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We’re happy to welcome Anamaria Bacci to NEXT.io! 🚀 Anamaria joins the team as our new Brazil Reporter, bringing her perspective and voice to support our coverage across one of the industry's most dynamic markets. As we continue to grow our global reach and strengthen our presence in the region, we’re excited to have her on board contributing to the stories and conversations shaping the industry. Welcome to the team, Anamaria, great to have you with us! 👏 #TeamNEXT #WelcomeToTheTeam #Journalism #Brazil

𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 No endless halls No hundreds of booths No hours wasted on commuting, queuing, navigation 🫶 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧 🌟 𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 Thank you Pierre Lindh⚡️ and the entire 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 team for being different ✨ 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳? Oh yes, I’m going 🚀

🎬 Day 4 of NEXT iGaming Festival week. The final day of NEXT Summit Valletta 2026. And what a way to close it out. 🇲🇹 The biggest Summit in our history, two days at the MCC, nine stages, thousands of you on the floor, and a closing energy that you genuinely had to be there to feel. To every delegate, speaker, partner, and sponsor who made this week what it was: thank you. You are the reason this works. The reason we keep doing it. The reason it actually matters. 🙏 To our headline partner 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝟴𝟴, thank you for backing the vision and helping us bring it to life. And to our team, the people working behind the scenes from sunrise to long past sunset, none of this happens without you. ❤️ The Summit’s done. But Festival Week isn’t. 🌊 Showers at Café del Mar this Saturday. One last one for the road. See you at the pool.

That's a wrap on NEXT Summit Valletta 2026 🇲🇹 And what a way to do it. The biggest edition in our history, the most people we've ever welcomed through the doors of the Mediterranean Conference Centre, and an energy on the floor that none of us will forget. But it was never about the numbers. It was about you. The hallway conversations, the coffee-table deals, the reunions and the brand-new connections that'll outlast this week by years. That's what makes this a festival, not just another conference. A huge thank you to Hub88, our headline partner, for helping us bring it all to life. None of this happens without you. And to every delegate, speaker, and partner who showed up and made this week what it was: thank you. We've read every kind word you've shared, and they mean the world to us. 🙏 Two more things before you go. iGaming Festival Week isn't over yet. This Saturday, we close it out the only way we know how. Showers at Café del Mar. See you at the pool. 🌊 And if this week left you wanting more, pre-registration for 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 is now open. Be first in line when we do it all again, bigger. 👉 Pre-register here: https://go.next.io/43yPLsy

Players expect instant deposits and instant payouts. They expect to register without uploading documents. They expect everything to just work. Most operators know this. Not all of them have the infrastructure to deliver it. In the latest episode of Connected with Pragmatic Solutions, Ashley Lang sits down with Vasilije Lekovic, Vice President of Gaming at Trustly — the global leader in pay by bank, with 12,000 banks in its network and $93 billion in annual transaction volume. They get into how pay by bank has evolved well beyond a payment method into a full player onboarding, KYC, and orchestration layer — and why operators in Sweden, Finland, and the UK are already treating it as the default standard. 🔹 How instant deposits and payouts work — and why local bank accounts change everything 🔹 Pay and Play — fully verified player accounts with zero form filling or document uploads 🔹 Why bank-level KYC outperforms traditional document verification for fraud prevention 🔹 How Trustly combines open banking with local payment champions across Europe 🔹 What has kept Trustly's client relationships running for over 15 years If payments, onboarding friction, or player verification are conversations you are having right now — this episode is worth your time. 🎙️ Connected with Pragmatic Solutions | Produced by NEXT.io in partnership with Pragmatic Solutions 📺 Watch now → link in the comments!

When the people in the room start telling the story better than we ever could, you know the festival's doing its job. Thanks for the kind words. And to everyone catching up with clients, candidates, and old friends across the floor this week, this is exactly why we do it. The face-to-face stuff still matters. Maybe now more than ever. 🤝 Plenty more to come before the week's out. Stuart Armstrong Laila C. Grace Matthews

📺 Can't make it to every session? We've got you. Quick reminder: you can follow everything from the Main Stage live on our YouTube channel. Whether you're stuck in a meeting, grabbing lunch, or watching from the office back home, you won't miss a thing. 🎬 👉 Tune in here: https://lnkd.in/dxt57rei Day 2 on the Main Stage is loading. 🇲🇹

Celebrating 2 Years at NEXT.io! Congratulations, Stuart Crowley! 🎉 Over the past two years, Stuart has become a true jack of all trades within the business, bringing impact across multiple areas of NEXT.io. From commercial strategy to what can only be described as AI magic, his contribution, adaptability, and problem-solving mindset continue to make a real difference to the team. Beyond the work itself, Stuart brings positivity, passion, and constant support to those around him, qualities that make him such a valued part of NEXT.io. Thank you for everything you do, Stuart, and happy anniversary! 🚀 #WorkAnniversary #TeamNEXT #Milestone