SBC Summit is returning to Lisbon from 29 September to 1 October 2026, and the ElenPAY team couldn’t miss it. Recognized as one of the industry's largest and most anticipated gatherings, the event brings together the full breadth of iGaming in one place: operators, suppliers, regulators, and the payment companies powering it all.
The 2026 edition, held at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa and MEO Arena, is expected to bring together more than 40,000 attendees from over 150 countries, alongside 800+ exhibitors and 600+ speakers across six themed conference stages. Four days, one venue, and effectively the entire iGaming ecosystem represented under one roof.
For the ElenPAY team, it is a chance to reconnect with partners, meet new operators, and discuss how Lightning fits within payment stacks to address the crypto payment trends expected in the year ahead.
Payment Expert Summit: Where ElenPAY's Conversations Happen
The dedicated Payment Expert Summit is the part of the agenda the ElenPAY team is most excited about. It exists to bring operators and payment providers together around one question: how do you move money faster, cheaper, and more securely at scale. It's the question ElenPAY works on every day, and it's what Lightning already solves.
Crypto, blockchain, and alternative payments are one of the Summit's named focus areas this year, and for good reason. Players are increasingly choosing platforms based on whether their preferred crypto payment methods are available, and operators are quickly responding to their preferences. Bitcoin Lightning rails are being adopted by major crypto and fintech wallets worldwide, offering non-crypto-savvy users a way to access frictionless, private, and secure payments and withdrawals. It's a no-brainer why ElenPAY's Lightning PSP should be present at the show.
Reaching players in new markets is another theme running through the Summit, and it usually means navigating a patchwork of local rails and banking relationships. Lightning is borderless by design. A player in one country and an operator settling in another do not need new infrastructure or new partnerships to make that work.
The Summit's focus on orchestration and automation aligns with what ElenPAY's merchant back office is built to solve: real-time visibility into settlements and funding, without adding headcount or complexity to the finance team's workload. This is exactly the space ElenPAY operates in as a Lightning PSP, giving operators the capability to serve their global Lightning user base without the operational weight of running it themselves.
Payments have become a strategic lever for operators rather than a background utility, and that shift is exactly what ElenPAY was built around.
Crypto adoption keeps accelerating
Industry estimates now put global crypto ownership somewhere between 559 million and over 741 million people, representing close to 9.9% of the world's connected internet population. That range reflects how people have found real, practical reasons to use crypto: privacy, speed, self-custody, global reach, access to financial services, and fees that stay close to zero no matter where a transaction is headed. Players are no longer just open to platforms that offer crypto payments; they are knowingly looking for the platforms that adapt to their specific crypto payment needs.
For operators seriously considering adding Bitcoin payments or improving their payment stack, ElenPAY removes the complexity of running Lightning nodes and managing liquidity, providing instant deposits and withdrawals, near-zero processing fees, and a merchant back office with real-time visibility into settlements and funding. We offer a Bitcoin Lightning Gateway that plugs into an existing payment stack via a straightforward API, with white label options for partners who want to offer Lightning without building it themselves.
For operators running high-volume, high-frequency transaction environments, that combination of instant settlement, lower friction, and operational resilience is a genuine competitive advantage.
Let's Connect in Lisbon
If your team is attending SBC Summit Lisbon and payments are anywhere on your agenda, the ElenPAY team would like to meet. Whether you are exploring Lightning for the first time or comparing it with your current setup, there is a lot to discuss.
Reach out ahead of time to lock in a slot, or find the team throughout the week. Either way, the ElenPAY team is looking forward to being part of the conversation in Lisbon this September.
About ElenPAY
ElenPAY is a global Bitcoin Lightning PSP, built for the iGaming industry and beyond. With real-time payments and withdrawals, near-zero fees, and seamless API and widget integration, ElenPAY enables operators and PSPs to accept Bitcoin payments quickly and securely. Awarded the "Innovative SME" seal by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Universities, and Innovation, ElenPAY is trusted by operators across Europe and the Americas.