There is a growing trend toward building fast and flexible infrastructure as payment systems with the development of the digital economy. As companies operating in iGaming, Fintech, eCommerce, and other digital industries strive to find new solutions for the acceptance and management of payments, digital assets will become a topic of interest.
The iGaming industry selects one city each November and completely occupies it for four days. The selected city in 2026 is none other than Rome. SiGMA World 2026 is set to be held from 2nd to 5th November at Fiera Roma, and Collect & Exchange will accompany it.
SiGMA has held its major event in Europe in previous years, but 2026 marks the first time SiGMA World will be held in Rome. It will be held at one of Europe's largest exhibition centers, Fiera Roma, with more than 100,000 square meters, nine halls, and an expected 30,000 participants, plus 1,200 sponsors/exhibitors. Other sister events, AIBC and AGS, will also be held there.
Introducing Collect & Exchange at SiGMA World 2026
With expanding digital enterprises worldwide, payment infrastructure in its current form may not offer the necessary adaptability needed in order to conduct international transactions. Enterprises may have the necessity to serve clients in several countries, handle a number of currencies, decrease payment friction, and convert their digital currencies to fiat currency effectively.
Here is where business-focused crypto payment infrastructure solutions come into action.
Collect & Exchange offers digital asset infrastructure that will help businesses to accept, exchange, store, and manage crypto assets through payment processing, crypto-to-fiat currency conversion, settlement, and enterprise digital asset management solutions.
SiGMA World attendees from sectors that involve international payments and digital transactions on a large scale will be especially interested in these services.
Why SiGMA Rome 2026 is Significant for the Digital Asset Space
SiGMA World is not just a gaming conference; its agenda includes business professionals from finance, affiliate marketing, new technologies, and other industries within the digital economy space. SiGMA World 2026 will include networking sessions, startup-related events, key stage presentations, and industry zones.
This makes Rome a very relevant venue for companies considering how technologies such as blockchain, digital assets, and alternative payment systems can help take their business to the next level.
For Collect & Exchange, the discussion comes down to how practical digital assets become for businesses.
Designed for iGaming & Other High-Risk Industries
iGaming belongs to the same list of sectors, such as digital marketing, VPN services, and residential IPs, that almost all banks consider to be high risk, which implies a difficult onboarding process and account freeze right as soon as volume starts growing. Our Crypto Acquiring services were created specifically taking into consideration these problems, which include fast conversion of crypto to fiat, IBAN support, and AML checks.
All that, with Corporate Crypto Wallet for storing digital asset balances and Virtual Payment Card for spending them, allows for operating treasuries, collections, and payouts using crypto infrastructure. In case you operate in the sphere of high-risk e-commerce, this is exactly the setup we are willing to discuss at our booth.
Why Crypto Payments Keep Showing Up at Gaming Shows
A few years ago, crypto payment gateways were something a handful of operators experimented with. Now they’re close to a baseline expectation, especially across CIS and Central Asian markets where card infrastructure is inconsistent, and players have grown comfortable holding stablecoins for everyday use.
• Faster Payouts: Withdrawals made via card payments take days with no explanation behind. A crypto payment is completed in just a couple of minutes, and then it’s the players who do whatever they want with their money.
• Fewer Chargebacks: Crypto transactions are processed on-chain and cannot be charged back like a card transaction, which makes it impossible for certain types of fraud to take place on crypto-based platforms.
• High Risk Merchant: Every operator we speak to has a story about the payment processors locking the accounts. A licensed crypto rail doesn’t have that problem.
• Volatility Objections: The former concern regarding cryptocurrency in the world of online gaming has been the price fluctuation between deposit and withdrawal. With USDT and other stablecoin payments, the problem is solved easily, and that’s why stablecoin volume is growing the fastest on our platform.
None of this will replace traditional rails, but it gives operators who offer both options to get more players and fewer payment errors. That’s the case we’re going to make in Rome, backed by live transaction data and not a pitch deck.
Regulation That Really Matters
Collect & Exchange Ltd. is regulated by AFSA, the regulator of Astana International Financial Centre, for the provision of money services involving digital assets in the regulatory sandbox of the AIFC FinTech Lab. All the information can be found on our AFSA Regulation page. As for operators interested in entering the CIS and Central Asian markets, cooperation with a regulated company is usually much less trouble than working with an offshore one.
See You at Fiera Roma
Whether you’re a merchant wanting to accept cryptocurrencies, an affiliate seeking business opportunities, or simply want to see how a MiCA-compliance exchange works with high-risk sectors, join us to meet the Collect & Exchange CY team at the booth.
In November, Rome will have a new designation: the host of the largest iGaming meeting that has ever been organized in Italy. SiGMA World 2026 is scheduled from 2nd to 5th November at Fiera Roma, and Collect & Exchange CY will accompany it.
Not patient enough for November? Reach out to us today or sign up now to see the platform ahead of time.