SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2021

Over $500,000 revenue per employee. Monetizing ecommerce via subscriptions, but not payment processing. Billion in GMV processed, up a stunning 91% from 2019. But in contrast to Wix and Shopify, it doesn’t keep much of the revenue from merchant services itself. 5 Interesting Learnings: #1.

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 339

SaaStr

APRIL 12, 2022

The majority of its revenue is now from Bitcoin transactions, not “traditional” payments and software. And yet … and yet … its engine is all software and really SaaS. Its software and services business is the one with the real operating margins. businesses. #4.

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Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Revenue 307

FastSpring

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If you’re currently using 2Checkout or Stripe to sell digital goods or SaaS but are considering switching — to the other, or to other options such as FastSpring — you may be wondering whether there are substantial differences between the platforms and their services. Payment Gateways , Payment Processing , PSPs, MoRs — What’s the Difference?

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Payments Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services 160

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use. Embedded finance has everything to do with the flow of money.

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Payments Payment Services GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Payment Solutions 265

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Some of the pitfalls that come with unplanned billing migration are faulty revenue reporting, data duplication, and customer churn. Our platform, SubscriptionFlow, is a billing system migration expert. Following are some of these factors: The business’s existing billing system is outdated.

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Payment Solutions Payment Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

When it comes to software, success doesn’t hinge on innovation alone. No one knows this better (or more intimately) than a software company Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Adam Tesan, CRO at Worldpay for Platforms, is a seasoned executive leader with decades of experience in sales, marketing, and revenue in the software space.

Payments 147

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 147

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

According to the US Federal Reserve in 2022, general-purpose card payments reached $153.3 On top of that, 69% of Americans online in 2023 said they used digital payment methods to make a purchase. As a business owner, you just cant afford to ignore these statistics. But selecting a good payment solution can be overwhelming.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

The average churn rate for the software industry as a whole is 14%. As a SaaS business leader, reducing software user churn is an important part of maintaining your customer base and increasing revenue. TL;DR The average software industry churn rate is 14%, but SaaS companies should aim for under 2%.

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Payment Solutions Software Review Churn SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

That’s not just pretty epic growth at almost $7 Billion in revenue, it’s one heck of a comeback. Software Important. But a Smaller and Smaller Percentage of Revenue. From a business model perspective, Shopify has in essence been a fintech and merchant product first and a SaaS product second for quite some time.

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Payments Merchant Services Revenue Payment Solutions 299

USIO

JUNE 3, 2024

In the dynamic world of Software as a Service (SaaS), staying ahead of the curve means continuously evolving and integrating new functionalities that enhance user experience and streamline business operations. One such critical functionality is integrated payments.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 130

USIO

JANUARY 15, 2024

Subscription Models: Usio will provide general insights into why subscription-based payment processing is often considered advantageous for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses. Predictable Revenue Streams: Subscription models provide a consistent and predictable revenue stream for SaaS companies.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 130

Stax

MAY 20, 2024

When can revenue NOT be counted as revenue? The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once.

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Payment Features Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 167

SaaStr

AUGUST 28, 2024

Only 20% of Revenue from “SaaS”, 80% From Transactions and Float (Fintech) Bill started off 100% SaaS, and slowly and deliberately added payments. Fast forward to today, and only 20% of its revenue is from software subscriptions. But both are still at their core software platforms.

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Payments Payment Solutions SMB Acquisition 298

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.

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Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 125

SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s barely trading at 3x revenue. Payments and e-commerce drag blended gross margins down to 60%. Wix along with Squarespace and also WordPress / Automatic have pushed deeply into e-commerce and as part of that, payments. But payments can be low gross margin, and they are for Wix. Embedded fintech often has a price.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods SaaS Payments 289

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By BluLogix Team Revenue Recognition: Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy What is RevRec and how does it impact accurate reporting for compliance and financial integrity? Ready to see how BluIQ can transform your billing process and help you achieve integrated, automated, and accurate complex monetization?

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Payment Services Payments compliance SaaS Payments 52

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In today’s fast-tracked financial landscape, billing software has become a need. To run a business is like trying to balance several stacked plates in your hands. Operating a business entails a number of processes like managing products and payments, invoices, customer engagement, revenue, unpaid invoices and much more.

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Features SaaS Payments 59

SaaStr

JANUARY 12, 2023

At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc. Grab tickets here.

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Payment Features Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 55

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. BPM software helps organizations of all sizes streamline operations and minimize waste. Visualize every process from end to end. The Top 5 Options for Business Process Management Software. Process Visualization.

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Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Services 131

SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2021

So many startups these days are claiming they have “ARR” from revenue that … doesn’t recur. Doesn’t ARR stand for Annual Recurring Revenue? ARR now really means revenue with 100%+ Net Revenue Retention. 50% revenue from software (recurring), 50% from payments (not-recurring). .

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Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 360

Stax

MARCH 15, 2025

Software companies are always on the lookout for new ways to build a better product offerings for their customers. This is especially true now more than ever before as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions continue to be amongst the fastest-growing segment within the tech world. Enter payment monetization.

Payments 88

Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services 88

USIO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In the highly competitive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) landscape, choosing the right payments provider is crucial for driving growth, scalability, and user experience by effectively accepting payments.

Payments 130

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 130

Blulogix

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Inga Broerman How Industry Consolidation is Reshaping Subscription Billing The subscription economy is on a path of rapid growth and transformation, projected to reach a $3 trillion valuation in 2024. Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management.

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Payment Features Payments Subscription Payment Solutions 52

SaaStr

AUGUST 18, 2022

ChurnZero is Customer Success software for growing SaaS and subscription businesses. Our platform is uniquely designed to integrate with CRM systems and tightly into an application or service. With Quolum ‘s SaaS Card you only pay for SaaS that you use. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Stax Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 55

SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

CircleCI is a cloud-based continuous delivery platform that helps software delivery teams build, test, and ship changes to their applications. Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model.

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Scale Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 265

FastSpring

MARCH 8, 2024

SocialBee , a social media management platform and SaaS based in Romania, first started using FastSpring in 2018. After adopting FastSpring as their merchant of record, SocialBee even saw 2x year-over-year growth in monthly recurring revenue (MRR) after their first year with FastSpring.

Merchant Services 158

Merchant Services Payments Subscription Payment Features 158

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. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

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SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 158

SaaStr

AUGUST 3, 2022

Payments still materially accelerating overall growth to 16%, and predicting revenue growth from payments and merchant solutions to more than double that of subscriptions and SaaS. Expecting a bit of a rebound later in the year, with more merchants joining the platform in 2H’22 than 1H’22. #4.

Payment Methods 289

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 289

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Most billing and subscription management solutions let you: Build various trial and subscription models (e.g., free or paid trial and usage-based or fixed price subscriptions). Manage active subscriptions (e.g., Send invoices and/or payment notifications. upgrades, downgrades, and adding or removing products).

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Payment Services Payment Features Merchant Services Payments 142

SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

These days, as the business lead for invoicing at Stripe, Xie has earned her own stripes in navigating the unique challenges of building and thriving in the SaaS marketplace. What makes a SaaS business so hard? As your business grows in complexity, these drags on your infrastructure can impact your product development.

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Payment Features Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 262

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And they are both incredibly impressive — 118% growth at $3B run-rate and $500m in ARR in software alone may be an all-time record — but also, perhaps not SaaS? #1. With gross margins of only 21%, is Toast really a software company? Wix just has more software revenue to blend the total margins higher.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Cloud 328

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 ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”. Boring, right?).

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Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Subscription 184

SaaStr

APRIL 19, 2023

So one large category of software spend is on Point of Sale systems. But “POS” systems and software are everywhere, and are a lot more than just Toast and Square. And their mix of software, payments and hardware revenue drives up the total deal size — but puts a lot of pressure on margins.

Payment Solutions 291

Payment Solutions Point of Sale Payments SaaS Payments 291

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? Either way, you landed on the right blog.

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Features Payments Merchant Services 105

Stax

AUGUST 20, 2024

Everything is done under one platform. And it’s all thanks to embedded finance and embedded fintech. Embedded finance isn’t entirely a new concept. Airline credit cards, payment plans for costly items, and car rental insurance are forms of embedded finance that have been around for a while.

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Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Finance 88

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

We also show you how to personalize your billing practices with advice from our experience working with thousands of SaaS businesses. Note: FastSpring offers advanced subscription management services that support free trials, monthly and annual paid plans, proration, discount management, and more. How Castos upsells subscription tiers.

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

Stax

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Small businesses in America and worldwide have to choose from a wide variety of accounting software solutions, and this range of choices can be overwhelming. Research shows that 64% of small businesses use accounting software and the market for accounting software solutions is projected to be worth $4.3billion by 2023.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services 88