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MAG Asia-Pacific (APAC)

The MAG’s mission is to drive positive change and innovation in the payments industry that serves the merchants' interests in the U.S. and globally.

To strengthen the global merchant voice, the MAG is building a chapter in the Asia-Pacific region where the objective is to foster collaboration, provide payments education opportunities, and build relationships across merchants.

With payments continuing to evolve rapidly, the MAG is committed to providing the latest insights to understand and implement new and emerging technologies in the Asia Pacific region.

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Top 5 Reasons to Get Involved in MAG APAC

NETWORK

Network with payments professionals in your vertical and beyond to build new business connections from every vertical.

DEVELOP

Develop a merchant payments professional skillset to build the foundation for a successful payments career as a merchant.

DEEP DIVE

Deep dive into current industry hot topics with your peers across the retail community where you can discuss strategies and practices for applying tools in today’s rapidly changing payments environment.

ENGAGE

Engage in merchant-only discussions to further collaborate and knowledge-share in a private setting.

LEARN

Learn from industry experts that provide the latest insights and innovation in the payments space through education.

MAG APAC Sponsorship

MAG APAC Sponsorship offers the opportunity to network and engage with the top retailers around the world. Events are designed for payments professionals and provide attendees with the latest in payments trends, insights, technology, and services.

The APAC Advisors, along with the support of APAC sponsors, will influence the payments topics relevant to the membership and included in event sessions. The sessions will support merchants in delivering value-added services as part of overall commerce.

APAC Sponsor Benefits

NETWORK

Connect with payments professionals at the MAG Payments Summit.

DEVELOP

Create new business connections with MAG merchant member attendees from every vertical (eCommerce, Airlines, Department Stores, Mass Merchant, Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels Petroleum/Convenience Stores, Small Ticket/Restaurants).

DEEP DIVE

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.

MAG APAC Annual Sponsorship Tiers and Benefits

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Sponsor Benefits as of 01 November 2025.

MAG APAC SPONSORS

AP TIER 1-ELITE
AP TIER 2-PREMIER
AP TIER 3-SELECT

APAC Advisors

Livia Ang

NetEase Games

Director, Global Business Development
Surbhi Babbar

Wego PTE LTD, Singapore

Senior Product Manager, Payments & Fintech
Aurelie Batmalle

Yum! Brands

Director, Digital and Technology
Ivan Chang

Coda

Senior Director, Payment Partnerships
Liliia Chernova

Netflix

Head of SEA Payments
Pitichoke Chulapamornsri

Agoda

Senior Director – Head of Fintech and Business Initiatives
Brian Clark

Minor Hotels

Director of Product: Payments & Fraud
Edge Dalmacio

Grab

Principal Product Manager
Vishwas Kohli

Prudential Services Singapore

Director, Global Payments and Strategic Partnerships
Kennie Ong

Amazon

Payments Product Lead
Karthigesaan Parathithasan

AirAsia

Manager, Business Security
Youjia Zhang

Google

Payments Platform Partnership Manager – APAC