SOFTSWISS secured two accolades at the SiGMA Africa Awards in Cape Town on 3 March. The company was honoured as Best Platform 2026, while CMO Valentina Bagniya was named Woman in iGaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Press release.-\u00a0SOFTSWISS<\/a>\u00a0secured two accolades at the SiGMA Africa Awards. The SOFTSWISS Casino Platform was honoured as the\u00a0Best Platform 2026<\/strong>, while\u00a0Valentina Bagniya<\/strong>, CMO at SOFTSWISS, was named Woman in iGaming 2026. The ceremony took place on 3 March in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winning the Best Platform award underscores the technical excellence of the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform, specifically its reliability and scalability \u2013 features critical for success in the African market.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n This recognition affirms the provider\u2019s strategic commitment to supporting ambitious, locally licensed operators. In 2025, SOFTSWISS announced the launch of its first major South African project with Mzansibet and its partnership with PantherBet. Both ventures were powered by the award-winning SOFTSWISS Casino Platform and SOFTSWISS Sportsbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Valentina Bagniya<\/strong> said: \u201cThe Best Platform title proves that the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform is a powerful, flexible solution. It serves as a benchmark for the excellence and reliability we deliver through each of our standalone products across diverse regulated markets, earning the continued trust of our global partners. I would also like to thank the SiGMA Africa jury for naming me Woman in iGaming. Both these awards celebrate the collective strength and dedication of our entire SOFTSWISS team and reinforce our mission to provide reliable, secure, and full-scale technical solutions for our African partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Woman in iGaming award highlights Valentina Bagniya\u2019s significant impact on industry expertise and innovation. Her leadership continues to reinforce the SOFTSWISS strategy of delivering not only reliable, top-tier technical solutions to the region but also setting high standards for business excellence and corporate culture. This recognition follows a standout 2025, during which Valentina was named B2B Marketer of the Year, and her team secured the Marketing Team of the Year title at the EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These achievements are part of the company\u2019s broader momentum in 2026. SOFTSWISS started the year with a series of major awards, including being named Best iGaming Platform Supplier of the Year at the European iGaming Awards. Additionally, the SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator was recently distinguished as the\u00a0Best Aggregator<\/a> <\/a>2026<\/a>\u00a0at SiGMA Eurasia 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SOFTSWISS secured two accolades at the SiGMA Africa Awards in Cape Town on 3 March. 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