How automated credit card account updaters fight subscriber churn

"Card declined." These two words can do more than spoil someone's binge-watching plans. Credit card declines can hurt a subscription business' bottom line, and at the very least interrupt your cash flow. Card info changes all the time, and the more customers you have, the harder it is to track...

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How much do Brits spend on subscriptions?

Welcome back to the best monthly newsletter for subscription content in Europe. In this issue, we discover the total cost Brits spend on subscription services and dive deeper into Findmypast’s digital transformation with Recurly.  We ask ourselves, how far can AI go in the music industry or fighting payment fraud?...

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Flexible payments play major role in subscriptions

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this edition, we review credit card spending from 2022 and how flexible payment options–like digital wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later features– contribute to its rise. We check on the new Apple Pay Later solution, the upcoming changes in the Twitter Blue subscription, and...

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Recurly Revenue Recognition: Simple, automated & accurate

Recognizing recurring revenue in subscriptions continues to become more complex and regulated. The trend toward diverse monetization and pricing models creates a greater need for accounting automation. And Recurly can help. If revenue recognition automation is of your top priorities this year, watch this 30-minute demo with Recurly’s...

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A CPO’s guide to The State of Subscriptions

From a product perspective, consumer preferences mean everything. With this kind of knowledge, you create a product or service that your ideal consumers truly want–and keep them loyal to your brand. And every year, consumer preferences change, and that is a weighty consideration for subscription businesses especially, whose goals include...

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From startup to IPO: How Recurly supports global growth for brands like Paramount+ and BARK

From the beginning, Recurly has helped its customers make sound strategy decisions, forecast financial performance, close books on time, and ensure financial accuracy. For more than a decade, we have worked with category-defining brands like Paramount+, BARK, Sprout Social, and Sling TV to grow their businesses successfully.  As a...

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The key to retention: Payments, transparency & bundles

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this issue, we review millennial consumer preferences and how subscription businesses can find growth opportunities in payments. We check the FTC’s new proposal for easy subscription cancelations and The New York Times’ successful retention strategy. Lastly, we share updates from Meta, Subway, and Paramount+....

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How to choose the right revenue recognition software

As companies continue to incorporate subscription-based business models and deliver more personalized plans and product offerings, they face unique revenue recognition challenges that spreadsheet accounting can no longer support. High-velocity, high-volume customer contracts and modifications like upgrades, downgrades, and pause options create the need for revenue recognition automation.  A revenue...

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Subscriber growth? The answer is in payments

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly–a recap of the most relevant industry content. This time, we review the importance of finance solutions and fraud management for subscription businesses and how you can find growth opportunities in payments. Additionally, we check on GPT-4 updates and new products with Duolingo and Quora.  Tough...

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Revenue recognition in subscription-based business models: The role of contract modifications & incremental expenses

While subscribers are happy to have options to customize their subscription plans, subscription businesses must learn how to handle the impact of contract modifications and incremental expenses. When subscription contracts are straightforward, revenue recognition often runs smoothly. But when there is a need to account for contract modifications like an...

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