MAG Insights

Feb 2, 2021, 08:10 by Leah R Collins

Late last year, MAG launched the MAG Learning Center, an on-demand portal filled with our educational resources including past webinars, conference presentations, best practice guides and more. On the heels of the MLC launch, we recently opened Merchants Payments 101, an online course for newbies and veterans alike, explaining the history and fundamentals of merchants’ payments acceptance. We work in an exciting, innovative industry, and we are excited to offer merchant members these tools looking to further their education in merchants payments.

Jan 14, 2021, 11:27 by Leah R Collins

MAG’s Mid-Year Conference and Tech Forum are shaping up to be an exciting kickoff to 2021!

Jan 8, 2021, 15:32 by Leah R Collins

MAG offers a diverse offering of member benefits for our merchant members. Our education, networking with industry peers, and advocacy efforts are at the top of the list.

Jan 7, 2021, 16:07 by Leah R Collins

At the end of the day, it is inevitable: as e-commerce grows (booming amid our global crisis), so has fraud within the industry. As payments have moved online over the past two decades and increasingly the last 10 months, the fraudsters have followed close behind, exploiting the weaknesses of merchant security systems.

Jan 7, 2021, 15:34 by Leah R Collins

Compared to many of my fellow payments professionals, I still consider myself a “newbie.” I found my way onto The Home Depot’s Financial Services team in 2016 where I helped transition our business and technology teams into product management and agile development.

Dec 16, 2020, 10:48 by Leah R Collins

2021 presents unique challenges as policymakers grapple with a pandemic and Presidential transition at the same time. These external factors could mean it takes extra effort and a longer amount of time to see payments policy changes through advocacy and educational efforts, but merchants should not be deterred.

Dec 11, 2020, 11:46 by Leah R Collins

MAG hosted its first virtual Tech Forum and Annual Conference in October 2020. The Tech Forum saw record attendance with nearly 500 registrants, a 57% increase from its inaugural event in 2019, and the Annual Conference, with over 800 registrants, had a 27% increase in attendance compared to 2019 Annual Conference.

Dec 10, 2020, 10:37 by Leah R Collins

As we come to the end of the calendar year, we should all look back and evaluate our contributions to our personal and professional development, including the investments we made in driving change personally and professionally with, of course, recognition to that which is within our control. What were your contributions in this challenging year of 2020, and where do you want to focus your efforts in 2021 in order to influence the future?

Dec 9, 2020, 12:30 by Leah R Collins

Web standards organization the World Wide Web consortium launches forum for online merchant requirements with discounted membership available for MAG members.

Dec 9, 2020, 12:13 by Leah R Collins

The date was February 11th, MAG was having the opening session of the Mid-Year Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, with hundreds of payment professionals gathered to network and learn about payment services, trends and initiatives that impact merchants’ customers and bottom line.

Dec 3, 2020, 15:09 by Leah R Collins

This year started with hope and promise no different from years prior, but it took a sudden and unexpected change, COVID-19, that has challenged us all in different ways. For some, the challenge has been centered around how to keep the country fed and employees safe. For others, it has been focused on how to keep businesses viable. In a matter of days, we were creating new business practices to serve our customers in ways we had not considered in the past while also accelerating pilots of new operational models to serve their expectations.

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