ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ADGM, the international financial centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC), Hanwha and the EU GCC Cooperation on green transition project, today hosted the 8^th edition of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF). Held on the final day of ADFW, the forum brought together climate-finance leaders, innovators, policymakers and institutional investors, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s position as a global force in advancing the net-zero, nature-positive transition.

Opening the forum, Salem Mohammed Al Darei, CEO of ADGM Authority, highlighted how Abu Dhabi has rapidly emerged as a centre of gravity for sustainable finance, advancing ambitious policies, building climate-resilient ecosystems, and advancing capital toward high-impact global solutions. His remarks set the tone for a day dedicated to addressing the investment pathways, regulatory mechanisms, and cross-border partnerships that will shape the next era of climate-aligned finance.

During his speech, Al Darei said, “Our commitment is clear – Abu Dhabi will continue to serve as the destination where capital finds purpose and purpose finds progress. As the Capital of Green Capital, we are building bridges between regions and mobilising capital for renewable infrastructure, green technologies and sustainable innovation across emerging and developed markets. This forum reflects Abu Dhabi’s growing stature as a global platform for sustainable finance, where ambition meets execution, and partnerships drive systemic transformation”

In a session titled ‘From Ambition to Action: Financing the Transition to a Green Economy,‘ Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO, Frontier25, then discussed what is being done and what more is needed to facilitate the region’s transition to a green economy and advance climate action.

Across a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, fireside conversations, and vision-setting dialogues, the forum explored renewable-energy investment, biodiversity financing, AI-enabled ESG risk analysis, Islamic sustainable finance, green infrastructure, and frontier climate innovations, from engineered ecosystems to climate-resilient digital infrastructure.

Under the unifying theme of aligning capital with climate ambition, participants examined how financial markets can accelerate large-scale investment into energy transition, green infrastructure, and nature-based solutions. The line-up included several standout sessions emblematic of Abu Dhabi’s expanding leadership in sustainability-driven finance.

A headline session explored how future-proof urban planning, forward-looking policy frameworks, and major climate-aligned projects are reinforcing the emirate’s position as a global platform for sustainable investment. Speakers assessed how long-term capital, climate resilience strategies, and cross-border collaboration are reshaping the green finance landscape.

Breakout Events on Sustainability Day

Coinciding with the main event, the Women in Finance Forum brought together influential female leaders across global finance, investment, sustainability, and regulatory spheres to discuss pathways to greater inclusion, leadership, and innovation in the industry. Through sessions such as “Leaders in Motion: Women Driving Financial Innovation,” the event underscored the pivotal role women play in setting the pace and shifting the centre of influence by reshaping financial innovation across global markets.

In addition to the day’s flagship sessions, several parallel forums added depth and industry perspective, including the 2nd EU-GCC Finance & Investment for Green Transition Forum, the Google Finance & Technology Summit (GtFT25), the Islamic Finance Summit, the Abu Dhabi High-Level Roundtable on Climate Investment and Money Moves: Building Arab Youth Wealth and Confidence each gathering sector leaders and professionals dedicated to advancing climate financing, resilience strategies, and green-economy collaboration.

ADSFF also highlighted progress by the UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), which recently endorsed the new “Principles for Climate Transition Planning” under Workstream Four, which represented a significant milestone guiding financial institutions toward credible, transparent transition-planning practices aligned with the UAE’s net-zero objectives.

The forum also welcomed the new signatories of the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Declaration, bringing the total to 180 institutions committed to supporting Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s long-term net-zero goals.

Newcomers and Collaborations

The fourth day of ADFW witnessed announcements from J.P. Morgan, ERM, DLA Piper, Arab Bank (Switzerland) Middle East and iCapital, announcing the setting up of offices or expanding their business in ADGM. J.P. Morgan is accelerating the growth of its J.P. Morgan Payments business by bringing its global best-in-class Treasury capabilities to the UAE. While Arab Bank – the newly established regional entity of Swiss Private Bank Arab Bank (Switzerland), ERM – the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, and DLA Piper, a global law firm, are establishing new offices in ADGM and expanding their footprint in the region.

A total of 23 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were announced during the last day of ADFW. Partnerships were signed between local and international entities such as Tether, Crypto.com, Zodia, Presto, PCP, Warner bros. Discovery, Global World Gold Council, Bain Capital and more.

For more details on ADFW, visit www.adfw.com.

 LEVEL UP AS ONE: Empowering Pro Players and Teamwork in Pursuit of Perfection on the World Stage

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ZOWIE by BenQ Corporation, leading esports brand preferred by professional players, is proud to provide its proven XL2586X+ monitor at StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. As a trusted partner of the world’s top teams, ZOWIE brings its tournament philosophy — LEVEL UP AS ONE — to life this year, standing strong behind players and fueling team performance. Watch this spirit in action in the video https://bit.ly/3MkUtou. Global audience can also join the ZOWIE Fan Power Challenge to vote for their favorite teams and engage with the tournament in real time. Join now: https://bit.ly/3KDIqlI.

The global esports market is estimated at over USD 2.13 billion in 2024 and projected to reach around USD 7.46 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.1%.¹ Building on this momentum, ZOWIE continues to deepen its investment in esports technology to empower players. “For more than a decade, ZOWIE has worked hand-in-hand with industry partners and professional players to develop equipment that meets the highest standards of competition. Looking ahead, we’ll continue to support tournament organizers and players as they elevate the competitive experience, empower players, and drive innovation — truly leveling up as one together,” said Jay Wu, President of BenQ Europe B.V.

Redefining Esports Display Standards: ZOWIE XL2586X+

Trusted by 88% of CS2 professional players worldwide,² ZOWIE continues to strength its presence in esports, with the XL2586X+ serving as the official monitor of StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. The XL2586X+ — featuring a 600 Hz Fast-TN panel and the latest DyAc 2 implementation — delivers unparalleled motion clarity and responsiveness, helping players reduce motion blur during rapid movements to locate opponents and aim more quickly. Its industrial-grade, bearing-based stand allows easier and smoother height adjustment, helping players quickly find their preferred setup. Designed for peak performance, XL2586X+ reflects ZOWIE’s commitment to helping players dominate the game. For more product details, please visit: https://bit.ly/48SwiXo.

From Lab to Pro Play: Science Drives Performance

Rooted in the FPS community, ZOWIE embraces a player-centered philosophy, designing every product around the demands of competitive play. At ZOWIE’s Sports Science Labs worldwide, researchers employ motion capture and electromyography (EMG) to help players better understand their own hand motions, muscle responses, and endurance levels. These findings validate designs that improve individual performance and guide players toward the mouse shape that best suits their playstyle. With seven distinct shapes in the DW wireless series, including EC-DW’s rounded and smooth-curve design that avoids distracting pressure on the palm,³ ZOWIE aims to provide stable control throughout extended play. 

Built with the Pros: Turn Insights into Competitive Advantage

Built to help players win, ZOWIE transforms pro player insights into competitive advantages. Each mouse shape delivers faster, more controlled execution. In addition, the enhanced receiver reduces interference by improving signal stability and minimizing frame drops or stuttering during gameplay. For monitors, best-in-class motion clarity and tournament-standard performance allow players to identify opponents faster and compete confidently on any stage. These improvements come from the way ZOWIE continually gathers insights from professional players through long-term collaboration and hands-on testing, integrating real in-game feedback into product refinement.

About ZOWIE / BenQ Corporation 

Established in 2008, ZOWIE is a top esports brand for professional players, focusing on player-centric design and dedicated to providing esports gear for professional FPS players. In 2015, ZOWIE joined BenQ Corporation, combining its expertise with BenQ’s robust R&D resources and leading panel innovative capabilities. ZOWIE remains committed to driving excellence in product design through scientific research. With 70% of professional players using ZOWIE products, the brand continues to successfully deliver serious gear technology to global players. For more information, please visit:  https://zowie.benq.eu/en-eu/campaign/best-gaming-monitor-for-cs-major.html 

TraceLink announced its support for UNICEF’s Traceability and Verification System (TRVST), a global initiative improving the safety, authenticity, and traceability of medicines in regions vulnerable to falsified or substandard products. By supporting TRVST, TraceLink reinforces its position as the leading platform for global traceability and patient protection. 

BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TraceLink, the largest end-to-end digital network platform for intelligent orchestration of the supply chain, today announced its support for UNICEF’s Traceability and Verification System (TRVST)—a global initiative designed to strengthen health systems by improving the safety, authenticity, and traceability of medicines distributed in regions where supply chains face elevated risks of falsified or substandard products.

By supporting TRVST, TraceLink reinforces its position as the market’s leading platform for global traceability and patient protection, contributing to worldwide efforts to secure medicine quality, strengthen public health infrastructure, and ensure that every patient can trust the medicine they receive.

UNICEF’s TRVST Strengthens Global Medicine Traceability
The Traceability and Verification System (TRVST) is a digital platform developed by UNICEF to help governments and supply partners verify and trace medicines, vaccines, and other health products throughout the supply chain.

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in certain regions may be falsified or of substandard quality. TRVST directly addresses this global challenge by giving health authorities and partners a secure, standardized digital tool to ensure product legitimacy, maintain treatment continuity, and protect patient safety.

Built on GS1 global data standards, TRVST serves as a centralized repository of product and event information, enabling:

• Verification of serialized medicines to confirm authenticity.
• Tracking of product movement to identify potential diversion or falsification.
• Visibility from manufacturing through delivery at the point of care.

For countries expanding their digital and regulatory capacity, TRVST provides a reliable, scalable foundation for medicine verification and safe, transparent access to life-saving therapies.

TraceLink Empowers TRVST with Proven Global Serialization and Traceability Expertise
As the proven digital backbone for more than 40 global track-and-trace and serialization mandates, TraceLink delivers secure product identification and data exchange across the pharmaceutical supply chain.

By aligning with TRVST, TraceLink helps advance a globally connected network of trusted medicine data, ensuring that the same technology supporting commercial compliance also strengthens humanitarian health systems.

TraceLink’s Leadership Reaffirms Commitment to Patient Safety

“TraceLink was founded on a simple but vital mission: to ensure that every patient can trust the medicine they receive,” said Shabbir Dahod, President and CEO of TraceLink. “Wherever organizations operate—and whatever the local traceability requirements may be—TraceLink stands ready as a trusted platform to help ensure safe, authentic medicines reach the patients who depend on them.”

TraceLink’s Support of UNICEF TRVST Advances Global Health Resilience
TraceLink’s support of UNICEF’s TRVST reflects a long-standing commitment to public health and regulatory readiness. With over 15 years of experience enabling serialization and traceability across global markets, TraceLink continues to help organizations:

• Meet evolving compliance and interoperability standards.
• Prevent counterfeit and diverted medicines from reaching patients.
• Build more transparent and resilient pharmaceutical supply chains.
• Establish the digital network and real-time information foundations required for transformative leaps in AI-enabled, end-to-end digital supply chains.

Together, UNICEF’s leadership and TraceLink’s technology strengthen the foundation of global health supply networks, ensuring that every patient, everywhere, receives medicines that are genuine, safe, and effective.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is UNICEF’s Traceability and Verification System (TRVST)?
A: Developed by UNICEF, TRVST helps governments and partners verify and trace medicines, vaccines, and other health products across the supply chain, ensuring reliable product access and authenticity.

Q: How does TraceLink support TRVST?
A: By aligning with TRVST, TraceLink helps advance a globally connected network of trusted medicine data, ensuring that the same technology supporting commercial compliance also strengthens humanitarian health systems.

Q: Why is this partnership important?
A: Substandard and falsified medicines remain a major global health threat. TRVST and TraceLink support the integrity of the medicine supply chain, ensuring that patients worldwide receive safe and authentic products.

Q: How does this align with TraceLink’s mission?
A: TraceLink was founded to protect patients by ensuring every pharmaceutical product is safe. Supporting TRVST extends that mission into humanitarian health systems and global public health.

About TRVST

UNICEF’s Traceability and Verification System (TRVST) is part of the Verification and Traceability Initiative (VTI), supporting national health authorities and global procurement partners in building traceability infrastructure for medicines and vaccines. It is designed to improve visibility, accountability, and patient safety by leveraging GS1 standards and interoperable data exchange.

About TraceLink

TraceLink Inc. is the largest end-to-end intelligent supply chain platform for life sciences and healthcare, enabling end-to-end orchestration by linking more than 291,000 healthcare and life sciences entities through its Business-to-Network Integrate-Once™ network. Leading companies trust TraceLink to deliver complete global digitalization, visibility, and traceability of healthcare products, ensuring that every patient receives the medicines they rely on, safely, securely, and on time. 

MKVCinemas and Illicit Cloning Tool Accounted for More Than 373 Million Global Visits Between 2024 and 2025

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world’s leading antipiracy coalition, has dismantled India-based piracy network MKVCinemas and its associated domains. Additionally, ACE shut down a high-traffic drive-to-drive cloning tool frequently used by piracy services in India and Indonesia.

Most of MKVCinemas’ traffic came from India, a rapidly expanding entertainment market.

Collectively, the MKVCinemas domains accounted for 142.4 million global visits between 2024 and 2025. The piracy tool received 231.4 million visits in the same time period.  

Following an extensive investigation, ACE identified the operator in Bihar, India, who agreed to shut down the operation and transfer 25 associated domains. 

The shuttered drive-to-drive cloning tool was relied on by major piracy services in the region. Cloning tools copy files directly from a concealed cloud repository into a user’s own cloud drive, allowing pirates to keep the source concealed to evade effective takedown processes.

“Piracy isn’t a harmless shortcut as it exposes consumers to real risks and drains resources from India’s creative economy,” said Larissa Knapp, Executive Vice President, and Chief Content Protection Officer at the Motion Picture Association. “Our actions make clear that ACE will relentlessly pursue and dismantle illegal operations so audiences and creators can benefit from a secure, sustainable marketplace.”

The MKVCinemas domains are being redirected to ACE’s “Watch Legally” page.

About The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the legal creative market and reducing digital piracy. Driven by a comprehensive approach to addressing piracy through criminal referrals, civil litigation, and cease-and-desist operations, ACE has achieved many successful global enforcement actions against illegal streaming services and unauthorized content sources and their operators. Drawing upon the collective expertise and resources of more than 50 media and entertainment companies around the world—including sports channels and associations—and reinforced by the Motion Picture Association’s content protection operations, ACE protects the creativity and innovation that drives the global growth of core copyright and entertainment industries. The current governing board members for ACE are Amazon, Apple TV, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charles Rivkin is Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Chairman of ACE.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Suvoda, a global clinical trial technology company, today announced that its IRT (Interactive Response Technology) software, also known as RTSM (Randomization and Trial Supply Management), has been recognized as a Leader in Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix^® assessment for RTSM technology.

Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix^® is a rigorous, data-driven evaluation of technology providers, benchmarking market impact alongside vision and delivery capability. The assessment includes direct customer interviews, providing insight into real-world performance and user experience. This acknowledgment underscores Suvoda’s strong market adoption, innovation, and technical strength in the RTSM space.

“Suvoda demonstrates specialization in managing high-complexity and multi-arm studies, enabled by its low-code/no-code platform, Virtual Partition framework, and strong integration network,” said Nisarg Shah, Practice Director at Everest Group. “Its modular architecture, flexible study configuration, and ongoing investments in AI-enabled automation earn it a Leader position in the Everest Group’s Life Sciences RTSM Products PEAK Matrix^® Assessment 2025.”

“We are honored to be named a Leader by Everest Group. This recognition reaffirms that Suvoda IRT delivers unparalleled capabilities and speed for randomization and supply management in complex clinical trials,” said Jagath Wanninayake, CEO of Suvoda. “It also reflects how we continue to advance our platform, bringing IRT together with our broader suite of products to manage the most critical, time-sensitive moments of each study for our customers.”

Suvoda IRT serves as a “command and control center” for clinical trial logistics, enabling sponsors, CROs, and sites to deliver the right treatment to the right patient at the right time. Built on configurable architecture, Suvoda IRT supports even the most complex protocols and features real-time inventory visibility and predictive resupply. The system can quickly adapt to mid-study changes via customization tools built into the Suvoda Platform, which is supported by several issued patents that recognize the company’s innovation. Suvoda IRT sets the new standard in the industry, transforming the clinical trial experience for sponsors, CROs, sites, and patients by making the overall journey more intuitive.

To further enhance usability, Suvoda recently introduced Sofia, an AI assistant that simplifies drug supply manager tasks by streamlining data retrieval, monitoring inventory and reviewing visit schedules, and creating data visualizations, all within a conversational interface. The system also delivers real-time analytics through pre-set and ad-hoc reports so that teams can make informed decisions quickly.

For more information, access the Everest Group report on Suvoda IRT here.

About Suvoda
Suvoda is a global clinical trial technology company with a real-time experience platform that empowers sponsors and CROs to make confident decisions and sites and patients to take calm, controlled action. Suvoda delivers interconnected, action-driven software solutions and industry-leading services and support, so that even in the most time-sensitive, mission-critical moments, life-changing studies keep moving forward. Suvoda merged with Greenphire, a leading provider of clinical trial financial management and patient support tools. To learn more, visit suvoda.com and follow Suvoda on LinkedIn.

CONTACT: 
Robin Abadía
Director, External Communications
marketing@suvoda.com

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• A restaurant management game where Ragnarok monsters take on the role of chefs, featuring an intuitive UI and fast-paced gameplay
• Delivers fresh fun through event modes like special guests, delivery time-attacks, and boss challenges
• Available for download and immediate play on Google Play and the Apple App Store in supported regions

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Global game company Gravity officially launched the hybrid casual game ‘Ragnarok Monster Kitchen’ on December 11 in global regions, excluding select countries.

Ragnarok Monster Kitchen became available at 17:00 KST on December 11 in global regions excluding Korea, Japan, and China. Players can download the game from Google Play or the Apple App Store in supported regions and begin playing immediately.

Ragnarok Monster Kitchen is a hybrid casual restaurant-management game where iconic monsters from the Ragnarok universe take on the role of chefs and run their own kitchens. The game features a simple, intuitive interface and a fast-paced gameplay loop that makes it easy to pick up, offering a clear sense of progress even in short sessions. Players advance through themed restaurant stages, unlocking new dishes and recipes along the way. Beloved monsters like Poring, Savage Bebe and Wild Rose appear as chefs, adding a playful visual charm to the experience.

The game offers a variety of event-driven activities—including managing restaurant tasks, handling special guests, racing against the clock in delivery challenges, and battling bosses—that add fresh layers of fun to the experience. Players can further personalize and strengthen their chef monsters through costume and pet collection systems, while the stage-based progression structure delivers a steady sense of growth and immersion. By reimagining the charm of the Ragnarok IP in an accessible way, the game provides accessible, enjoyable gameplay for players around the world.

Pre-registration for Ragnarok Monster Kitchen has been available on Google Play and the Apple App Store since December 2. The game was first launched in Indonesia last September, where it delivered strong retention and long playtime metrics—performance that helped build confidence in its global rollout.

Jeong In-hwa, PM of Ragnarok Monster Kitchen at Gravity, said, “This title offers a unique twist by letting Ragnarok monsters take on the role of chefs while players manage their own restaurants. We designed the game so that the charm of the casual genre can be fully enjoyed with simple, intuitive controls.” He added, “We are preparing a variety of content updates and events tailored for global service, and we look forward to players’ continued interest and support.”

More information about the official launch of Ragnarok Monster Kitchen is available on the game’s official website (https://rmk.gnjoy.com/).

[Gravity Official Website] http://www.gravity.co.kr 

[Ragnarok Monster Kitchen Official Website] https://rmk.gnjoy.com/

[Ragnarok Monster Kitchen Google Play Download Page] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gravity.romk.aos 

[Ragnarok Monster Kitchen Apple App Store Download Page]

https://apps.apple.com/id/app/ragnarok-monster-kitchen/id6749607765

[Ragnarok Monster Kitchen Official Discord] https://discord.com/invite/T6wNuERtW4