Kaizen Gaming, one of the biggest GameTech companies in the world, and its premium brand Betano will be attending this year’s SBC Summit in Lisbon between September 24^th – 26^th, to discuss business developments and foster new partnerships.

Attendance at the SBC Summit forms part of a historic year for Kaizen Gaming and Betano. Over the last nine months, Kaizen Gaming has expanded into new territories as part of its 2626 vision, which will see the business operate in 26 regions by 2026.

Football fans worldwide also enjoyed the ‘Orange Summer’ this year as Betano became the first ever gaming brand to simultaneously sponsor top international football tournaments CONMEBOL Copa America™️ 2024 and the UEFA EURO 2024™. The GameTech leader also recently signed a new multi-year sponsorship programme that sees the Betano brand visible at both UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues games starting this season. In addition, the Betano brand has enjoyed an increased presence in the Champions League and Premier League committing to a multi-year deal as a major shirt sponsor with Aston Villa Football Club. This follows on from its sponsorship deals with the “Big Three” in Portugal, Porto FC, SL Benfica & Sporting CP.

The company goes from strength to strength thanks to its innovative products and dedicated teams, among other things. One of the teams responsible for Kaizen Gaming’s success is the affiliate team. Since its inception in January 2021, the affiliate team at Kaizen Gaming has rapidly evolved, focusing on key markets including Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Romania and Greece. The team boasts native-speaking Affiliate Managers, ensuring personalised support for partners in each region.

Kaizen’s Gaming Affiliate program serves as a crucial driver of acquisitions and revenue for the Stoiximan and Betano brands, with a network of over +1.3k individual affiliates across 17 markets. By consistently delivering tailored, market-specific affiliate campaigns in key verticals like SEO, APPs, Influencers, PPC, email marketing, and CRM, the program meets our diverse needs. Leveraging a people-centric approach, data-driven decisions, and innovative tools like Income Access, Kaizen continues to set new standards in affiliate partnerships and market engagement.

To learn more about Kaizen Gaming and its affiliate programs, you can visit Stand F330, which will be at the Affiliate Zone on the 25th and 26th September. Also make sure to reach out to the Kaizen Gaming team, composed of employees from various departments, throughout the Summit to meet up and explore potential collaborations.

Red Bull Golden Letters, the grassroots TEKKEN 8 tournament, is returning for its third year to London’s Red Bull Gaming Sphere for an action-packed weekend across September 28th-29th. Playing for the first time on the latest instalment in the hit fighting game franchise, four aspiring pro players from around the world have secured their spot to compete against 16 of the world’s best TEKKEN talent in the hopes of claiming the title of Red Bull Golden Letters champion.

Completing the the star-studded lineup of global pro players is Mohammed “the-SAM-brother” Al Jabri, EVO 2024 runner up Atif “Atif” Ijaz, Kane “KaneAndTrench” Heartfield and inaugural Red Bull Golden Letters winner Richie “Ayorichie” Olusanya.

Across two electrifying days, Red Bull Golden Letters will put a twist on the traditional TEKKEN format, exchanging the conventional competitive format for impressive matches and unforgettable moments. This unique format tests the core fighting game skills of perfect play and being clutch under pressure in a first-to-three race. By securing “PERFECT” or “GREAT”, TEKKEN’s iconic “Golden Letters”, players are rewarded with automatic wins, challenging them to take big risks in exchange for bigger rewards.

Here is all you need to know about Red Bull Golden Letters:

Red Bull Golden Letters is returning for its third year, bringing world’s most elite TEKKEN 8 players together to compete in a truly unique invitational. After brand-new expanded global open qualifiers, four additional pro players have guaranteed their spots to compete against 16 world-class professionals on 28th-29th September 2024.

This year introduces a brand-new 20-player group stage, where players will spend the first day competing for a spot in the 12-player elimination bracket on day two. Across the weekend, the Red Bull Gaming Sphere will be transformed into an immersive golden bank vault, where players will be locked up until a winner emerges victorious.

Ready to test the mettle of these aspiring professionals are 16 invited TEKKEN legends, including Red Bull Player and five-time EVO champion Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique and Red Bull Player Hoa “Anakin” Luu. Joining this lineup of talent are a number of other global pros, including South Korean stars Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon, Kim “JDCR” Hyun-jin and Jae-hyun “CherryBerryMango” Kim.

Inaugural Red Bull Golden Letters champion Richie “Ayorichie” Olusanya also returns to compete for the third year, joined by British TEKKEN pro Hasan “JoKa” Rehman.

Hosting this year’s Red Bull Golden Letters is Jamil “Jammerz” McKenzie, who will be leading the broadcast live from the Red Bull Gaming Sphere. Providing live insight and commentary across the tournament, Steven “Tasty Steve” Scott, Reepal “RIP” Parbhoo, Ryan “Bubsy” Sinclair and Kobi “K-Wiss” Scarlett also join the broadcast as commentators.

Schedule & Format

• Saturday, 28th September: Starting at 11:30 AM GMT, this year’s tournament will see the first of four five-player group stages. The top two players from each of these groups will immediately advance to day two’s winners bracket, and the third place players fighting for their spot in the losers bracket.
• Sunday, 29th September: Starting at 10:30 AM, the Finals will kick off in a high-stakes double elimination format. The top eight winners from day one will compete to keep their spot in the winner’s bracket, while the four hopefuls in the loser’s bracket will need to battle their way back and earn a spot in the Grand Finals.

Open Qualifier Winners

• Mateo “SourPiggy” Davila – North America Qualifier Winner
• Akhil “Tetsu” Kakar – United Kingdom Qualifier Winner
• Nino “Nino” Schwarz – Europe Qualifier Winner
• “Shounen” – Japan Qualifier Winner

Invited Pro Players

• Red Bull Player Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique
• Red Bull Player Hoa “Anakin” Luu
• Alexandre “AK” Laverez
• Kane “KaneAndTrench” Heartfield
• Hozumi “YUYU” Matoba
• Atif “Atif” Ijaz
• Kim “JDCR” Hyun-jin
• Stephen “Speedkicks” Stafford
• Richie “Ayorichie” Olusanya
• Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon
• Hasan “JoKa” Rehman
• Georges “Jodd” Nguende
• Jae-hyun “CherryBerryMango” Kim
• Benjamin “Yagami” Torngdee
• Joseph “Joey Fury” Bennett
• Mohammed “the-SAM-brother” Al Jabri

Broadcast talent (English speaking)

Stage Host & Interviewer:

• Jamil “Jammerz” McKenzie

Rotating Commentators:

• Steven “Tasty Steve” Scott
• Reepal “RIP” Parbhoo
• Ryan “Bubsy” Sinclair
• Kobi “K-Wiss” Scarlett

Where to watch:

Red Bull Golden Letters will be streamed live from Red Bull’s Twitch and YouTube channels from 11:30 AM GMT on 28 September and 10:30 AM GMT on 29 September.

On Twitch, the event will be broadcast in English, with a number of costreams available across the globe, including:

• French – NormanGenius
• Italian – Cydonia
• Korean – SPIRITZERO

MIRACL, the world’s only single step, multi-factor authentication (MFA) that operates on all devices, has today announced a new partnership with WA Technology, the award winning B2B iGaming solutions provider, to enhance both user experience and security for iGaming Operators and their players, with immediate effect. 

WA Technologies is a leading B2B iGaming solutions provider within emerging markets. It offers a comprehensive WA platform offering a wide array of game providers and diverse payment methods. This new partnership with MIRACL immediately brings a passwordless capability that offers the slickest user experience while also enhancing their account and payment security offering to minimise the risk of fraud.

MIRACL enables online users to authenticate and transact in the most friction-free yet secure way. MIRACL’s MFA achieves a 99.9% Login Success Rate, the world’s highest for any authentication and a key benchmark of good user experience. It takes just 2 seconds and works on every device or browser. Originally focused on providing specialised secure cryptography solutions to technology (Microsoft), banking (Credit Agricole) and government (Gov.UK Verify), MIRACL is now focused on transforming the usability and security of online consumer authentication.

“Security is paramount in the iGaming industry, where operators face constant threats from fraud and cyberattacks,” said Tim Scoffham, CEO of WA. Technology. “Our partnership with MIRACL allows us to provide a state-of-the-art, passwordless authentication solution that both protects players and enhances their gaming experience.”

Rob Griffin, CEO at MIRACL said, “Today, we are delighted to announce our partnership with WA Technology to bring our passwordless, single-step and highly secure login to their iGaming operators and players. MIRACL both increases operators’ revenues and lowers their costs. More traffic, with a higher conversion rate and lower support cost means higher profits. The ROI we are achieving for customers is second to none. Crucially, our login also meets the regulatory requirements of every gaming jurisdiction in the world as they progressively move to requiring MFA.”

MIRACL eliminates the need for security practices such as passwords, SMS Texts, push notifications, key-cards or user permissions. Yet the system prevents any form of network-based cyberattack. Utilising the latest Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) patented technology means no personal data is stored or transmitted and there are no “honey-pots” of data exposed to attack, ensuring MIRACL Trust is completely GDPR friendly too. With a simple two second login via PIN or biometric, MIRACL customers see login success rates as high as 99.996%, unmatched by any other authentication.