“Card declined”—two words that subscription businesses hate to hear. Credit card declines result in the loss of revenue and increased churn, impacting your bottom line. Some number of declines are unavoidable, and as discussed in a recent blog post, some payment events—such as the widespread issuing of new EMV cards...
Over-the-Top (OTT) content is here to stay. Streamed over the Internet, OTT content is overtaking traditional distribution models. Companies like Netflix, Hulu, Sling TV, Pandora and Spotify are leaders in the category, but a number of new companies have jumped on the over-the-top bandwagon as the model continues to prove...
South Africa. Land of untold riches, abundant natural resources, breathtaking nature and a dynamic culture. Are you already serving customers in this vibrant nation? Now, Recurly merchants doing business in South Africa will be able to process their transactions in the South African Rand (ZAR) using Cybersource or Worldpay. Read...
Today, Recurly is happy to announce a new partnership with Worldpay—an additional payment gateway that you may use to process payments in the U.S. and internationally. The addition of this gateway gives Recurly merchants greater choice in how they process payments for international transactions. Merchants new to subscription billing can...
Are you planning to expand your subscription business internationally in 2016? The international business environment presents many challenges, from changing regional regulations and compliance standards to scaling recurring billing. Join Recurly and the business tax experts at Avalara to discover the common challenges subscription businesses face and the proven strategies...
In 2011, Marc Andreessen, technology pioneer and currently General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, declared that “software is eating the world.” What was true then is now even more so with the incredible growth of the subscription model. Indeed, Emir Alaguizy—Zynga CTO, Y Combinator alum and founder and CEO of Cratejoy—did...
There are certain metrics that a subscription business lives and dies by. For example… Monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)Monthly Subscriber Churn Percent (or simply “churn”)Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC); also known as CPA or SACSubscriber Lifetime Value (LTV); also known as CTV or TLVGrowth Margin Percent …and a handful...
E-commerce seems like it’s been around almost as long as personal computers have. Shopping is, after all, a national pastime, and online shopping is so much more convenient—we can do it at home, in our pajamas! So, it should come as no surprise that recent research, reported by eMarketer, indicates...
EMV is the new credit card technology finally coming to the US after many years of use in Europe. With an embedded microchip and associated security features, these new EMV cards are more resistant to fraud, in particular at Point of Sale (POS). Unfortunately, this means that nefarious types may...
Thanks to all the fantastic feedback we’ve received from customers, we’re putting the final touches on the new Recurly UI design! Your comments have been instrumental in guiding our efforts towards making our interface more intuitive and efficient, and based on your feedback, we’ve made all kinds of improvements. If...
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The value of Recurly is that we no longer have to worry about the different aspects of subscription management. Instead, we can focus on things that are our core competency, like adding value to our service and expanding our offering. That’s been a huge win for us.