QTech Games has been named a sponsor of SPiCE Southeast Asia 2026, which will take place from August 5-7 at The Landmark Bangkok in Thailand, as organisers finalize the last details for the regional gaming conference.
The event will bring together regulators, operators, technology providers and investors from across Southeast Asia to discuss regulation, compliance, artificial intelligence and industry strategy.
The conference will open with the SPiCE Breaker Welcoming Evening and the SPiCE Southeast Asia Eventus Awards ceremony on Aug. 5. The second day will focus on regulation, compliance and operational infrastructure, while the final day will cover strategy, artificial intelligence and workforce development.
Ahead of the event, QTech Games shared its views on trends shaping emerging gaming markets, highlighting the industry’s shift from desktop to mobile gaming over the past decade.
Reflecting on the biggest shift in player behaviour over the past decade, the game aggregator said: “Without question, the move from desktop to mobile-only. Ten years ago, we optimised for mobile; today, in most of our core markets, the player has never known anything else.
“That reality moved everything downstream – session lengths shortened, content had to load instantly on mid-range devices and patchy networks, and payments moved to local wallets.”
QTech Games is a game aggregator focused on emerging markets. In addition to a wide variety of titles, the company offers proprietary gaming tools and services, 24/7 support, and advanced AI technology to bolster partner offerings.
On player engagement, the company said: “We’re seeing engagement increasingly driven by shared experiences – live formats, crash games with visible communal play, tournaments, and leaderboards.
“Our aggregation strategy reflects that: we’ve prioritised suppliers with strong live, multiplayer, and social mechanics, and QTech Play’s recommendation engine surfaces that content to the players most likely to engage with it. The direction of travel is clear: entertainment in our markets is something players do together, not alone.”
QTech Games will be present at The Landmark Bangkok for the duration of the event, giving attendees direct access to the insight and expertise behind the business. Ahead of the summit, the company also discussed its approach to platform performance.
The company said: “We engineer for the worst connection, not the best. That means lightweight clients, aggressive caching, adaptive asset delivery, and regional infrastructure that keeps latency low at a global level.
“Device fragmentation is handled through rigorous testing across the low- and mid-tier Android devices that dominate these markets. A game that performs beautifully on fibre in Europe but stutters on 3G in a secondary city has failed our players. So, that’s the benchmark we hold every integration to.”
On expansion across multiple jurisdictions, the company said: “One integration, every market. That remains our mantra. Our platform abstracts the local complexity – whether that’s currencies, payment methods, regulatory content requirements, or language – behind a single API, so an operator certified in one region can switch on the next without rebuilding.
“Combined with our respective regional teams’ market knowledge, and a commercial model designed to reduce operator overhead, we effectively become the operator’s localisation layer. That’s the difference between a six-month market entry and a six-week one.”
Looking ahead, QTech Games said: “Southeast Asia is where QTech was born, and it remains central to our growth. For the remainder of the year, our priorities are deepening operator partnerships in the region, expanding the rollout of QTech Hybrid (which bridges the gap between retail and digital, and also earned us Innovation of the Year at SPiCE South Asia) and scaling QTech Play’s personalisation across our network.
“Of course, QTech is already established and has deep knowledge of these markets. More specifically, we are now looking forward to receiving the final accreditation from the regulator for the licensed market in the Philippines, which will contribute to significant growth.”
Nominations remain open for the SPiCE Southeast Asia Eventus Awards, while a limited number of sponsorship and exhibition packages are still available ahead of the conference.
Those hoping to attend are advised to register early to guarantee their seat. Secure a place: https://www.spiceseries.com/ssea