Blask, a market intelligence ecosystem powered by AI for the iGaming sector, has been awarded Best AI Solution 2026 at the SiGMA Eurasia Awards, which took place yesterday in Dubai.

The accolade honors Blask for utilizing artificial intelligence to address a persistent issue in iGaming: the absence of dependable, prompt, and comparable market data in both regulated and offshore markets. Blask provides hourly updated AI-generated market intelligence instead of depending on slow reports and surveys.

The platform integrates computer vision, natural language processing, and predictive modeling to autonomously identify iGaming brands globally, assess market size and revenue potential, and monitor competitive trends in almost real-time.

Operators, affiliates, game providers, regulators, and investors utilize its exclusive metrics, such as the Blask Index, BAP, APS, and CEB, to aid in making strategic and operational choices.

“This award is a strong validation of the approach we’ve taken from day one,” said Max Tesla, co-founder and CEO of Blask. “We didn’t want to build another analytics dashboard. We wanted to build AI infrastructure that shows what’s really happening in the market, especially in places where data simply doesn’t exist.”

The SiGMA Eurasia win marks Blask’s fifth major industry award. Previous recognitions include Best Tech at the iGB Affiliate Awards 2025, Rising Star in Casino Innovation at the SBC Awards, Startup of the Year at the Starlet Awards, and SiGMA Asia Startup Pitch 2024.

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The rapidly expanding payments orchestration platform received the honor at the Card and Payments Awards in London on Thursday, February 5th, 2026.

Paysecure, a top global payment orchestration platform, is excited to reveal it received the Best Payments Industry Newcomer Award at the 2026 Card and Payment Awards.

The judges commented: “The panel noted that the submission demonstrated strong partnerships and showcased impressive growth trajectories. Its orchestration capability enabled broad access to alternative payment methods and was designed to address complex, high-risk, high-volume environments. Overall, Paysecure demonstrated reliable growth and enhanced technical capabilities, laying a firm foundation for ongoing impact and showing clear potential for broader industry contribution.”

Amit Hooja, CEO at Paysecure, shared: “This award is a strong validation of the platform we’ve built and the problem we set out to solve. I would like to thank all our staff, our partners and, of course, our customers for their support and dedication in helping to build the

leading orchestration platform. There’s still work to do. Payments are becoming increasingly complex for businesses operating across borders. Payment choice, regulation and ever-increasing competition for customers are all evolving challenges. Our continued focus is to give our customers the best infrastructure at the very best cost.”

Established in May 2022, Paysecure was developed to address significant payment issues in high-risk, high-volume, and regulated sectors. Currently, it serves as a key component in the payments ecosystem, integrating intricate and varied systems to provide merchants with a comprehensive perspective of their payment process, allowing them to expand into innovative and dynamic markets, while reducing fraud and improving the overall customer experience.

The accolade comes after Paysecure recently announced a five-fold rise in the number of merchants utilizing its technology. Its orchestration platform currently links merchants with over 500 PSPs/acquirers and more than 200 alternative payment methods globally. By utilizing smart routing, tokenisation, fraud protection through User Trust Score, real-time analytics, and a flexible Cashier, Paysecure enables merchants to increase acceptance, optimize conversion, cut costs, enhance resilience, and provide smooth, tailored customer experiences.

Viktoriia Degtiarova, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Paysecure, said: “We built the Paysecure platform from the ground up. Every feature, every capability exists because our team deeply understands the real challenges merchants and partners face and we refuse to settle for average solutions. Being recognised in London is a huge moment for us. Our global teams, and especially our incredible colleagues in India, are proud to celebrate this achievement. This award belongs as much to our partners and clients as it does to us; their trust pushes us to keep raising the bar.”

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It’s getting hot in here! Hell Hot! Yes, Endorphina has only gone and won “Ukraine Game of the Year” in the prestigious Blask Awards with our fun and fiery Hell Hot 100!

Spicy, spirited fruit, flame-play, Hell Hot 100, which ignites the devil in all, demonstrates that we persist in achieving our objectives in expanding marketing frontiers, with increasingly inventive high-quality gaming experiences, and establishing new benchmarks in an iGaming sector that never rests.

This illustrates that the mechanics behind securing this award highlight Endorphina’s growing power in the market, particularly in terms of game promotion. To achieve victory, we needed to raise this game to be the leading contender by showtime, featuring the greatest number of operators in Ukraine.

In other words, the choice depended on market presence and the extent to which the game is accessible on operator websites in the nation.

This affirmation from Max Tesla, CEO and co-founder Blask, says: “Congratulations to Endorphina’s “Hell Hot 100” on winning Ukraine Game of the Year. This award isn’t about hype or a single campaign. It’s awarded to the game that achieved the widest real-market footprint, being featured by the highest number of operators in Ukraine as of 1 January 2026.”

“Reaching that level of distribution means your title proved itself where it matters most: in operator lobbies, day after day, at scale.”

By achieving yet another significant milestone, Endorphina strengthens its status as a top award-winning game developer in iGaming engineering, recognized for its innovative creations and profound insight into player preferences. Awards aren’t merely for appearance; they demonstrate our commitment to fulfilling our promises and recognize the daily dedication and talent of our team, along with the trust from partners and operators globally, in continually elevating standards across all our activities.

Instances like this demonstrate significant admiration from the industry, motivating us to strive further, envision more, and produce titles that not only engage but also ignite the audience’s cheers.

What comes next in Endorphina’s continuously expanding pipeline? Just keep watching and find out! Maintain your volume at the highest setting as we aim for even greater achievements to conquer in the upcoming days!

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