Southeast Asia News Desk

(AsiaGameHub) –   888Africa has enhanced its Angolan operations by transitioning to a new platform through a turnkey partnership with EveryMatrix.

As part of the deal, the company has moved from its former platform provider to EveryMatrix’s core platform for both sports betting and casino gaming services.

The operator formerly utilized FSB Technology‘s platform, which EveryMatrix purchased in 2024. Following a competitive evaluation, 888Africa opted to switch to EveryMatrix’s turnkey platform, with the migration finalized last week.

While FSB maintained a client base throughout Africa, EveryMatrix has invested heavily in its continental operations, notably by appointing Mark Schmidt as Managing Director for Africa. Sources suggest that 888Africa’s decision to adopt EveryMatrix was driven by its expansion into casino offerings, with the platform’s solution being described as highly robust.

An EveryMatrix spokesperson stated: “The migration was executed progressively, with the Angola launch incorporating specific market requirements such as localization, payment systems, KYC procedures, CRM capabilities, and other regional necessities. Several components were interdependent, making sequential execution crucial.”

888Africa maintains a strong presence across multiple established and developing African markets, including Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,Tanzania and Zambia. Under the leadership of Christopher Coyne, previously an executive at Paddy Power and The Stars Group, the operator aims to secure leading market positions and has strengthened its technological infrastructure to support this objective.

In a LinkedIn post, the company’s Vice President of Product and Operations Steven McIntosh commented: “Large-scale migrations are extremely challenging. Completing one within 10 weeks makes this achievement particularly remarkable. It involved millions of data points, intricate integrations, compliance requirements, and a cross-functional team working across numerous streams, all culminating in a single launch event.

“In reality, this entailed months of planning, hundreds of support tickets, countless development dependencies, numerous edge cases, continuous coordination, and meetings—many meetings. While sleepless nights aren’t listed in the project plan, they were certainly part of the process!”

Southern African markets have attracted numerous operators in recent years, benefiting from robust regulation and populations familiar with sports betting. Although technology in the region has sometimes been criticized as inadequate, EveryMatrix believes it is driving sector modernization in these rapidly expanding markets.

888Africa anticipates being a primary beneficiary of this technological upgrade.

Coyne remarked: “Our focus now is to establish our brand as a market leader in Angola, and that effort begins today. Angola represents a strategic and significant growth market for 888Africa, and we are enthusiastic about the opportunities we can pursue and accomplish there both now and in the coming years.”