SBC Summit Rio Payments: Why Payment Pros Need to Attend

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In the first half of 2025, punters in Brazil placed more than R$300 billion in bets — a figure that shows just how rapidly the market is accelerating.

With such growth comes immense pressure: operators now need payment solutions that scale, safeguard transactions, and deliver the instant, frictionless experience Brazilian players expect. And they need professionals who understand the nuances of this uniquely complex market.

Recognising just how essential payments have become to Brazil’s betting ecosystem, SBC Summit Rio will feature the Payment Expert Summit: a dedicated side summit built specifically for professionals working in payments, fraud, risk, compliance, onboarding, and product.

In this blog, we’ll break down how the Payment Expert Summit and the wider SBC Summit Rio at large will benefit anyone working in payments – whether you’re on the operator or supplier side.

A Show Floor Built for Payment Professionals

SBC Summit Rio will feature a show floor of more than 400 exhibitors, organised into three easy-to-navigate zones. You’ll find the Casino, Sports Betting, & iGaming Zone, showcasing the latest sportsbook and casino technology, and the Affiliate Leaders Summit, built to connect operators with Brazil’s top affiliates.

For payment professionals, your most relevant zone will be the Payment Expert Summit — a dedicated side summit designed to bring operators together with the payment, fraud, compliance, and onboarding solutions they need to run fast, secure, and compliant operations in Brazil.

Highlighted in green on the floor plan, this is where our 6,000 operators will be able to find suppliers that can optimise casino and sportsbook’s Pix performance, enhance fraud and AML detection, and deliver the compliance tools needed to run a secure and fully regulated operation in Brazil.

Payment Expert Summit exhibitors include:

EfiBank
Fiserv
Legitimuz
Trio Payments
Unico

For payment brands, exhibiting at the Payment Expert Summit offers the perfect chance to showcase your technology directly to the teams responsible for payment performance inside Brazil’s biggest operators — from Heads of Payments to Fraud Managers and KYC leads. It’s a level of access that would normally take months of outreach to achieve.

Put simply, this is where operators find the partners they need and where payment suppliers get in front of decision-makers who matter.

View the floor plan here.

Conference Highlights for Payment Professionals

SBC Summit Rio’s conference agenda will span three stages, each focusing on a key industry theme: Leadership, Affiliation & Marketing, and Tech Innovation and Payments.

Each stage offers something different for payment professionals, because the challenges around fraud, onboarding, compliance, and transaction speed don’t exist in isolation. They’re shaped by leadership decisions, marketing pressures, player behaviour, and fast-moving regulation.

Below, we’ve outlined what each stage can offer payment teams and why it matters for your day-to-day work.

Tech Innovation and Payments Stage

Taking place within the Payment Expert Summit, this stage is the core of SBC Summit Rio for anyone working in payments, fraud, compliance, onboarding, or product. It focuses entirely on the technologies, regulations, and operational pressures shaping how Brazilian operators move money, verify players, and keep platforms secure.

If you work on payment performance, this is the stage that speaks directly to the problems you’re solving every day — from Pix-driven UX design to AML requirements, open banking developments, fraud detection, and new approaches to player verification.

Here are the sessions payment teams shouldn’t miss:

Leadership Stage: Strategy That Shapes Your Payment Priorities

The Leadership Stage brings together Brazil’s leading CEOs and regulators to outline where the market is heading in its second year of regulation. For payment professionals, it offers clear insight into the pressures operators are facing, the regulatory shifts on the horizon, and the strategic decisions that will influence how payments teams adapt.

Here are some panels to look out for:

Affiliation & Marketing: What Payment Teams Need to Know

Affiliate marketing might not be the first thing you think of as a payment professional, but it has a direct impact on your day-to-day work. The channels operators use to acquire players influence everything from onboarding volumes to fraud patterns to the types of payment journeys new customers expect.

There’s also a second layer that often gets overlooked: payments are central to the operator-affiliate relationship. Payout models, tracking accuracy, and settlement cycles all depend on a robust payment infrastructure – so understanding how operators and affiliates work together gives you a much clearer picture of what’s actually needed.

Understanding how affiliates drive traffic – and what kind of players they bring in – helps payment teams prepare for spikes, spot risks earlier, and build smoother journeys for high-value customers.

Here are some panels to look out for:

Affiliate Reality Check: What Works, What’s Overhyped
Breaking Down Brazil’s Marketing Rulebook
The Ultimate Collab: Unlocking Value Through Operator-Influencer Partnerships

Networking That Leads to Commercial Outcomes

For payment professionals, SBC Summit Rio’s real value isn’t just what happens on the show floor or in conference rooms—it’s the conversations that happen in between.

Across three days, you’ll have access to dedicated networking lounges, informal meet-up spaces, and evening events designed to connect operators with suppliers in a relaxed setting.

With over 6,000 operator representatives on site—including Heads of Payments, Fraud Managers, and Compliance Directors—it’s one of the most efficient environments in Brazil to build the commercial relationships that actually move deals forward.

Daytime Networking Opportunities

Payment Expert Summit Networking lounge (A05)
Summer Bar (G15)
Coffee Bar & Lounge – Sponsored by SmartSoft (A540)
Speaker Lounge (A950)
SBC Connect Lounge – Sponsored by Games Global (A500)
Networking Lounge – Sponsored by SOFTSWISS (A701)
Networking Bar & Lounge (A420)
Ice Cream Bar (A710)
Food Festival & Networking Lounges (A898, A1000, G10)

Networking Opportunities off the show floor

For operator, affiliate, and VIP Event Pass holders, you’ll also have the opportunity to continue the networking into the night with our evening networking events. Here’s how:

Tuesday, 3 March: SBC Summit Rio Opening Party – Start the week on a high note with relaxed drinks, great music, and a room full of industry leaders. It’s an easy way to break the ice and set up the conversations that will shape the rest of your event.
Thursday, 5 March – INFINITY Rio Closing Party – End the summit with a signature SBC party! Last year’s edition featured EDM legends Afrojack and Dubdogz.

Click here to check out the full schedule!

Top Tips to Get the Most Out of SBC Summit Rio

To make your SBC Summit Rio experience as seamless as your ideal payment flow, we’ve pulled together a few practical tips that will help you get the most out of your time on site.

Where to Stay

Finding the right accommodation in Rio can be challenging, but we’ve made things easy.

Through our partnership with Viacapi, attendees can access exclusive rates at a number of trusted hotels, all close to Riocentro. It’s the simplest way to secure a comfortable base and stay within easy reach of the venue.

👉 Book your stay here.

Early Registration

We’ve made collecting your badge for SBC Summit Rio as straightforward as possible with early registration. Simply head to the Lagune Barra Hotel on Monday, 2nd March, with your email confirmation and pick up your badge.

You can also collect your badge at the following times:

Tuesday 3rd March

8:00am – 6:00pm, Lagune Barra Hotel
10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Riocentro Arts Pavilion

Wednesday 4th March

8:00 am – 6:00 pm, Riocentro

Thursday 5th March

8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Riocentro

Badge Colours

SBC Events are designed to make networking as easy as possible, and one of the ways we’ve done this is through our badge colour system, meaning you can identify a potential lead at a glance.

Here’s what each badge colour means:

🟡🟠 Yellow/Orange – Operators

🟣 Purple – Affiliates

🔵 Blue – Suppliers and all other types of delegates

SBC Connect

SBC Connect is our essential app for making the most of SBC Summit Rio. Launching on 26 January 2026, you’ll be able to use it to browse the floor plan, save the sessions you don’t want to miss, and build a personalised conference agenda.

It also turns networking into a far more targeted experience. You can connect with fellow attendees, message them directly, and set up meetings in the SBC Connect Lounge, making it easier to turn introductions into real conversations.

After the event ends, you’ll also be able to watch all conference sessions back on demand. Meaning you don’t have to worry about a conference panel clashing with an all-important meeting!

Food Festival

Our Food Festival means you can enjoy excellent food and drink without ever leaving the venue. With dozens of stands offering cuisines and drinks from around the world, it’s the perfect spot to network over a pizza – and perhaps a caipirinha or two.

VIP Pass holders (including operator, affiliate, exhibitor and sponsor passes) are eligible for a complimentary Food Festival card pre-loaded with credits, meaning you can have lunch on us!

Final Thoughts

Whether you’re running operations and need to get your payment infrastructure right in Brazil, or you’re a supplier with solutions to those exact challenges, SBC Summit Rio is where it all comes together.

On the show floor, you’ll find the payment providers, Pix specialists, fraud prevention tools, and compliance solutions that operators actually use in Brazil – plus direct access to the people behind them.

And across our conference programme, you’ll hear from over 150 industry leaders sharing practical insights on everything from building Pix-first user experiences and navigating AML requirements, to preventing fraud, and the real-world challenges of scaling payments in the Brazilian market.

As Brazil embarks on its second year as a regulated market, the right solution, insight, or idea can make all the difference – and you’ll find that at SBC Summit Rio.