SBC Summit Lisbon 2026 opens in Lisbon with 40,000 delegates, 11,000 operators and 800 exhibitors

SBC Summit Lisbon 2026 started today, September 29, at Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL) and MEO Arena, bringing together around 40,000 delegates from more than 150 countries. For PSPs, acquirers, and payment teams in high-risk, the useful bit is the scale: the event puts operators, affiliates, and payment specialists in the same room, with a dedicated Payment Expert Summit in the agenda.

1. SBC Summit Lisbon 2026 runs from September 29 to October 1 in Portugal, its third consecutive year in the Portuguese capital. SBC expects around 40,000 delegates, more than 11,000 confirmed operators, and 800 exhibitors and sponsors across the three-day event.
2. The Affiliate Leaders Summit becomes a standalone, co-located event for the first time. It now has its own ticketing, conference programme, expo, and awards ceremony, plus a new partnership with Conversion Conf.
3. Two new specialist forums debut this year: the Global Prediction Markets Forum and the African Gaming Forum. The African Gaming Forum was developed with GRAF, iGaming Afrika, and GHASBO.
4. The networking setup has been rebuilt, with speed networking, show floor tours, 20 Regulatory Gaming Meetups with IAGR and IMGL, and a curated matchmaking service called Smart Connect. That mix matters for payments teams because this is where operator, compliance, and provider conversations tend to happen without the stage lighting.
5. The conference programme is split into five stages: the Super Stage at MEO Arena, the Global & Emerging Markets Stage, the Technology & Innovation Stage, the Payment Expert Summit, and the Regulation & Compliance Stage. There are also the AI, Player Experience, Digital Marketing & CRM, and Web 3 and Crypto academies, plus a Product Innovation Showcase Stage and the Sportsbook Trade...

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