Lars Voedisch

Illustrative nitrile gloves on ceramic formers along a factory conveyor; not a photograph of a Top Glove facility.

News 7 Oct 2026

Top Glove full-year profit nearly triples as sales volumes rise

Shareholder-attributable profit reached RM308 million on RM4.23 billion revenue as glove sales volumes grew by close to 30%.

Illustrative card payment at a homewares checkout; no actual Pine Labs terminal, Fave interface or customer is depicted.

News 7 Oct 2026

Singapore merchants get payments, instalments and rewards on one Pine Labs platform

The offering brings card and alternative payments together with bank-backed instalment offers and Fave customer-engagement tools.

Illustrative fibre connections to a network appliance, representing multiple service connections; not a VGAIN product or installed VCI computing capacity.

News 7 Oct 2026

Malaysian supplier VCI Global announces pay-per-use access to multiple AI models

The company says its VGAIN Compute service lets customers buy usage across GPT, Kimi, Llama and Qwen, extending V Gallant’s AI services business.

Illustrative warehouse worker checking export cartons at a loading bay; no actual Independent Reserve customer or payment transaction is shown.

News 7 Oct 2026

Singapore businesses gain fiat and stablecoin payouts through Independent Reserve

Accounts funded in SGD or USD can pay overseas suppliers and staff in more than 20 currencies, with API tools for tracking and reconciliation.

Illustrative scene of a person using a generic text-chat interface on a laptop; not a CLAi screenshot or evidence of product performance.

News 7 Oct 2026

Sagtec adds a standalone AI portal to its business-software offering

At a 7 October check, CLAi listed free text chat; Sagtec plans to link the portal to its POS and HR products.

Illustrative compact storage modules in a shared enclosure, a physical analogy for shared database infrastructure; no actual Supabase or Turso product is shown.

Briefing 6 Oct 2026

GIC backs Supabase’s US$150m round as Turso deal targets AI agents

Supabase’s 2 October funding and Turso acquisition announcement point to cheaper agent databases. Regional availability and deeper integration remain separate questions.

Illustrative scene of a restaurant proprietor photographing business paperwork at a counter; no actual FOMO Pay customer, Sumsub interface or approval is depicted.

News 6 Oct 2026

FOMO Pay adds Sumsub checks to payments compliance workflows

FOMO Pay uses Sumsub verification and transaction monitoring within its existing systems. The announcement does not specify initial integration dates.

Illustrative transmission pylons crossing tropical vegetation toward industrial outskirts under an overcast sky; no actual named project is depicted.

News 6 Oct 2026

IEA flags grid and fuel risks as Southeast Asia power demand rises

The IEA projects 5.4% annual electricity-demand growth through 2030, sharpening grid and fuel-resilience questions for Southeast Asian power buyers.

Illustrative laboratory fermentation vessel and tubing; no actual NUS facility, research result or commercial production is depicted.

News 6 Oct 2026

NUS opens engineering biology centre and new research facility

NUS opened its engineering biology centre and facility on 5 October. The 2023 grant supports research and pilot processing; commercial output is not established.