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Go global with confidence with FastSpring's managed payments and subscriptions platform, exclusively designed for SaaS, software, video games, and online content. FastSpring is an all-in-one payments, subscriptions, and global sales taxes for SaaS, gaming, software, and digital product companies. If you do not recognize a charge and would like us to get you a receipt, or suspect that the charge is fraudulent, we can quickly investigate and help you resolve the issue.

Top-quartile subscription apps still lose more than 50% of their annual subscribers after year one.Phil Carter of Elemen...
06/16/2026

Top-quartile subscription apps still lose more than 50% of their annual subscribers after year one.

Phil Carter of Elemental Growth joined Growth Stage to explain why retention is so hard to crack — and what the apps that do it well have figured out.

A few things that stood out from the conversation:
-AI is making the marginal cost of serving subscribers non-trivial. The days of offering 30-day free trials without thinking about token costs are over.
-Real personalization shows, doesn't tell. The best apps drop users into value within 30 seconds — not a loading screen that says "personalizing your experience."
-Organic growth is still the most durable. The apps that scaled best — Duolingo, Strava, Tinder — built viral and SEO loops before pouring money into paid acquisition.

Full episode here
https://buff.ly/7R5IbF5

D2C isn't a side strategy anymore. It's becoming the strategy. Major studios report driving over 40% of revenue via D2C ...
06/15/2026

D2C isn't a side strategy anymore. It's becoming the strategy.

Major studios report driving over 40% of revenue via D2C channels and experiencing 85%+ growth year-over-year in D2C revenue. These stats make it clear D2C isn't an experiment; publishers are deeming it a strategic priority.

Our Head of Gaming, Chip Thurston, just sat down with Two and a Half Gamers to break down what's driving these numbers, what the Epic rulings mean for your D2C strategy right now, and what best-in-class actually looks like across social casino, midcore, and casual.

If you're at PGC Barcelona tomorrow, stop by the FastSpring booth to keep the conversation going with Chip and the whole team!

Listen to the podcast here: https://buff.ly/ZBHGkqQ

Cross-border revenue for AI companies isn't simple. Taxes, compliance, local payment preferences, currency conversion......
06/12/2026

Cross-border revenue for AI companies isn't simple. Taxes, compliance, local payment preferences, currency conversion... it adds up fast.

At this week, our Head of APAC, Jay Jia broke down how AI businesses can simplify global expansion without getting buried in infrastructure.

Jay brings nearly a decade of experience in payments and go-to-market roles across the industry, and the session was packed with practical perspective on what actually moves the needle for cross-border growth.

"Something that could have been a blocker wasn't a blocker anymore, because they knew how important it was for us to hav...
06/04/2026

"Something that could have been a blocker wasn't a blocker anymore, because they knew how important it was for us to have it solved." — Ovi Negrean, Co-Founder, Socialbee

That's the standard our customer success team holds itself to every day. It's also why we're proud to share that they've been recognized with a Silver Globee® Award for Customer Support Team Achievement.

This recognition reflects something we hear from customers regularly: when something matters, FastSpring shows up. Whether it's unblocking a marketing campaign or helping a team navigate a major product transition, our Customer Success team treats your problem like their own.

Congrats to the whole team! Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/y3yLVBn

London Tech Week starts Monday, and we'll be there all week. 🏙️If you're attending June 8-12 and want to connect with th...
06/04/2026

London Tech Week starts Monday, and we'll be there all week. 🏙️

If you're attending June 8-12 and want to connect with the FastSpring team, reach out to Berfu, Cedric, or Padraig in the app to set up time. We're meeting with customers and new friends throughout the week and would love to find a moment to chat.

payment conversion rates can run 2x higher than in-app flows. The biggest drop-off? Still happening at checkout.On Jun...
06/03/2026

payment conversion rates can run 2x higher than in-app flows. The biggest drop-off? Still happening at checkout.

On June 16th, FastSpring CMO, David Vogelpohl and FunnelFox Payments PM Nurs Mukhamediya are breaking down what actually moves the needle on payment acceptance rates, including:
-Which payment methods convert best by region
-What causes payments to fail or get declined
-How to reduce cross-border friction
-3 quick wins you can act on immediately

If you're building web2app flows and leaving conversions on the table, this one's worth your hour.

Register now!
https://buff.ly/aBM2RUY

The music production community has been vocal every time a major audio software company tries to push subscriptions. The...
06/03/2026

The music production community has been vocal every time a major audio software company tries to push subscriptions. The backlash is real, and well-documented.

Rent-to-own is the model gaining traction as an answer: fixed monthly installments over an agreed term, at the end of which the customer owns a full perpetual license. No ongoing fee. No risk of losing access to tools they've built workflows around.

The critical distinction from subscriptions is ownership. Each payment builds equity. And for audio producers who treat their plugin libraries as professional assets, that psychological distinction matters.

We put together a practical guide on how the model works, where it's gaining adoption, and what it takes to implement it well.

Read more on our blog: https://buff.ly/Vlk55az

Nexus went from spending ~10% of total company time on fraud management to nearly zero. That's not a minor efficiency ga...
06/02/2026

Nexus went from spending ~10% of total company time on fraud management to nearly zero.

That's not a minor efficiency gain. For a gaming platform, fraud isn't just a cost center, it's a crisis mode you cycle in and out of. The Nexus team described periods where stopping fraud became "the primary concern of the company."

After moving to FastSpring as their merchant of record, that's no longer their problem to solve. Payments, taxes, anti-fraud, PayPal integration: all handled.

Nexus is also a FastSpring partner, helping gaming publishers get the web stores they need to sell directly to players. Proud to work with them on both sides.

Read the full story here. https://buff.ly/Zyoqk2S

We're headed to Barcelona again! 🇪🇸We're returning as a gold sponsor at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona on June 15-16 at...
06/02/2026

We're headed to Barcelona again! 🇪🇸

We're returning as a gold sponsor at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona on June 15-16 at the Hyatt Regency Barcelona Tower, and we've got two sessions on the schedule for Monday:

🎙 12:30: Steve Rock joins the panel for "Beyond Play: What Can Games and Apps Learn From Each Other?" (Track Room 2)

🎙 14:00: Chip Thurston takes the stage for "D2C in 2026: Global Growth in Web Stores" (Track Room 1)

Going to be there? Come say hola at the booth, grab a seat in one of the sessions, or DM us in the MeetToMatch platform to learn more.

See you in Barcelona! 👋 https://buff.ly/PlGvFyO

Over 90% of web store purchases come from players who made a D2C purchase in the last 30 days.That stat from our Head of...
05/28/2026

Over 90% of web store purchases come from players who made a D2C purchase in the last 30 days.

That stat from our Head of Gaming, Chip Thurston, tells you everything about where the D2C opportunity lives right now: not in acquisition, but in repeat behavior.

Chip sat down with Pocket Gamer ahead of PGC Barcelona to talk through how the Epic rulings changed the math for publishers, what the proposed Epic-Google settlement means for D2C strategy, and why the long-term outlook has never been stronger.

Catch him live at Pocket Gamer Connects Barcelona on June 15-16, where he'll be presenting "D2C in 2026: Global Growth in Web Stores."

https://buff.ly/PF1ejno

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