MAG Calendar

Regional Meet-Up | Seattle

Apr 22, 2025, 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time

The Merchant Advisory Group (MAG) and Forter welcome you to this Merchant Meet-Up to discuss important payments topics and make connections with like-minded professionals. Lunch, education, and a networking happy hour are provided.

Location: T-Mobile HQ, Building 3, 12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006

• 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Welcome Lunch, MAG Hour
  • Member Spotlight: Costco
• 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Payment Orchestration: Forter
  • Is payment orchestration just another industry buzzword, or is it a worthwhile investment? In this session, we’ll explore its benefits, tradeoffs, and key considerations for building or optimizing an orchestration strategy.
• 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: PINless Debit Routing Strategy: T-Mobile’s Journey
  • Two years ago, the routing clarification from the Federal Reserve opened a significant opportunity for merchants to explore debit routing online. T-Mobile began investigating the business case and implemented large-scale debit routing in late 2023. This in-depth case study will focus on T-Mobile’s journey, looking at how the case was built, their discussions with providers, and the results and surprises of the process.  We will also dive into the key outcomes for those looking to implement debit routing online and pitfalls to watch out for.
• 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Networking and Happy Hour