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Adding Payments and Fintech to SaaS Can Be Great. But You Gotta Watch the Margins.

SaaStr

So in the Boom Times of later 2020 and 2021, almost every VC pushed SaaS companies to at least become a little bit of a fintech. It seemed such an easy way to bolt on more revenue to an underlying SaaS platform. Shopify now gets 2x the revenue from payments and merchant services than it does from SaaS subcriptions.

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Only 11% of Public SaaS Companies Sell Just to SMBs

SaaStr

SMB SaaS has a lot going for it: – Millions of them – Short sales cycles – Easier compete. So many VCs and others have gotten more and more excited about SMB SaaS. But SMB SaaS has a lot of challenges, too: Churn is much higher. of public SaaS companies are primarily SMB focused. Much higher.

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PayPal Fees: How They Work and Alternative Solutions

FastSpring

If you run a small business, nothing beats the convenience and simplicity of a service like PayPal. But this convenience is somewhat deprecated when you look at your PayPal account and see a significant problem: fees. How much does PayPal charge?” The Anatomy of the PayPal Fee Schedule. PayPal’s basic fee is 2.9%

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Thanks to Chargebee, Deel, Lark, and Vanta for Sponsoring SaaStr APAC 2023!

SaaStr

We’ll see 1,000+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs February 22-23 at SaaStr APAC 2023 ! 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.

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6 Payment Acceptance Obstacles SaaS Companies Face and How to Avoid Them

SaaStr

With thousands of new startups emerging everyday and the average turnover rate for business applications trending at 39% annually, the SaaS industry couldn’t be more competitive. Despite the hyper competition, many SaaS providers take their organization’s payment processing experience for granted. Securing payments.

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SaaS Payment Processing: 10 Questions to Ask When Comparing Solutions

FastSpring

What makes a company choose one SaaS payment processing provider over another? We know that conversion rates for SaaS and software companies will vary by 30% or more just based on the checkout experience. If you’re taking payments, your customer’s financial and personal data is one of your top concerns.

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Top 7 Payment Processing Services for 2022

Frontegg

With more and more businesses offering their services online, payment processing is now taking centerstage. Creating a secure and smooth payment pipeline is becoming increasingly important, with users expecting more in-app freedom with the ability to purchase or upgrade their accounts with just a few clicks.