SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Use this knowledge across the whole process to refer to constantly and drive urgency. This is important now when most invoices are paid late, and the probability of getting paid decreases with every day that it’s left unpaid. Capchase found that more than three people per company work full-time on invoices, billing, and collections.

SaaS Payments 287

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Features 287

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. The most potent benefit of the subscription-based business model is that companies are guaranteed a fixed revenue stream—if they can retain their customers or subscribers.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

Stax

MARCH 27, 2025

To choose the right payment method, consider transaction volume, transfer speed, cost, and security. ACH payment is more affordable and can be automated and payee-initiated, making it ideal for recurring transactions and subscription payments. With other EFT methods, only the payer can send payment manually.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

He also did reference calls for us with great prospects in the industry. So we sent them an invoice for $60k, and our champion went … ballistic. He told me he had taken a big risk on us, and just getting an invoice out of the blue with a 600% price increase “was just not OK” He was right. Yes, we earned it.

Pricing 273

Pricing Payment Features B2C Churn 273

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A master merchant, often referred to as a payment facilitator or merchant aggregator, is a third-party agent that acts as the link between acquirers and online merchants. What is a master merchant? The master merchant model is common in industries that involve marketplaces or platforms with multiple sellers or service providers.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 130

Stax

MARCH 15, 2024

Data protection and security are crucial not just for safeguarding customer information, but for protecting business owners as well. Having and maintaining secure payment systems is integral for protecting yourself and your customers. Enter secure payment systems (SPS). What Are Secure Payment Systems?

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For subscription-based businesses, revenue leakage means the waste of potential capital which has been rightfully earned. The causes behind this gap range from errors in subscription handling to recurring billing inefficiencies. Boasting revenue is the central goal for subscription-based businesses.

Payments 105

Payments Payment Features Payment Services Payment Solutions 105

Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

So, let’s dive into payment security, touching on the basics of what you need to know to ensure secure payments. TL;DR The PCI DSS determines security protocols and sets the standards for payment security. of the global population using this method of payment in 2022. Contact us to learn more.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Features 88

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 24, 2025

In AI terminology, “generalizing” refers to a model’s ability to apply learned knowledge to new tasks or unseen data. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4).

Enterprise 157

Enterprise AI Cloud Artificial Intelligence 157

FastSpring

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Essentially, that’s the beauty of subscription business models. Subscription businesses get to profit from recurring purchases, and customers benefit from long-term savings and convenience. In a recent study , Zuora found that 71% of adults across 12 countries have subscription services. What is subscription marketing?

Payment Features 141

Payment Features Subscription Strategy Payment Methods 141

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Subscriptions can fuel payments and merchant revenue. As more and more SaaS apps add a payments element, that payments element can really scale over time. 37,400 agencies and web design shops referred a customer to Shopify in the last 12 months. Making the free trial even more free worked for Shopify.

Payments 363

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Scale 363

SaaStr

MAY 25, 2022

These professionals had to earn their spot by selling Expensify subscriptions. If a user refers you to a friend, you will want to live up to the expectation of their referral. Nobody wants to refer a service that may not be able to deliver. The conference essentially funded itself via the partners before they even showed up.

Scale 311

Scale Marketplace as a Service Advertising Business Model 311

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 19, 2024

Generally when you hear “consensus estimates” it refers to revenue and earnings (EPS), but for the purpose of this analysis we’ll just be looking at revenue consensus estimates (as this is the metric these companies are valued off). To calculate implied ARR I take the subscription revenue in a quarter and multiply it by 4.

Cloud 318

Cloud GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Software Azure 318

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Keeping track of the accounting for SaaS businesses can be challenging because of the subscription model that they operate on, and that is why most companies opt for cloud-based software solutions to smoothen the processes. This is an important process as you need to send invoices to customers on time and also collect revenue effectively.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Drawing on our experience partnering with 200 of the world’s largest cloud marketplaces and managing 30 million cloud subscriptions, the following report details three distinct stages of channel distribution maturity. To assist you with this all-important self-assessment, CloudBlue is introducing our Channel Maturity Scale.

Scale 299

Scale Scaling Marketplace as a Service Cloud 299

FastSpring

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Acknowledge anniversaries on subscriptions and include an opportunity to upsell/cross-sell. Some ideas for cross-sell items are additional products, support subscriptions, product training, bundled protection plans, etc. Develop Long-Term Customer Relationships with Subscriptions.

Retention 148

Retention Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 148

Blulogix

JANUARY 13, 2025

Revenue leakage refers to the loss of potential revenue due to inefficiencies, errors, or misaligned processes. Manual Processes Reliance on manual workflows for tasks like invoicing, reporting, and data reconciliation is not only time-consuming but also error-prone. Learn more at www.blulogix.com.

Payments 59

Payments Payment Services Payment Features Revenue 59

FastSpring

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Merchant of record and payment services provider platforms may each offer varying levels of additional features, such as integrations and API connections, subscription management functionality, customer support, and more. 2Checkout offers both a payment services provider model and a merchant of record model.

Payments 160

Payments Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services 160

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Here’s an interesting stat: 70% of businesses consider subscription and membership models indispensable for future commercial growth and expansion. They must engineer a well-rounded solution that makes handling subscriptions a breeze (and yes, it is as hard as it sounds). However, only 10% of them currently employ these models.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Users could sign up for free and get 2GB of storage, which could be expanded by referring friends. This phase is often referred to as “crossing the chasm,” a concept popularized by Geoffrey Moore, which highlights the challenge of bridging the gap between the enthusiastic early market and the more pragmatic mainstream market.

Pricing 113

Pricing Scale SaaS Technical Review 113

Subscription Flow

AUGUST 20, 2024

Read ahead to find out more about what mix of traditional as well as alternative payment options are the best fit for your business to accept payments. A Glance at Some Traditional Ways of Making Payments A traditional form of making payments refers to any method in which you utilize a card and/or cash to make a payment.

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 98

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Because MRR is based on subscriptions, it has a strong forward-looking element. For example, if a customer pays for a whole year in advance, you should spread their payment over the 12 months it covers and count each share towards your MRR for the year ahead. Example: A customer pays $60 for an annual subscription. Sure, it is.

Payments 145

Payments Revenue Payment Features SaaS Payments 145

Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Set rate processing Subscription rate processing TL;DR Interchange fees are not collected by your payment processor or bank; they go directly to the card-issuing banks. At the end of the day, how much you’re paying for credit card processing relies on your payment solutions provider. Regulated: 0.05% + $0.21

Payment Services 167

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 167

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

. “After establishing a customer relationship with a business unit of an Enterprise, we seek to expand to new business units, divisions, departments and geographic regions, as well as increase subscriptions to additional products, which we refer to as “attachments,” and expand product use cases.”

Scale 289

Scale Enterprise Scaling Cloud 289

Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

Some encryption techniques to look for include Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Transport Layer Security (TLS), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Tokenization – Tokenization replaces customer data with a unique identifier, referred to as a token. This token is used in place of the actual payment data.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

Justin Sacks (02:08) Taking me back, I think I got a summer job in high school so that I could pay for my own WoW subscription. Back in the day, games, well, at least large online multiplayer games, required a subscription rather than just a one-time fee. How many years you recall did you pay for the subscription?

Payments 164

Payments Mobile Payment Methods Revenue 164

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. Learn More What is Recurring Billing?

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Interchange data (level 2 & level 3 data) Interchange (level 2 & level 3) data refers to specific transaction info submitted by merchants during transaction processing, aiding credit card companies in categorizing payment processors for various interchange rates. Android Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, etc.)

Payment Services 147

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 147

User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Unlike traditional businesses, most SaaS businesses operate the subscription pricing model. For instance, satisfied customers are more likely to renew their subscriptions month after month with a subscription-based streaming service. What does customer satisfaction look like for SaaS businesses? Satisfied customers are loyal.

Business 111

Business Underperforming Technical Team Customer Lifetime Value Systems Review 111

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 16, 2023

We’ve shared a number of parts of Buffer’s business transparently over the years — and one piece we’ve always wanted to expand on is where your money goes when you pay for a Buffer subscription. This means our software is hosted on the cloud and used over an internet connection via a web browser or mobile app.

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Features Payments 98

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 18, 2023

One crescendo in the symphony of seasonal commerce is subscription boxes. This article is for subscription box retailers so that they can maximize not only the festivity of this time but also the sales. However, we have come up with some different subscription box trends that you can follow for Christmas 2023.

Payment Features 105

Payment Features Subscription Trends Social Media 105

Stax

APRIL 11, 2024

Here’s where a Payment Management System (PMS) can swoop in as your financial hero to understand your business better. TL;DR Payment Management Systems manage payment processing so you can accept payments, send invoices, track transactions, and view financial data. Ready to Tame Your Financial Chaos?

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 88

FastSpring

AUGUST 12, 2024

” For “Why is my invoice not showing up?,” ” the AI might respond, “Typically, invoices may not appear due to incomplete payment information.” Clear and Simple : “Can I hide certain payment methods with the Preferred Payment Method?”

AI Search 146

AI Search Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Services 146

SaaStr

MARCH 9, 2022

Some ideas Clayton shared included playing around with your pricing tiers and subscriptions, offering premium services, expanding into adjacent products, trying out transaction-based pricing, monetizing multiple sides of the market, and offering a white-label option for your product. References become part of the decision-making process.

Revenue 264

Revenue Sales Hiring Leadership Scale 264

Clouded Judgement

JULY 16, 2024

Our cloud-based platform enables a modern and expanded approach to finance and EPM, which is sometimes also referred to as corporate performance management, or CPM. We estimate our total addressable market opportunity across all enterprises and mid-market organizations to be approximately $50 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Benchmarks 295

Benchmarks Data Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 295

Stax

MARCH 15, 2025

With SaaS billing systems, you can offer your merchants multiple tools for their own subscription services, including standard subscription models with recurring subscriptions and subscription management, they can also automate payments, or even feature more complex billing plans.

Payments 88

Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services 88

User Pilot

MARCH 7, 2023

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. TL;DR In SaaS, cancellation (also referred to as “ churn “) is when a customer stops using your product and then unsubscribes from their plan.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Features Subscription Payment Methods 105