Payments MAGnified 2026
Connect fraud, payments, and trust with a unified approach.
Join Sift in San Diego for Payments MAGnified to see how leading merchants are turning fraud management into a revenue lever. Learn how to protect your business from emerging fraud while improving approval rates and keeping great customers in motion.
Meet our leadership team, visit us at booth #108, and join our exclusive evening reception on Wednesday aboard the HMS Surprise, the ship featured in Master & Commander.
Why Meet with Sift
See Risk Across the Full Customer Journey
Sift unifies behavioral, device, and transaction signals into a single view so your team can spot sophisticated fraud patterns that point solutions miss, without slowing down trusted customers.
Turn Signals Into Decisions
Learn how Sift’s decision engine automates thousands of risk signals into precise decisions in real time, helping teams reduce fraud, protect revenue, and improve approval rates without unnecessary friction.
Meet Sift’s Executive Leadership Team
Connect in person with Sift’s new executive team to talk strategy, roadmap, and how growth-focused merchants are rebuilding risk operations for precision, scale, and revenue impact.
Meet with Sift Leadership
Marc Friend
Chief Executive Officer
Ajay Gopal
Chief Strategy Officer
Raj Jain
Chief Product Officer
Johannes Hoech
Chief Marketing Officer
Kevin Lee
SVP of Customer Success
Meet with Sift Leadership
Marc Friend
Chief Executive Officer
Ajay Gopal
Chief Strategy Officer
Raj Jain
Chief Product Officer
Johannes Hoech
Chief Marketing Officer
Kevin Lee
SVP of Customer Success
Wednesday, February 18 | 1:20–2:05 p.m.
Small Group Discussion on Fraud
Join Sift for an interactive small group discussion focused on the real challenges fraud and payments teams face today, and how leading merchants are adapting.
This session is designed for open conversation and practical takeaways.
Featuring Alex Hall, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift and Ashley Johnson, Director of Cash and Treasury Management at Texas Roadhouse.
Wednesday, February 18 | 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Evening Event on HMS Surprise
Join us for an exclusive evening event at the Maritime Museum of San Diego aboard the HMS Surprise, the historic ship featured in Master and Commander. Food, drinks, and docent-led tours will be included.
Space is limited. Register your interest, and a member of the Sift team will follow up to confirm your spot.