Time Series Forecasting for Key Subscription Metrics

In a previous blog post, we’ve described the ground-breaking data science work spearheaded by Recurly’s data science team. Since that previous post, we’ve conducted various cutting-edge research projects to address...

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Recurly Is Headed to eTail West

We are excited to head to eTail West February 24 -27, 2020. eTail is a well-known eCommerce and omnichannel retail conference.  Join us in sunny Palm Springs to learn how Recurly powers...

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Recurly + GoCardless: Helping More Subscription Businesses Reach a Global Audience

One key to converting prospects and increasing cross-border sales is to provide your potential subscribers with the option to use the payment method they most prefer.  For many merchants, the...

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Payment Gateways and the Complexity of Payments

The realm of payments encompasses a wide range of topics, from fraud and cross-border payments to artificial intelligence, mobile wallets, and compliance. Savvy subscription businesses realize that the payment process is...

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Addressing Seasonality in Your Subscription Business

Software as a Service—also known as the SaaS model—was one of the earliest adopters of the subscription model concept. There are, of course, a multitude of compelling, strategic reasons to...

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Increased Transaction Success and Subscription Scalability: Two New Case Studies From Recurly

Output is an LA-based company that develops innovative software products for musicians, composers, producers, and sound designers. The company’s focus is simple: groundbreaking concepts, new sounds, and new sources of...

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Visa’s New Free-Trial Mandate: What You Need to Know

To reduce chargebacks for subscription-related charges originating from free trials and similar promotional offers, Visa has released the Free Trial Mandate to provide clearer information to consumers related to these types...

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How Recurly Uses Machine Learning to Reduce Transaction Declines

One of the significant benefits of subscription commerce is the amount of data and related insights this model generates compared to one-time purchases. New data related to marketing, payments, and...

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Improved Efficiency and Analytics With Recurly’s Item Catalog

As noted in a previous post, the subscription e-commerce business is booming. This segment has grown by more than 100% per year over the past five years, according to McKinsey,...

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Introducing Recurly.js Elements

One of the key benefits of Recurly is the ability to collect and tokenize a subscriber’s payment information. Hosted Fields, included with Recurly.js, have historically been the primary mechanisms used to...

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