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The MAG hosts a variety of events, ranging from online learning to virtual webinars to in-person conferences. Check out this lineup!
MAG Payments Conference 26 Registration is Open
The MAG’s flagship gathering is where YOU should be this fall! This conference brings cross-functional payments professionals together to share strategies, solve challenges, and shape the future of payments. Join your peers at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN, September 27-30, where we have a line-up of sessions designed for merchants, including topics such as:
- Faster Payments
- Fraud
- Routing
- Loyalty
Tech Forum is a dedicated space for merchant technology professionals to dig into emerging tools and trends. Tech Forum sessions are available at no additional cost to all MAG Merchant Members, Tech Forum Sponsors, and Tier 1 Sponsors; and available to purchase as an add-on for all other attendees. If you’re looking to learn about orchestration, automated payments, data, and, of course, agentic commerce, Tech Forum is where you need to be!
Need more reasons to attend? We have something for everyone!
- Our ever-growing Exhibit Hall has over 80 solution providers ready to share how they can help you.
- Catch a demo at the Innovation Stage and see solutions in action.
- Merchant-Only Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
- The best part: Make connections, expand your professional network, and build lifelong relationships. There is ample opportunity to mingle with other payments professionals.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? Secure your spot at this memorable event!
Thank You for a Memorable MAG Payments Summit – London 26
This year’s Summit saw 60 unique merchant brands attend the third annual event in London to discuss the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of commerce. Catch highlights in Paul Tunstall’s article, MAG Payments Summit — London 26: Driving the Future of Commerce and Payments.
Save the Date: MAG Payments Summit – Singapore 26
Planning is well underway for another can’t-miss Summit! The 2026 event is 20-21 October at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. Watch for updates on the MAG website and LinkedIn.
Webinars
These webinars are open to everyone:
Show Me the Money: What Consumers Expect for Refunds in 2026
July 21 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CDT
This webinar reveals new, national research on how U.S. shoppers really feel about refunds, what builds trust, what drives repeat business, and what turns them off for good. This is data you can’t afford to miss!
Future of Acquiring
30 July | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. SGT
MAG and Mastercard lead this APAC session examining how the next wave of acquiring innovation is reshaping merchant growth strategies.
New in the MAG Learning Center
There are two new microlearning courses available:
- Agentic Commerce — Who said yes…and what did they say yes to? gives you the essential knowledge to navigate consent, intent, and authentication in agent-driven transactions.
- Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) in Action walks through a real transaction step by step, helping merchants see where SCA decisions appear in the flow.
These courses are currently available to all MAG Merchant Members.
ICYMI: MAG Merchants and Sponsors, if you missed our June webinar, Five Stablecoin Trends from Global Stripe Data and What They Mean for Enterprise Leaders, you can watch it on demand at https://www.pathlms.com/mag/courses/18777/webinars/132092.
Are you new to payments? Have we got a meeting for you!
Save the date: October 14, 2026. MAG will host its first virtual Rising Payments Professionals (RPP) event. This interactive gathering is intended for MAG Members and Sponsors who have joined the payments industry in the last 5 years. Stay tuned for more details.