MAG Insights

We are looking forward to seeing so many of you at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas in just a couple short weeks!  Registration numbers are soaring for the MAG 2022 Annual Conference and Tech Forum, underscoring the eagerness of the payments community to reunite, share experiences, learn from each other, and hear the latest trends in the payments industry.

The conference, taking place September 18 – 21, has an agenda that is jammed with content that not only addresses the current needs of merchants but will also equip merchants with the tools and education needed for success in the future.

The robust agenda includes two full days of Tech Forum with a variety of concurrent and general sessions covering the ever-changing payments technologies.  In the education session Payment Orchestration, Tech Forum attendees will learn solutions to simplify the integration of working with multiple vendors in the payments value chain.

In addition, our nearly 600 registered Tech Forum attendees will take a close look into the fraud happening on the deep web and how it may impact the merchant ecosystem in The Rise of the Deep Web Fraudster. They will then discover How Tech and Business Work to Create Customer Experience and learn the Top 8 Things to Consider When Adding or Changing Encryption or Tokenization and many other hot topics on the technical side of payments.

Alongside Tech Forum, those attending Annual Conference sessions will find out how industry experts see the future of payments developing in the keynote session The Future of Payment Acceptance and how recent events have changed business models to meet consumer demands in How Should Merchants Prepare for the New Wave of Payment Innovation.  We will also continue to focus on the always-important customer experience in sessions Instant Payments: How to Transform Existing Payment Flows While Enhancing the Customer Experience and Omnichannel – How Merchants are Driving the Customer Experience.

We are enhancing our efforts to support the future generation of payments professionals through a focus on the Rising Payments Professionals (RPP) audience.  This growing community will enjoy a private social event during the conference and gain career insights from a diverse panel of industry leaders in the session Career Journey: Fear Change? Fear Not…Find Growth Instead! 

Like many other organizations, MAG successfully pivoted to hosting our events virtually in an effort to keep our valuable members connected and informed during the pandemic. However, as our record registration numbers indicate, there is simply no substitute for the organic networking, relationship building, and camaraderie experienced when attendees are gathered together in person, and we are thrilled to bring the in-person experience back. 

While the MAG 2022 Annual Conference and Tech Forum is designed for a fully in-person audience, we will be offering a post-conference rebroadcast of the sessions on October 11 – 14 for those who either were unable to attend or were not able to attend every session. 

Visit our conference website to register and for the latest information as planning continues.

We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!