YTGATE and Riskified to Host Joint Seminar on E-Commerce Insights in 2026

YTGATE and Riskified to Present at EC Conference 2026 Winter

Date: January 27-28, 2026
Location: Online
Objective: To explore strategies for optimizing approval rates in e-commerce.

YTGATE, a company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and Riskified, based in Israel, are set to co-present at the upcoming EC Conference 2026 Winter, hosted by EC Media on January 27-28, 2026. This seminar will delve into the theme "The Business Impact of Approval Rate Optimization," addressing critical challenges and growth strategies for e-commerce.

Seminar Overview

As the e-commerce market experiences slow growth due to maturity and increased competition, this two-day conference aims to equip participants with practical, implementable strategies to boost sales and profits. Discussions will be grounded in real-world insights derived from both successes and failures, providing attendees with actionable takeaways for immediate application.

Event Details:

- Date and Time: January 27-28, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM JST
- Participation Fee: Free
- Hosting Entities:

- Main Organizers:
- Tsuhankai ECMO (UNIMEDIA Co., Ltd.)
- CommercePick (CommercePick Co., Ltd.)
- EC Times (WUUZY Co., Ltd.)
- Supporters:
- Online Shop Manager Forum (Impress Co., Ltd.)
- Japan Net Economic Newspaper (Japan Distribution Industry Newspaper Co., Ltd.)
- EC Mikata (MIKATA Co., Ltd.)

Registration:

For more information and to register, visit EC Conference 2026 Winter.

Presentation by YTGATE

Date and Time: January 28, 2026, from 10:10 AM to 10:40 AM
Topic: "Three Approval Rate Optimizations and Their Business Impact"

Key Points:
As 3D Secure becomes mandatory, e-commerce businesses are facing new challenges such as decreased payment approval rates and conversion rates (CVR) in exchange for strengthened fraud prevention measures. In this seminar, YTGATE and Riskified will share real data on how the authorization approval rate has changed before and after the introduction of 3D Secure.

The presentation will compare the impacts of various operational patterns—including risk-based authentication, single-registration authentication, and per-transaction authentication—on sales, customer experience, and fraud deterrence. Participants will gain insights into practical operational designs that do not compromise approval rates, aimed at e-commerce businesses looking to leverage 3D Secure for growth rather than simply implementing it.

Speaker Profiles

Takuya Hasegawa
Senior Business Development Manager, Riskified Japan
Takuya Hasegawa joined Rakuten as a fresh graduate, primarily working in web direction for Rakuten Card. He then moved to American Express Japan, where he gained extensive experience in product development, partnership management, and team management in sales promotion. In 2023, he became part of Riskified Japan, dedicating his efforts to helping e-commerce businesses reclaim revenue lost to fraud.

Yutaro Takahashi
CEO, YTGATE
After graduating from Waseda University, Yutaro Takahashi joined GMO Payment Gateway in April 2014, where he quickly rose to become the youngest global sales manager aimed at providing payment solutions to major international companies. Following his work supporting the growth and success of domestic e-commerce businesses, he founded YTGATE in October 2023, focusing on solutions for improving fraud countermeasures and payment approval rates.