February 11-13

Atlanta, GA - The Merchant Advisory Group 2020 Mid-Year Conference will focus on Payments Strategies, Digital Payments, Tokenization, Fraud and Emerging issues. Over 600 payments professionals networking, bringing together all key stakeholders in the payments ecosystem to discuss the most pressing issues in payments.

Speakers:

Tech Forum Session:

Tuesday, February 11, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm EST

Moderated by Tammy Trilli, Head of Sales and Relationship Management MMBSI, Merchant Services, J.P. Morgan

Insourcing vs. Outsourcing:  Deciding to build, partner or buy new technology to enhance your experience

Keeping up with customer expectations is demanding, and it can be a difficult decision whether or not to build new features and functionality internally, or find an existing solution to use or acquire. In this session, you will learn how others have weighed the decision on insourcing versus outsourcing, and how to vet the right technology and company to enhance your customer experience and loyalty.

General Session:

Wednesday, February 12, 8:50 am – 9:40 am EST

Featuring Teresa Walker,  Executive Director, Head of  Consumer Retail & Healthcare Business Development and Relationship Management, J.P. Morgan

What’s Happening in Payments Around the World?

Payment advancements are happening at an accelerated space. These changes are not all being generated inside the U.S. but also globally. This panel of experts from around the world will give an update on how payments are taking shape across the global and how it is affecting consumers.

Wednesday, February 12, 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 am  EST

Featuring Drew Soinski  Managing Director, Wholesale Payments Solutions Team, Corporate Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan

The New Acquirer Landscape

Several mega mergers among acquirers and bank processors have caused significant shifting in the marketplace. Come hear from those involved what they see changing and how it can improve the merchants business. Find out answers to questions like: What benefits may results from the consolidation between the merchant and issuer processor and how will these new entities provided better service to the customer?

General Break-out Session:

Wednesday, February 12, 1:00 pm – 1:40 pm EST, Level 201

Featuring Adam Bulava, Head of Attack Simulation, Global Cybersecurity,  J.P. Morgan

Featuring Colm O’Monochain, Vice President Product Solutions Europe,  J.P. Morgan

Navigating the threat landscape: a look at new regulations to protect customers and how that is impacting emerging trends in cybersecurity and fraud

Sometimes it can feel like an impossible task trying to get ahead of fraud and risk regulations and new threats.  It has been a tough journey for merchants preparing for new requirements and international expansions. With these added regulations, cyber criminals are looking at new ways to make financial gain.  It is essential for businesses to identify and address associated legal, regulatory and operational risks through business-informed strategies that focus on safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. In this session, J.P. Morgan will discuss how to navigate the evolving landscape and hear best practices to fight emerging trends to protect your customers and your business.

February 24-27

Palm Springs, CA — eTail brings together leading eCommerce and Omnichannel experts, innovators and speakers to meet, collaborate and learn about the disruptions in the industry and allow attendees insights into finding solutions and share ideas across various industries.

January 12-14

New York, NY — Retail’s BIG Show, or the NRF Annual Convention & Expo, is the flagship industry event of the National Retail Federation (NRF). NRF is an annual conference held over three days in New York City bringing together over 38,000+ retail professionals and vendors from 100+ countries for education and networking opportunities.

October 27-30, 2019

Las Vegas, NV — Money 20/20 is quickly becoming the world’s leading payments and fintech conference. Sectors from across various industries come together to understand what the latest “buzz”, newest technology and disruptions are to the marketplace. This forum continues to grow rapidly year over year by bringing together attendees across all areas of the world representing a wide spectrum of sectors and diverse leaders.

October 20-23, 2019

Boston, MA — The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) hosts an annual conference for over 6,500 corporate finance professionals within the Treasury and Finance space. A.I., Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Digital Transformation, Payments, to name a few are topics that will be covered throughout the conference.

September 25-27, 2019

Boca Raton, FL — ETA Strategic Leadership Forum (ETA SLF) brings together payments industry leaders to connect with one another through education sessions, sharing valuable insights and building stronger networks amongst one another.

September 17-19, 2019

Scottsdale, AZ — The 2019 Annual MAG Conference will celebrate its 11th year at the Westin Kierland in Scottsdale, AZ. The MAG Annual Conference attracts over 500 payments professionals, bringing together all key stakeholders from the top acquirers and networks, as well as senior level payments executives from the top merchants in the payments ecosystem to discuss the most pressing issues in payments.

March 18-21, 2019

Las Vegas, NV — MRC Vegas is a comprehensive global event focused on payments, fraud, cybersecurity, risk and technology for eCommerce merchants, solution providers, card brands, issuers and law enforcement. This four day conference focuses on three key areas of professional development Education, Collaboration and Networking.

(2019 speaker details)

Brian Gaynor, Executive Director and Product Management Director, J.P. Morgan Merchant Services
Session title: Two factor authentication: The future of payments in Europe
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | time: 11:15 am – 12:00 pm

March 3-6, 2019

Las Vegas, NV — Shoptalk is the world's largest conference for retail and ecommerce innovation. Held annually in Las Vegas, Shoptalk is an unprecedented gathering of individuals and companies reshaping how consumers discover, shop, and buy. The event provides a platform for large retailers and branded manufacturers, startups, tech companies, investors, media and analysts to learn, network, collaborate and evolve.

February 25-27, 2019

Fort Lauderdale, FL — The Merchant Advisory Group 2019 Mid-Year Conference will focus on Payments Strategies, Digital Payments, Tokenization, Fraud and Emerging issues. Over 400 payments professionals networking, bringing together all key stakeholders in the payments ecosystem to discuss the most pressing issues in payments.

(2019 speaker details)
Tony Wimmer, Managing Director and Head of Analytics, Chase Merchant Services
Session title: Payments Demystified: Optimizing performance and business growth through analytics
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | time: 1:00 pm – 1:40 pm

January 13-15, 2019

New York, NY — Retail’s BIG Show, or the NRF Annual Convention & Expo, is the flagship industry event of the National Retail Federation (NRF). NRF is an annual conference held over three days in New York City bringing together over 37,000+ retail professionals and vendors from 100+ countries for education and networking opportunities.

November 4-7, 2018

Chicago, IL — The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) hosts an annual conference for over 6,500 corporate finance professionals within the Treasury and Finance space. A.I. , Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Digital Transformation, Payments, to name a few are topics that will be covered throughout the conference.

October 28- 31, 2018

Las Vegas, NV — Groceryshop is a conference focused primarily on established and startup CPG brands, supermarkets, warehouse clubs and non-traditional grocery retailers to name a few. This one-of-a-kind conference will address opportunities and challenges relating to the consumer community.

October 21- 24, 2018

Las Vegas, NV — Money 20/20 is quickly becoming the world’s leading payments and fintech conference. Sectors from across various industries come together to understand what the latest “buzz”, newest technology and disruptions are to the marketplace. This forum continues to grow rapidly year over year by bringing together attendees across all areas of the world representing a wide spectrum of sectors and diverse leaders.

October 2-4, 2018

Dana Point, CA — ETA Strategic Leadership Forum (ETA SLF) brings together payments industry leaders to connect with one another through education sessions, sharing valuable insights and building stronger networks amongst one another.

Bill Clerico, Co-Founder, WePay and Kim Fitzsimmons, President, Merchant Services Corporate & Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase will be providing the opening keynote.