26th March 2026 – QTech Games, the leading game aggregator for all emerging markets, has won Innovation of the Year for 2026 at the annual SPiCE South Asia Awards at the iconic Shangri-La Colombo in Sri Lanka, fending off strong competition.

This prized award is perennially given to the best all-round igaming innovator in the South Asian space for “groundbreaking innovation and technological innovation”, having tailored innovative solutions over the past 12 months, and excelled in user engagement and sustained growth.

QTech’s recent innovation has seen the launch of QTech Hybrid, which is now affording players a seamless switch from traditional retail to digital and back again, spearheaded by a successful global rollout. QTech Hybrid is a software service that joins up QTech Games’ AI-powered casino lobby (a leading game-personalisation engine known as QTech Play) to a land-based (retail) management system and a state-of-the-art integrated AMS (Agent Management System) to manage both retail outlets and agents. This allows operators to scale their brick-and-mortar operation online. QTech Hybrid simplifies and delivers the future omnichannel solution.

QTech Games’ CEO, Philip Doftvik, said: “We’re thrilled to have secured another important win for the best overall innovation in South Asia over the past 12 months, not just because of QTech Hybrid, but also further ongoing growth, thanks to innovations like QTechLabs and our Value Added Services.

“This win is testimony to our diligent team at QTech, and to the ever-evolving group of innovative suppliers that our offering represents. It’s a real team effort. We’ve made our name as the go-to aggregator for emerging markets and we remain committed to rolling out top-class content and retail innovation that drives new revenues for our worldwide partners across South Asia and beyond.

“Being recognised for our innovation, impact and bottom-line results – to name just a few of the key judging criteria – will only embolden our intercontinental expansion. It’s also indicative of QTech’s broader strategic direction across emerging markets, where we are setting the gold standard and defining the future of the online casino industry, with an established reach throughout and outside of Asia.”