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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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Revenue recognition in subscription bundles & discounts

Revenue recognition specifies how and when businesses should recognize revenue and the associated costs over the life of the subscriber’s contract. The ASC 606 revenue recognition standard guides companies...

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A look into The State of Subscriptions: The evolving economy

The subscription industry has changed, and it will continue to evolve in response to the changing climate of the economy and subscriber preferences:  Complexity in maturity: As the industry matures,...

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Is SaaS billing software the right solution for you?

Subscription management and recurring billing platforms are key to Software as a Service (SaaS) companies for several reasons: they provide an automated mechanism for billing and revenue collection, offer flexibility...

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Recession-proof subscriptions: Focus on retention

Grab a coffee and take a moment to read what’s going on in the fascinating world of subscriptions. In this edition, we dive deeper into the acquisition and retention challenges...

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Understanding subscriber churn

Churn–it’s the most coveted topic for all businesses, especially businesses that rely on the recurring revenue of subscribers. To understand churn–what it is, why it matters, how to calculate it,...

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