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Wafra Named Euromoney’s Best Islamic Fund Manager for Second Consecutive Year

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NEW YORK, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Wafra Inc. (“Wafra”), a leading global alternative investment firm headquartered in New York, announced today that its Global Sukuk Team has been named Best Islamic Fund Manager1 at the 2025 Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards. This marks the second consecutive year the team has received this distinction and highlights Wafra’s focus on delivering differentiated strategies and performance for clients.  

Co-managed by Ron Solenske and Elias Scheker Da Silva, who have over 40 years of combined fixed income experience, the Global Sukuk Strategy is part of Wafra’s Portfolio Solutions platform, which addresses the complex and evolving needs of global institutional partners. Wafra’s Global Sukuk Strategy is built on a disciplined, research-driven investment approach that aims to deliver consistent, risk-adjusted returns while outperforming industry benchmarks.

“We’re thrilled to receive this recognition for the second year running — it affirms our commitment to delivering innovative solutions for our institutional partners, some of whom require Shariah-compliant investment exposure,” said Mr. Solenske. Mr. Da Silva added, “It’s an honor to once again be named Best Islamic Fund Manager. This award reflects the strength of our disciplined investment approach which becomes even more important during periods of market volatility.”

The Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards recognize institutions that have demonstrated exceptional performance across key categories over the past 12 months. Winners are selected by a panel of Euromoney journalists and researchers following a thorough process of analysis and interviews, and were revealed at the Euromoney Middle East Awards for Excellence ceremony, held in Dubai on May 20, 2025.

About Wafra
Wafra is a leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $28 billion of assets under management across a range of alternative assets, including real assets, real estate, and strategic partnerships. Through flexible and accretive capital solutions and focusing on long-term partnerships, Wafra aligns and partners with high-quality asset owners, companies, and management teams. Headquartered in New York, Wafra has additional offices in London and Bermuda. For more information please visit, https://www.wafra.com/

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1The accolade noted herein is independently determined and awarded by Euromoney and represents the opinions of the publisher and not those of Wafra. There can be no assurance that other publishers or market participants would reach the same conclusion. The Euromoney Islamic finance awards are judged by a panel made up of Euromoney’s journalists and research team. Award decisions are based on an evaluation of criteria including, but not limited to new or enhanced products and services, highlighted deals, digital solutions and technology, environmental social and governance, financial performance, business development and transformation. Additional information can be found on the Euromoney website at https://www.euromoney.com/islamic-finance-awards-home. Wafra is a sponsor of Euromoney’s Islamic Finance Awards 2025.

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See What 20 Years of Digital Signage Expertise Looks Like, Live at COMPUTEX 2026

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CAYIN Technology Brings Its Full Enterprise Signage Portfolio to Booth P1202b, Where Real Deployments Begin

TAIPEI, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What does enterprise-grade digital signage look like in practice, across retail floors, hospital lobbies, corporate campuses, and transit hubs? At COMPUTEX 2026, CAYIN Technology invites you to find out firsthand. Visit Booth P1202b, Hall 2, 1F, Nangang Exhibition Center, June 2-5, and experience content management platforms and industrial-grade hardware that have been deployed across more than 100 countries worldwide.

Digital Signage Is No Longer Optional. It Is a Business Driver

The most forward-thinking organizations are not just displaying content. They are using digital signage as an active tool for revenue growth, operational efficiency, and brand consistency. The results are measurable:

Retail & F&B: Capture attention at the point of decision with real-time promotions and dynamic menus. Reduce campaign turnaround from days to minutes, and cut recurring print costs entirely.

Corporate & Office: Replace outdated bulletin boards with live announcements, meeting room displays, and wayfinding that adapt to your organization in real time.

Hospitality: Create arrival moments that guests remember, with lobby displays, event schedules, and personalized welcome messages that set your property apart.Healthcare: Ease patient anxiety with clear queue displays, directional guidance, and timely health information. Fewer questions at reception. Smoother patient flow.Transportation & Public Spaces: Keep passengers informed with live schedules, platform changes, and emergency alerts, reducing confusion and improving service perception.
 Education: Connect students, faculty, and visitors to what matters, from campus news and event boards to lecture hall displays and emergency notifications.

Three Solutions, One Trusted Platform, Built for Your Business

CAYIN’s COMPUTEX 2026 lineup addresses the full spectrum of enterprise deployment needs, from high-demand industrial environments to sustainability-driven organizations:

Robustie Solution: Built Tough. Built to Last.
When downtime is not an option, Robustie Solution delivers. Combining industrial-grade CAYIN hardware with CMS-SE, our enterprise content management server, Robustie is engineered for continuous, high-reliability operation across large, multi-site deployments. Centralized management. Consistent performance. No compromises.
 Flexie Solution: Your Infrastructure. Your Control.
Organizations that demand full data sovereignty choose Flexie. Powered by CMS-WS, this self-hosted platform streams content directly from your own hardware to any connected device, browser-based, flexible, and built to meet the most stringent IT security and compliance requirements. Flexie puts you in complete control of your signage network.
 E-Paper Solution: Smarter Signage for a Greener Business.
As ESG commitments move from boardroom pledges to daily operational decisions, E-Paper Solution offers a tangible, measurable path forward. Leveraging e-paper display technology, this ultra-low-power signage platform dramatically reduces energy consumption without sacrificing readability. For organizations serious about reducing their environmental footprint, in retail, logistics, or smart buildings, E-Paper is the signage investment that delivers for your business and your sustainability targets simultaneously.

Your Next Signage Project Starts at Booth P1202b

No two deployments are the same. Whether you are planning your first digital signage rollout, scaling an existing network, or replacing a system that has not delivered, CAYIN’s sales team is at the booth, ready to listen, advise, and map out what integration could look like for your specific environment.

AV system integrators, distributors, resellers, and enterprise IT decision-makers: bring your project brief, your questions, and your challenges. Leave with a clear picture of how CAYIN digital signage fits into your business. Live demonstrations, expert consultations, and real answers, all at Booth P1202b.

Exhibition Details

Event: COMPUTEX 2026
Dates: June 2-5, 2026
Venue: Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2, 1F, Taipei
Booth: P1202b

About CAYIN Technology: The Infrastructure Behind the Screen

Behind every screen that never goes dark, there is a platform built to be trusted. CAYIN Technology has been engineering that platform since 2004. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, CAYIN designs and manufactures professional digital signage hardware and software that enterprises in over 100 countries rely on, day in, day out, across retail, hospitality, corporate, healthcare, transportation, and education environments.

Twenty years. One hundred countries. Countless deployments. CAYIN’s track record is not a marketing claim. It is the reason global organizations keep choosing CAYIN as their long-term signage infrastructure partner.

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See What 20 Years of Digital Signage Expertise Looks Like, Live at COMPUTEX 2026

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CAYIN Technology Brings Its Full Enterprise Signage Portfolio to Booth P1202b, Where Real Deployments Begin

TAIPEI, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What does enterprise-grade digital signage look like in practice, across retail floors, hospital lobbies, corporate campuses, and transit hubs? At COMPUTEX 2026, CAYIN Technology invites you to find out firsthand. Visit Booth P1202b, Hall 2, 1F, Nangang Exhibition Center, June 2-5, and experience content management platforms and industrial-grade hardware that have been deployed across more than 100 countries worldwide.

Digital Signage Is No Longer Optional. It Is a Business Driver

The most forward-thinking organizations are not just displaying content. They are using digital signage as an active tool for revenue growth, operational efficiency, and brand consistency. The results are measurable:

Retail & F&B: Capture attention at the point of decision with real-time promotions and dynamic menus. Reduce campaign turnaround from days to minutes, and cut recurring print costs entirely.

Corporate & Office: Replace outdated bulletin boards with live announcements, meeting room displays, and wayfinding that adapt to your organization in real time.

Hospitality: Create arrival moments that guests remember, with lobby displays, event schedules, and personalized welcome messages that set your property apart.Healthcare: Ease patient anxiety with clear queue displays, directional guidance, and timely health information. Fewer questions at reception. Smoother patient flow.Transportation & Public Spaces: Keep passengers informed with live schedules, platform changes, and emergency alerts, reducing confusion and improving service perception.
 Education: Connect students, faculty, and visitors to what matters, from campus news and event boards to lecture hall displays and emergency notifications.

Three Solutions, One Trusted Platform, Built for Your Business

CAYIN’s COMPUTEX 2026 lineup addresses the full spectrum of enterprise deployment needs, from high-demand industrial environments to sustainability-driven organizations:

Robustie Solution: Built Tough. Built to Last.
When downtime is not an option, Robustie Solution delivers. Combining industrial-grade CAYIN hardware with CMS-SE, our enterprise content management server, Robustie is engineered for continuous, high-reliability operation across large, multi-site deployments. Centralized management. Consistent performance. No compromises.
 Flexie Solution: Your Infrastructure. Your Control.
Organizations that demand full data sovereignty choose Flexie. Powered by CMS-WS, this self-hosted platform streams content directly from your own hardware to any connected device, browser-based, flexible, and built to meet the most stringent IT security and compliance requirements. Flexie puts you in complete control of your signage network.
 E-Paper Solution: Smarter Signage for a Greener Business.
As ESG commitments move from boardroom pledges to daily operational decisions, E-Paper Solution offers a tangible, measurable path forward. Leveraging e-paper display technology, this ultra-low-power signage platform dramatically reduces energy consumption without sacrificing readability. For organizations serious about reducing their environmental footprint, in retail, logistics, or smart buildings, E-Paper is the signage investment that delivers for your business and your sustainability targets simultaneously.

Your Next Signage Project Starts at Booth P1202b

No two deployments are the same. Whether you are planning your first digital signage rollout, scaling an existing network, or replacing a system that has not delivered, CAYIN’s sales team is at the booth, ready to listen, advise, and map out what integration could look like for your specific environment.

AV system integrators, distributors, resellers, and enterprise IT decision-makers: bring your project brief, your questions, and your challenges. Leave with a clear picture of how CAYIN digital signage fits into your business. Live demonstrations, expert consultations, and real answers, all at Booth P1202b.

Exhibition Details

Event: COMPUTEX 2026
Dates: June 2-5, 2026
Venue: Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2, 1F, Taipei
Booth: P1202b

About CAYIN Technology: The Infrastructure Behind the Screen

Behind every screen that never goes dark, there is a platform built to be trusted. CAYIN Technology has been engineering that platform since 2004. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, CAYIN designs and manufactures professional digital signage hardware and software that enterprises in over 100 countries rely on, day in, day out, across retail, hospitality, corporate, healthcare, transportation, and education environments.

Twenty years. One hundred countries. Countless deployments. CAYIN’s track record is not a marketing claim. It is the reason global organizations keep choosing CAYIN as their long-term signage infrastructure partner.

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Weixin Brand Protection Report Marks a Decade of Partnership, Trust, and Progress in IP Protection

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Defending 700+ global brands across 30+ industries & 20+ regions

Scalable, User‑driven and AI‑powered Enforcement
Transforms IP defense from Reactive Takedowns to Sustained Proactive Prevention.

LONDON, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent today released its 2025 Weixin Brand Protection Report, marking a decade of progress in intellectual property (IP) protection on Weixin. The report shows how Weixin’s Brand Protection Platform (BPP), through close collaboration with brands, community participation, and AI-driven detection, has helped shift enforcement from reactive takedowns to sustained proactive prevention.

Key Highlights in 2025

Metric

Results

Livestream rooms proactively shut down

5.7× more

Enforcement value recovered

$430 million+

Brands on the BPP

700+ across 30+ industries & 20+ regions

New publishing partners on the BPP

14

Suspicious product listings blocked

232,000

Suspicious store applications removed

14,000

Infringing listings taken down

728,000+

Infringing stores penalized

9,000+

A Decade of Global Partnership, Trust, and Progress

For ten years, Weixin has supported brand integrity and advanced IP protection by embedding enforcement directly within its platform to rapidly detect and stop infringement, particularly in fast-growing areas like short-form video and livestream commerce.

“Weixin has built a truly collaborative IP‑protection ecosystem that unites authorities, brands, and users to deliver the next generation of enforcement,” said Danny Marti, Head of Global Public Policy at Tencent. “By leveraging AI, real‑time user reports, advanced analytics, and close partnership with brands and regulators, we’re creating a trusted environment that lets global brands confidently engage with consumers.”

Weixin’s approach connects online detection with offline enforcement, translating digital intelligence into real-world action against counterfeiters. In 2025, the BPP helped authorities pursue 37 cases involving more than 300 suspects and totaling over $430 million in value.

Since 2021 the BPP has grown by more than 50 %. Today it hosts more than 700 brands across 30+ industries and 20+ countries and regions. In the past year, the BPP welcomed 62 new members including several from newly added categories, most notably publishing, which saw the addition of 14 publishers since October 2025.

Additionally, the Weixin IP Protection Alliance was launched in 2025 to co‑develop tools, share intelligence, and deepen brand partnerships. This ecosystem approach, combining technology, users, and brand collaboration, positions Weixin as a model for protecting IP while enabling growth in global and digital markets.

“At PUMA, protecting intellectual property is an important component of maintaining brand integrity and supporting sustainable growth,” said Wei Zhang, Senior Counsel, Brand Protection at PUMA. “Tools such as the BPP contribute to enforcement efforts across digital channels and, in practice, support broader brand protection strategies spanning both online and offline environments.”

User Mobilization at Scale

A key driver of this system is the role users continue to play in helping identify suspected infringement. More than 95% of takedown notices and reports against suspicious personal accounts came from users. Over 99% of reports on suspicious group-chat activity were submitted by users, and more than 96% of infringing accounts were discovered by users.

AI Powers Proactive Prevention

In December 2025, Weixin introduced “Mini-WA,” an AI-powered assistant that delivers real-time support and actionable insights to help brands navigate the platform and improve IP governance. As digital ecosystems grow more complex, Mini-WA empowers brands with intuitive, consistent and proactive guidance, enhancing usability and early detection of potential risks.

With the rise of digital commerce and short‑form content, the BPP demonstrates a proven model for integrated IP protection and significant progress to empower brands, safeguard consumers, and foster trust online and offline.

To view the full Weixin Brand Protection Platform Report, please visit: https://static.www.tencent.com/attachments/reports/Tencent-BPP-Report-2025.pdf

For media inquiries, contact:

gc@tencent.com

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