Subscription Flow

MAY 2, 2024

Just when you thought the world of SaaS would not be changing any time soon, the groundbreaking new shift to crypto payment solutions hit SaaS businesses like a bus full of bricks. Despite their current status as a relatively uncommon payment option in global e-commerce, accounting for less than 0.2%

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 105

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

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The payments landscape and how it affects businesses trying to grow in Asia. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. In simple terms, we handle everything from payments to fraud management, to custom support and tax compliance, so that sellers can focus on growing their business.

Merchant Services 164

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 164

Payrix

APRIL 24, 2024

Andy Meadows, the Head of Partner Success at Payrix joins host Ian Hillis to continue their conversation about building a successful Embedded Payments strategy. As the last episode of a four-part series on the topic, Andy and Ian tackle how software companies can minimize attrition and why it’s important to the payments conversation.

Payments 162

Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 162

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Apple survived the death of Steve Jobs in October 2011 under the thoughtful stewardship of Tim Cook, and continued to essentially be the iPhone company, while branching into wearables and services. The ultimate failure of Siri to dominate the AI personal assistant game might come to be seen as its biggest miss of the decade.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

So one of SaaStr Fund’s latest investments is Mangomint, a vertical SaaS platform for spas and salons. There are multiple vendors in different segments, including Mindbody which IPO’d a SaaS generation ago and then taken private in a $2B Vista acquisition. And why is Vertical SaaS thriving today? Pretty cool!

SaaS Payments 258

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods SMB 258

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

SaaStr CEO and founder Jason Lemkin chats with Mangomint CEO Daniel Lang about why vertical SaaS is booming and how Mangomint got to 110% NRR. What was once considered too small or too niche, vertical SaaS has recently emerged as a hotbed of innovation and profitability. Full-Stack SaaS for SMBs Toast today is worth $14B at $1.5B

Payments 185

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 185

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” History of the subscription pricing model: From newspapers to the rise of SaaS subscription. Boring, right?).

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Subscription 184

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. It's the No.1 Try Baremetrics free. Square Fees: 3.5

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

SaaStr

AUGUST 21, 2024

Only 18% of Revenue From SaaS. It’s probably not really a SaaS company, but close enough to include it in our series and our ecosystem. #3. It’s probably not really a SaaS company, but close enough to include it in our series and our ecosystem. #3. HubSpot is, and Toast is as well. #2. 80% from Transaction Fees.

Scale 251

Scale Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 251

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Your payment processor may be an important element of your business. However, with so many of these payment platforms on the market, how are you supposed to choose? While there is a plethora of payment platforms to consider, Stripe and PayPal should be at the top of the list. After all, it plays a big role in how you get paid.

Payment Methods 93

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Merchant Services 93

Stax

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The commerce landscape—whether it’s retail, services or software—is moving faster than ever. We can see this trend in action in the realm of payment processing with the advent of recurring payments, also known as automatic payments. Learn More What are Recurring Billing and Payments?

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Payment Features Merchant Services Payment Methods 88

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

As a growing SaaS company, there is a lot to think about in a day: How is my ARR doing? vary on how they handle sales tax and SaaS. As you scale up, it’s essential to ensure that your sales tax management process is accurate and automated, so you don’t run into compliance issues in the future. . Are we delighting our costumes?

Payment Services 259

Payment Services compliance SaaS Payments Scale 259

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe. Is Stripe worth $100B?

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105

SaaStr

MAY 25, 2024

Lesson #1: Invest In Customer Support Early Cloudinary strongly believes that customer success and support are enablers of PLG growth and aren’t just a cost center. If you think about Cloudinary’s core audience in the beginning, developers, the fifth employee they hired was the first person in the customer success group.

Scale 254

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Development 254

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the fundamental business models that were once engraved in the SaaS playbook are now changing thanks to a tougher macro environment and a maturing market. PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time.

Business Model 243

Business Model SaaS Payments Payments Headcount 243

SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

According to Mike Laven, CEO of Currencycloud, the one thing necessary for any company to succeed in China – or in any of the Asian countries – is to get local investment. After singling out 38 brilliant SaaS stars , we had a suspicion we were going to find some notable fuelers of growth. And we weren’t disappointed.

SaaS Payments 190

SaaS Payments Venture Capital Payment Services Telecommunications 190

Subscription Flow

MAY 14, 2024

Before talking about NMI gateway integration, it is important to understand what role payment gateways play. In the world of SaaS, a payment gateway is like a toll booth at which you pay a small fee to go from point A to point B. But you already knew all of this, right?

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Features Payments Merchant Services 105

SaaStr

JULY 15, 2024

Skyflow is a data privacy company that started with the simple premise that your personal information shouldn’t end up on the dark web. They began with the ability to store large amounts of unstructured data in a narrow space, and calling it NoSQL attracted a certain class of people. Here’s the truth: most pivots fail.

Payment Services 194

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods PayPal 194

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In Casey’s last essay, he covered the differences between regular SaaS companies and SaaS-like Networks. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

It’s something we don’t see too often these days, as $200m+ ARR sort of became the new floor to IPO in SaaS. Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. Many SMB SaaS companies struggle to hit 100% NRR and 80% GRR.

SaaS Payments 234

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods SMB 234

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. Why do developers love SaaS products?

SaaS Payments 225

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 225

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

Several landscape altering SaaS acquisitions will come to fruition because of cash availability from repatriation and because there are enough public SaaS companies at scale to add material revenue and market cap to buyers. ” Or five years ago, “I invest in mobile. Some ideas: Google buys Salesforce.

SaaS Payments 201

SaaS Payments Scale Blockchain Artificial Intelligence 201

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

SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2023

Rewind The Clock — How Did We Get Here Most small businesses in pre-2010 didn’t have computers in their store or restaurant. Throw in the rise of social media and mobile web payment systems like Stripe and Braintree, and something revolutionary was at our doorstep. Everyone was stuck in place and online was the answer.

Scale 184

Scale SMB Merchant Services Payment Methods 184

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. Can one person buy via a credit card or will multiple stakeholders need to be involved? Goal of website. You also need to ensure you have a smooth onboarding process where users obtain value early.

Business Model 195

Business Model Scale Pricing Payment Methods 195

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

20X year 1⃣ 12X year 2⃣ 5X year 3⃣ #deelspeed @deel [link] — Shuooo (@shuoshuooshuooo) January 23, 2023 When we look at SaaS companies’ success stories, everything looks great on their growth maps. Shuo Wang is the CRO and co-founder of Deel, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies. Trust the process.

Sales Hiring 221

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 221

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your SaaS business?

Payments 123

Payments SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 123

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. Software to track analytics, transfer payments, manage inventory, create videos and for many other things.

SaaS Payments 139

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Sales Recruiting 139

FastSpring

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here are the questions we sought to answer by analyzing anonymized subscription data for transactions across various Asian countries (excluding broader “APAC” regions like Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia): How do customers in Asia’s growing markets prefer to manage their SaaS subscriptions? or EU, or are they different?

Merchant Services 133

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Benchmarks Subscription 133

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

The Angel VC

MARCH 23, 2016

Almost exactly four years ago I published a financial plan template for SaaS startups based on a model that I had created for Zendesk a few years earlier. The original v1 model was a very simple plan for early-stage SaaS startups with a low-touch sales model. The "Revenues" line shows your end-of-month MRR for the respective month.

SaaS Payments 217

SaaS Payments Headcount SaaS Payment Methods 217

Stax

AUGUST 20, 2024

Airline credit cards, payment plans for costly items, and car rental insurance are forms of embedded finance that have been around for a while. Request Quote Understanding Embedded Finance Embedded finance is the seamless integration of financial services and digital banking into conventionally non-financial business services.

Payments 88

Payments Merchant Services Payment Methods Finance 88

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.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

Stax

MAY 30, 2024

While remote work is all the rage these days, there is still very much a need for on-site services, particularly industries like construction, healthcare, utilities, and telecommunications. This is where field service management (FSM) come in.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 88

Stax

JULY 25, 2024

Thanks to the rise of SaaS platforms, that’s no longer the case. – Your POS system needs to support the products and services you sell. For example, if you own a clothing retail store, your POS system should help you enter the inventory’s different sizes and colors. How many stores do you have?

Point of Sale 88

Point of Sale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Content marketing is one of the most effective methods of generating brand awareness and brand preference specifically among your ideal target audience. Once users are in a position to invest in such a service, your SaaS should be the first that comes to mind. So, how can better content marketing help YOU?

Content Marketing 113

Content Marketing SaaS Payments Investment Marketing 113