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Payments MAGnified 2025
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Payments MAGnified will take place February 10-13, 2025, at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, MD.

The conference will include enhanced networking opportunities and customizable experiences that cater to varying career stages for payments professionals. This event promises deep dives into industry challenges and opportunities for both business- and tech-minded individuals every February. 

Tech Forum Attendees:  Payments MAGnified will dive deeper into the technology of payments while continuing to connect merchant IT professionals and their business partners with technology sponsors through tech-focused educational sessions and engaging networking events.

Continue to check this webpage as planning continues and more information becomes available. We look forward to connecting with you.

 

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Registration Information

  • Payments professionals representing cross-verticals who want to drive positive change in the payments industry 
  • Payments operations or payments technology subject matter experts willing to share knowledge
  • New payments professions looking to gain a foundational knowledge of payments and the ecosystem
  • November 7 - Registration Opens for Payments MAGnified
  • January 10 - Early Bird Deadline
  • February 3 at 11:59 p.m. ET - Online registration closes. No cancelations, refunds, or transfers after this date.
  • February 10, 2025, 01:00 p.m. – February 13, 2025, 01:00 p.m. ET - Onsite registration will be available.
Cut-Off Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
  • Online registration for the Payments MAGnified will close on Monday, February 3 at 11:59 p.m. ET 
  • You must be registered for the conference to attend any of the Payments MAGnified programming. 
  • Registration grants access to education sessions, general sessions, and buisness breakout sessions as well as the exhibit area. Access to Tech Forum sessions may require an additional cost for registration. 
  • MAG offers Merchant-Only sessions that are restricted to MAG Merchant Members and approved guest merchants. 

 

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Registration Fees

* Tier 4 Annual Sponsors who also hold a Tech Forum sponsorship receive 3 comps.

Not a member of the MAG but would like to attend the conference? Contact Chris Storbeck or Meg Thaxton for more information. 
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Tech Forum

The MAG Tech Forum is aligned with the MAG bi-annual conference, offering education and networking opportunities for payments IT professionals. As payments technology evolves, the MAG Tech Forum connects payments technology experts and leading providers to explore innovative applications of these advancements.

The MAG Tech Forum aims to foster collaboration, provide tech-focused knowledge, and build relationships between merchants, their payments IT and business teams, and technology providers.

 

Connect with IT professionals at the Tech Forum and payments professionals at the MAG conference events representing over 150 of the largest U.S. merchants which account for over $4.8 trillion in annual sales across physical and digital commerce.
Create new business connections with Tech Forum and MAG merchant member attendees from every vertical (eCommerce, Airlines, Department Stores, Mass Merchant, Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels Petroleum/Convenience Stores, Small Ticket/Restaurants).

Presentations are available on current industry topics that your business peers across the retail community are grappling with in their companies. Join the strategic discussions and learn best practices for today’s rapidly changing payments environment.

Access to industry experts who provide the latest insights and innovative uses of new payment technologies twice a year through panel and keynote sessions, as well as within the exhibit halls at in-person events.

Beyond the in-person meetings twice a year, participate in the MAG webinar series, online learning, MAG committees, and Community of Practice (COP) efforts offered throughout the year. Want to get even more involved? Be a panelist at one of our upcoming events and share your perspective with fellow merchants.

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Payments MAGnified Agenda

Agenda subject to change.

Last updated on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. All times are in EST

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    • Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors

    Payments MAGnified will offer a variety of opportunities to show your support for the MAG and gain additional exposure as you showcase your brand to conference attendees.

    Benefits of Becoming a Conference Sponsor and /or Exhibitor Include:

    • Boost Brand Visibility and Gain Exposure - Showcase your company, new products and services to leading payments industry attendees representing cross-industry merchant verticals.
    • Connect with Merchants - Attendees at MAG conferences are the key decision makers for their payments teams. Take advantage of networking and exhibit hours on each conference day to interact with these key attendees.
    • Build Relationships - Strengthen existing relationships, understand merchant needs, objectives and generate new leads.

    Visit the Conference Sponsorship & Exhibitor Selection Portal to create your user credentials. You will then be able to review the interactive exhibit floor plan, select your booth and/or your conference sponsorship opportunity.

    Review the 2025 conference sponsorship guide here.

    IMPORTANT DEADLINES

    December 13, 2024
    • Deadline to sign up as a MAG Annual or Tech Forum Sponsor
    • Deadline to sign up as a Payments MAGnified Conference Sponsor and/or Exhibitor

    REMINDER: You must be a current MAG Annual Sponsor in good standing to be a Payments MAGnified Conference sponsor. View the MAG Annual Sponsor Listing here.

     

    Exhibit personnel who will staff your booth must be registered for the conference and can register using one of the options below: 

    Standard Sponsor registration using either a comp or purchasing a full conference pass. 
    Please refer to the Annual Sponsor Levels and Benefits to determine how many complimentary registrations your company receives.
    • $100 Exhibitor Set Up/Take Down Only*
    • $1200 Exhibit Booth Staff Pass for Payments MAGnified**
    If interested in the above exhibitor registration types, please reach out to Sophia Beyer-Bush for promo code information. 

    *Grants access to the Exhibit Hall for set up on Monday, February 10 from 12pm-5 pm ET and take down on Wednesday, February 12 from 4pm – 7 pm ET. 

    ** This pass will not allow access to other conference elements including the general or education session. This pass is for those who will only be staffing your booth but will not be attending sessions. Limit 3 per company.
    Payments MAGnified sponsorships and exhibits will not be guaranteed or promoted until payment has been received.  We encourage you to submit your payment as soon as possible.

    Once your conference sponsorship and/or exhibit selection is made and approved, a MAG Staff member will reach out for payment. Preferred payment is via ACH/WIRE. If you’d like to pay with ACH/WIRE, contact MAG Staff, Emilie Pelton. Payment can also be made by check. Please make your check payable to "Merchant Advisory Group" and mail to the address below

    Merchant Advisory Group
    4248 Park Glen Road
    Minneapolis, MN 55416

    *If your company would like to purchase lead retrieval licenses for the Payments MAGnified exhibit hall, payments will be processed via credit card directly in the Exhibitor and Sponsorship selection portal.
    Though your booth is complimentary, you must visit the Conference Sponsorship and Exhibitor website to make your exhibit booth selection. 

    Please let us know by December 13, 2024, if you will not be utilizing your exhibit space.
    Conference Sponsorship and Exhibitor Questions: Contact Jennifer Whitlock.
    Interested in Becoming a MAG Annual Sponsor?  Contact Meg Thaxton.

    Attendee List to Sponsors:

    Attendee Lists: Beginning December 2nd the MAG will post an attendance roster on the conference website and update it weekly. As an added benefit to MAG Annual Sponsors, we will be sending 2 pre-conference registration lists (January 20th and January 27th) and 1 post-conference attendee list (February 18th) with the contact information of those registrants who have given their permission to share. We ask that you limit your number of electronic promotions to conference attendees to a maximum of two email communications.

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    Thank for you being a valued MAG partner and agreeing to share your expertise and insights with our conference attendees. 

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