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Subscriptions
Tax Compliance Complicates Software Subscription Business
February 02, 2021

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...

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Vindicia: Accelerating Subscription Growth In The New Normal
January 28, 2021

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...

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Cancel Culture: Technology Makes Managing Subscriptions Easy For Consumers and Banks
January 27, 2021

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...

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Car Subscriptions Hit Pause As BMW, Audi Suspend Programs
January 17, 2021

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...

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Subscription Payment Options Drive Customer Acquisition, But Too Many Drive Them Away
January 06, 2021

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...

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Coca-Cola Revisits Subscription Model; Latest CPG Company To Embrace The Digital D2C Future
January 05, 2021

The Coca-Cola Insiders Club has returned — sort of. Though currently marked sold out on the website for the current three-month run that will see insiders receive monthly subscription boxes of goodies, consumers are encouraged to sign on for the waitlist now that the return is underway....

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What The Subscription Market’s 2020 Surge Tells Us About Retail’s 2021 Remake
December 18, 2020

The holiday shopping season is in full swing — and it’s increasingly looking like “’tis the season for purchasing subscriptions.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Subscription-Based Companies See Happy Holidays (And Renewals)
December 02, 2020

For all its many horrors, 2020 has turned out to be a surprisingly good time to sell subscriptions to consumers. The latest PYMNTS/Recurly Subscription Commerce Conversion Index found that some 15 million consumers have signed on to at least one subscription service since the pandemic began, and Recurly...

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Benchmarking Subscription Commerce’s KPIs
November 25, 2020

Like patients who avoid going to the doctor because they don’t want any bad news, online sellers who aren’t rigorously and continuously analyzing their customer data are also ignoring potential problems that could prove fatal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...