! Before joining FastSpring, I spent quite a number of years within the payments industry.

Merchant Services 164

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 164

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Reason 1: To Introduce You to Digital Invoicing and Interactive Quotes, Our Latest Products. Earlier this year, we released Digital Invoicing , a new, easy way to create and send invoices directly from FastSpring — no PDFs or back and forth emails required. Reason 3: To Highlight Our SaaS and Subscription Business.

Merchant Services 110

Merchant Services Payment Features Payments SaaS Payments 110

Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

Games as a Service acts as a continuous revenue service for developers, allowing them to break their reliance on the one-time purchase. Games as a Service refers to games that operate without initial purchasing costs and instead, make their profits on subscriptions or in-game purchases. Games as a Service Payment Options.

Payments 122

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 122

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. A customer buys a license for your software, and they get the product (either through a download, a CD or even more old school—floppy disks). To put it simply, recurring billing can get complicated, especially for a SaaS company.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

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. But for SaaS businesses, PayPal lacks the analytics and reporting features they need to support sustainable growth.

PayPal 98

PayPal Merchant Services Payments SaaS Payments 98

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Embracing the Future: How Subscription Models are Redefining Success in Business By BluLogix Team The business world is undergoing a significant transformation, with digital innovation at its core. This model offers customers ongoing value through regular access to products or services, in exchange for recurring payments.

Payments 59

Payments Payment Features Subscription Payment Services 59

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2019

It’s taken a looooong time, but SaaS mobile subscriptions are finally becoming mainstream. SaaS on mobile is nothing new, but having the primary payment and subscription mechanics be on mobile is new. In the beta for iOS 12.2 , Apple announced a new feature for subscription developers called “Subscription Offers.”

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Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions 133

Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Thankfully, with mobile payments from Stax , you can quickly accept and process payments from your customers. Learn all about mobile payments and why you may want to consider joining the Stax family to streamline payments and boost your small business’ productivity.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Methods Mobile Payments Payment Services 88

BrightBack

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In this report, we've surveyed over 400 subscription businesses to better understand how the industry is approaching and prioritizing customer retention. We found subscription companies have completed a shift in focus toward retention over acquisition, but still struggle to execute and engage their customers across teams and systems.

Retention 120

Retention Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods 120

Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In today’s blog, to help you streamline your financial processes, we will be going over Square integration with QuickBooks which can easily integrate to help you simplify accounting duties and streamline business operations. Read more: Empower Your Business with a Square Subscription System Section 1: What is Square?

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Payments Payment Features Merchant Services 52

Neil Patel

MARCH 12, 2021

Like any business, creating an app requires laying the groundwork before launch. Here’s a five-step guide for getting ready to launch your app, including how to do your research, ways to monetize your app , and what to include in your business plan. How are they monetized? Build an App Step 1: Do Market Research.

Payment Methods 144

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Sales Hiring 144

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. Three other payments options in 2024. What Makes a Merchant of Record Different From Payment Service Providers ?

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 78

How To Buy Saas

JANUARY 1, 2021

Well, that’s enough to motivate yourself to start creating your first course using the best online course platforms. Come out of your comfort zone, choose the best online course platform, and create your course outline for people who are ready to learn something that you already know. Why Choose an Online Course Platform?

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Marketplace as a Service 98

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Time tracking software that’s light on native scheduling features usually has tight integration with the best project management solutions. A lot of companies use time tracking software to streamline payroll and invoicing. By integrating with services like Quickbooks and PayPal, these tools can handle the job in a few clicks.

Payment Solutions 140

Payment Solutions Software Payment Methods Payments 140

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Estimates, proposals, contracts, invoices—documents are the base layer of every business relationship. eSignature and Payment Gateway. I really like having an electronic signature solution built into my document management platform. The same is true of connecting a payment gateway. Closing a deal is hard enough.

Payment Solutions 145

Payment Solutions Payment Services Software Review Software 145

Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Stripe is a payment processing company but is also used to create reports. Close to 2 million websites use Stripe reports and the company holds a 18.54% market share in the payments processing category. Of course, media buzz alone shouldn’t convince you to use Stripe (or any other reporting and analytics platform).

Payment Services 98

Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Methods 98

Baremetrics

AUGUST 18, 2021

Overview Baremetrics Application of Baremetrics on Net Revenue and Operating Income Dashboards and metrics Forecasts Benefits of using Baremetrics Why Do You Need Baremetrics? Overview In general conversation, the terms revenue and income are interchangeable. It is a SaaS analytics platform. Table of Contents. Conclusion.

Payment Services 90

Payment Services Payments Revenue SaaS Payments 90