subscriptions

The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and is now used by many businesses and websites.

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Planet42 Raises $100M to Expand Rent-to-Own Car Fleet
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February 22, 2023  |  Investments

Rent-to-own car startup Planet42 hopes to add to its fleet after raising $100 million. The South African company also hopes to use the capital to...

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D2C brands see it’s no longer enough to simply offer a subscribe and save option. In an interview with PYMNTS, Scott Levine, co-founder and chief...

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Meta will begin testing a paid verification service for creators on Facebook and Instagram. The social media giant announced the launch of Meta Verified on...

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February 17, 2023  |  Subscriptions

“A failed payment disrupts the connection and trust between the subscription provider and the subscriber,” Vindicia Head of Customer Success Meena Srinivasan told PYMNTS. Not...

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Micromobility startup Dance has raised about $12.8 million to expand its eBike offerings in Europe. The company, which offers electric bike and moped subscriptions to...

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After 2022’s “great unsubscribe,” subscription brands are hyper-focused on strengthening retention for the year ahead. That’s what Thomas Marks, head of growth at eCommerce subscription...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Recovering Failed Payments to Supercharge Customer Lifetime Value
PYMNTS Intelligence: Recovering Failed Payments to Supercharge Customer Lifetime Value
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Customer lifetime value might be the most important metric for subscription companies to track in 2023. Those companies that can extend subscribers’ commitments by even...

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Saving Failed Payments Key to Securing Subscriber Lifetime Value
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February 10, 2023  |  Subscriptions

New research has revealed a staggering gap in the number of subscription companies that track customer lifetime value, which ironically is one of the key...

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