Lahcene Merzoug on the CEO Hot Seat, Xace & Work-Life Balance | PressEnter

🎙️ NEXT.io Spotlight | PressEnter's Lahcene Merzoug on iGaming Banking, the CEO Hot Seat & Building Without Burning Out Recorded at NEXT Summit Valletta, Lahcene Merzoug — Chairman & Owner of PressEnter and co-owner of iGaming NEXT — joins us fresh off hosting his now-famous CEO Hot Seat panel to talk about a new chapter: joining the Advisory Board of Xace, the banking provider built specifically for the iGaming industry. With 16 years in the business and a portfolio spanning operators, affiliates, and media, Lahcene brings a rare client-first perspective to why iGaming banking is still broken — and what it looks like when it actually works. ⏰ Timestamps: 00:14 - Welcoming Lahcene Merzoug 01:07 - Why Xace stands out in a crowded payments space 02:35 - Joining the Xace Advisory Board 03:35 - The biggest issues in iGaming payments right now 04:17 - PressEnter & Lahcene's broader operator perspective 05:09 - Six years of the CEO Hot Seat panel 07:28 - How honest answers build personal brand for CEOs 09:20 - Work-life balance: is it real for founders? CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO ✩ Website: https://next.io/ Learn more about PressEnter: https://www.pressentergroup.com/ Learn more about Xace: https://xace.io/