Will the boom in subscription growth during the pandemic lead to retention challenges — and a scramble to reduce churn? That growth, according to PYMNTS November Subscription Commerce Tracker, has produced 10 million new digital subscriptions in the first half of 2020. But only a few...
The great subscription rush is on. It seems like every day another traditional subscription-based business reports big numbers or there’s another big name making new subscription plays. Take, for example, Twitter. It has been the attention-getter in the crowd as the social media giant announced...
Subscriptions in the world of cars has had some trouble getting into gear. In 2018, both Audi and BMW announced subscription programs that would allow consumers to pay a monthly fee to upgrade their automobiles to the latest model (whenever they wanted, in BMW’s case)....
Ask Vindicia CEO Sharath Dorbala if he thinks the fast-growing and highly competitive market for digital content has become saturated, and he’ll tell you that it hasn’t. In fact, at a time when the disruptive over-the-top (OTT) media startups of yore (think Netflix or Spotify)...
Tax compliance has never been a simple issue for businesses. There are changing federal, state and local codes — and, of course, there are changes brought on by digital business models. One of those evolving models is subscription commerce, especially for software. Software used to...
Sharath Dorbala, CEO of Vindicia, discusses how subscription services must reach the next level in order to continue growing in the post-pandemic world. “With the subscription industry flourishing despite the pandemic, there’s more opportunity than ever to find complementary services across the subscription ecosystem that...
In the pandemic, streaming has become firmly ingrained in everyday life — spanning Netflix, Disney, Spotify and all manner of content. For the companies themselves, the top line growth underpinned by recurring revenues has been significant. But for consumers, as noted by PYMNTS research, more...
It was supposed to be a compelling option for consumers in the connected economy, but the subscription model for automobiles is hitting some speed bumps as BMW and Audi are pulling back on their programs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
At a time when merchants are embracing an array of payment options to reduce friction and meet customers where they want to be, when it comes to managing monthly billing collections, having too much of a good thing can work against you. Get the Full...
