Subscriptions Weekly
This week, Google announced prepaid app subscriptions in emerging markets to help them reach users in areas where pay-as-you-go is normal. Netflix explores lives streaming that opens up more possibilities...
May 18, 2022
15 critical questions to ask when evaluating a payment gateway
Besides a billing and management platform, subscription businesses also need a payment processor to handle their recurring payments—that critical link in the chain that delivers revenue to the business. Understanding...
May 17, 2022
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How Recurly Calculates MRR: What Subscription Businesses Need to Know
If you bill on a recurring basis, you likely already know the importance of tracking Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). Recurly calculates this all-important subscription metric for your business as...
Subscriptions Weekly
This week, Instagram tests NFTs for creators and collectors, Netflix plans for a cheaper, ad-supported plan this year, Discovery+ joins Roku Channel, and Sweetgreen combines subscription offers with a loyalty...
May 11, 2022
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Erica Hayton
The future of subscriptions: How digital is changing the way we pay
The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and micropayments is quickly changing the way consumers spend and save. In 2021, a study found that 16% of U.S. adults had invested...
Subscription fatigue: Why do customers churn in DTC?
The subscription business model is steadily rising. From subscription boxes to streaming services, companies are turning toward this business model as there’s an added benefit of predictable, recurring revenues and...
Subscriptions Weekly
Is Disney+ next to crack down on password sharing? Several weeks after Netflix announced its testing fees for password sharing, Disney+ may be inching towards the same fate for...
Subscriptions Weekly
The latest industry news reveals that Amazon Prime is unveiling a new payment option, Peacock talks about its stellar first quarter in 2022, and Pokemon Unite is joining the subscription...
April 28, 2022
5 tactics to nail the endemic customer experience with Recurly
The impact of COVID-19 on subscriber behavior has been drastic. Lockdowns and restrictions expedited the shift from purchases in brick-and-mortar stores to ecommerce–changing every aspect of the customer experience, especially...
April 25, 2022
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Kinzal Jalan
The meteoric rise of mobile app subscriptions
With the deep-rooted penetration of smartphones and the Internet into mainstream life, the marketplace for goods and services has pivoted sharply over the last few years. Moreover, with the pandemic...
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