SiGMA World 2026 opens in Rome with 1,200 exhibitors and 30,000 delegates

SiGMA World 2026 opened on November 3 at Fiera Roma, and this year it is not standing alone: AIBC, FX World and AGS are sharing the same venue. For operators and PSPs, that makes it less of a trade-show calendar note and more of a concentrated room full of gaming, fintech, affiliate and frontier-tech decision makers.

1. SiGMA World 2026 is being held for the second year in a row under its new name, formerly SiGMA Central Europe. The event covers 120,000 square metres at Fiera Roma in Rome and expects more than 1,200 sponsors and exhibitors, 30,000 delegates and 550 expert speakers.
2. The programme spans five stages and includes four industry awards ceremonies with charity auctions, plus three Startup Pitch competitions. For payment providers, that mix matters because the agenda is not just gaming: it is also about regulation, AI, fraud, player protection, prediction markets and market developments across Europe, the Americas and Africa.
3. For the first time, SiGMA World is co-located with AIBC, FX World and AGS. According to the organisers, each event keeps its own identity and specialist programme: AIBC covers AI, blockchain and emerging technology, FX World focuses on financial markets and fintech, and AGS, the Affiliate Grand Slam, is built around the affiliate marketing community.
4. The exhibition floor features more than 1,000 stands across nine halls. Hall 1 is dedicated to B2C, Hall 2 to the Affiliate Grand Slam, Hall 3 to B2B2C, Halls 4 and 6 to B2B, while Hall 5 hosts a mixed offering that includes the Italian Pavilion, led by the SAPAR association and focused on the domestic gaming market.
5. RedCore is the main sponsor of the event. For anyone tracking where gaming, affiliate and financial-services conversations are happening in one place, this is the sort of setup that tends to compress a lot of partner meetings into a very small number of walking minutes.