Why we still go to conferences
Calls and emails work fine, so why do we still travel to conferences? Our thoughts on leads, relationships and seeing what’s new, ahead of SiGMA World in Rome. We’d like to hear yours.
Calls and emails work fine, so why do we still travel to conferences? Our thoughts on leads, relationships and seeing what’s new, ahead of SiGMA World in Rome. We’d like to hear yours.
iGaming
Deposits are where gaming chargebacks get filed. Withdrawals are where many players decide whether to file one. Here is how both sides work.
Conferences
MMG will be at SiGMA World in Rome, November 2 to 5. If you need a payment gateway, or just want to know what else is out there, contact us and we’ll arrange a meeting.
Conferences
MMG will be at Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas, October 18 to 21. If you need a payment gateway, or the one you have isn’t doing the job, contact us and we’ll arrange a meeting.
gambling payments
In-play betting turns a payment decline into a lost bet within seconds. Here's how live betting changes payment risk, and what operators can tune.
High-Risk Processing
The most common assumption about MATCH is also the most wrong one: that fixing the problem gets you removed sooner. For all but two reason codes, that isn't how it works.
Conferences
SBC Summit 2026 starts today in Lisbon — three days, 35,000 professionals from betting, gaming, and payments. MMG will be there.
Payment Industry
Since MMG is Prague-based, we're hosting this year, not flying in. A few things worth doing before the show floor gets busy — starting with booking the conversations that actually matter.
Payment Industry
Our piece on Black Friday chargebacks covered the risk that shows up late — disputes that lag orders by four to eight weeks,
Payment Industry
Every Black Friday fraud guide tells you to watch the weekend itself. The damage that actually catches merchants off guard doesn't show up until January and February, on a ratio nobody's watching anymore.
Payment Industry
You've done it thousands of times without thinking about it. Underneath that spinner, a message is crossing five separate institutions, getting fraud-checked, and often authenticated — all in about a second.
High-Risk Processing
The average merchant wins about 45% of chargeback disputes. What almost nobody mentions: winning doesn't remove the dispute from your chargeback ratio. Here's what it actually does.
Regulation & Compliance
A US court struck down the FTC's subscription rule in 2025. Visa, Mastercard, and — increasingly — the EU's own cancellation-button laws were never tied to it, and never went anywhere.
Payment Industry
MMG is headquartered in Prague — so when TES Affiliate Conferences sets up in our home city this September, we're not the ones getting on a plane. Our CEO and CTO would be glad to grab a coffee.
High-Risk Processing
Most comparisons of MoR vs. PayFac assume both are actually on the table. For a lot of high-risk merchants, one of them never was. Here's why — and the decision that matters more.