5 Ways Fintech Is Changing Vertical Over SaaS For The Better
Software-as-a-Service has taken the world by a storm. Right from
processing payments, to developing websites or to online food ordering
apps, there is absolutely no way, man can live without SaaS! Though
SaaS, is highly popular, vertical SaaS is still unchartered territory.
Vertical
SaaS consists of software, which can be customized to suit your
specialization or preferred industry. Unlike its horizontal SaaS
counterpart, the vertical SaaS does not try to cover everything in it.
Instead, it allows SaaS companies to refine their product and marketing
strategies to meet their customers’ needs.
Even with all
the achievements, it is very surprising that Fintech has overtaken SaaS
in the last decade. Fintech is not just about payments and loans alone.
Fintech allows easy handling of money, through popular digital payment
apps such as Paytm and Phonepe. The next time you pay your electricity
or gas bill, think of how fintech has made it possible to experience
digital world.
In this article, let us talk about the ways by which Fintech has played a part in taking Vertical SaaS to the next level.
SEAMLESS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE:
• A recent report states that we have advanced 5 years in
consumer and digital adoption due to the continuing pandemic situation.
• While COVID – 19 was unanticipated, the need for online interaction has increased a hundredfold than what it was before.
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Gone are the days, when standing in long queues at banks, standing in
line at shopping malls/supermarkets were considered normal!
• Getting everything delivered to your place, at the click of a button is the ‘new normal’ nowadays.
The pandemic paved the way for fintech companies to use the
full potential of Vertical SaaS, not only for payment processing, but
for other areas too.
BETTER CONVERSION RATE:
• Losing a potential customer can definitely create a negative impact on the company’s revenue.
• The world is moving at a fast pace and no user has the time to sit and wait for solutions.
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Fintech, by way of providing seamless customer experience, makes it
easier for customers to shop more freely, online and also help raise
revenue conversion for companies.
• Via digital channels,
customers can seek a product or service that meets their demands, while
also offering ease, quick resolution.
LOWERS CAC AND IMPROVES LTV:
• Better customer service leads to high conversion rates, which help companies to bring down their Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC).
• Moreover, adding in extra benefits and other perks for customers can improve the Lifetime Value (LTV).
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In order to facilitate more customers to go ‘online’, Vertical SaaS
companies can provide their SaaS products at a cheaper rate or even
free, so that those who were apprehensive to go digital, could gain
optimum benefits.
PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY:
• It has been known that earlier, most financial companies form
the foundation of confusing taxes and transaction processing fees, which
no one was able to decipher.
• Overcoming this barrier, Vertical
SaaS fintech companies have begun to provide fair and transparent money
transactions, which has made customers to regard them highly.
• Better transparency leads to better trustworthiness of customers’, and thereby increasing their loyalty towards your company.
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A proper handling of all financial transactions and providing ample
visibility over customers’ transactions has begun to get more popular
than the conventional methods of money processing.
OFFERING INTEGRATED SERVICES:
• Nowadays, Vertical SaaS companies can enjoy more benefits by adding integrated or all in one service to avoid hassle.
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Rather than using a third-party service, which redirects customers to a
different webpage and confusing them, they could enlist the help of
fintech to create their own vertical specific services.
• Most of these services are not restricted to payment alone. There are quite a few services that could add value to customers.
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Services such as Lending, Insurance, Payroll, Bank Accounts and so
forth can be made available to the customers, to increase their
continued patronage.
To sum up, Fintech has changed the outlook of Vertical SaaS
companies and it would continue to do so at major levels, over the
years. Combining essential services required to your company with
Vertical SaaS allows you to explore new software, attract new customers,
while retaining the existing ones, providing all-in-one services to
customers and maintain friendly relations with your customers.