{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"127657","rtpr_id":"nPNAYWL3ra","ticker":"TOKU","exchange":"SGX","all_tickers":["TOKU"],"title":"Toku Secures New Banking Sector Win in Malaysia","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-26T05:19:41.243Z","article_body":"Toku Secures New Banking Sector Win in Malaysia\nPR Newswire\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026\n\nSecond project with an established Malaysian banking group reinforces the\nGroup's momentum in regulated industries\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toku Ltd. (\"Toku\",\n\"投酷有限公司\" or the \"Company\", and together with its subsidiaries, the\n\"Group\"), a Singapore-incorporated AI-powered customer experience (CX)\nplatform, is pleased to announce that the Group has secured a new five-year\nengagement with a leading banking group in Malaysia (the \"Bank\").\n\nSecured in August 2026, this is the Group's second project with the Bank and\ndeepens its presence in Malaysia's banking sector. It underlines the growing\ndemand the Group continues to see from enterprises in regulated industries,\nwhere compliance, security and locally hosted infrastructure are increasingly\nimportant considerations. The identity of the Bank and the financial terms of\nthe engagement are not disclosed for reasons of client confidentiality.\n\nThomas Laboulle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toku,\ncommented: \"Enterprises in regulated industries choose partners they can\ntrust, and a repeat mandate is the strongest form of that trust. It reflects\nthe pattern behind our growth: clients who start with a single engagement and\nexpand from there. We said at our half-year results that the first half of\n2026 was about investment and the second half about conversion. This win is an\nearly sign of exactly that.\"\n\nThe contract adds to the commercial momentum reported at the Group's 1H2026\nresults, where the order book grew 25% since the Offer Document to\napproximately US$29.3 million at 30 June 2026 and the number of Tier 1\ncustomers (accounts generating annual revenue above US$500,000) more than\ndoubled. It is consistent with management's expectation of year-on-year\norganic revenue growth in 2H2026 exceeding the 13.0% recorded in 1H2026.\n\nFurther details of the Group's commercial indicators and outlook are set out\nin the Company's unaudited 1H2026 results announcement released on SGXNet on\n27 July 2026.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Toku's\nexpansion plans and business strategy. These statements are based on current\nexpectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results to differ materially. Toku undertakes no obligation\nto update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.\n\nSponsor's Statement\n\nToku Ltd. (the \"Company\") was listed on Catalist of the Singapore Exchange\nSecurities Trading Limited (the \"Exchange\") on 22 January 2026. The initial\npublic offering of the Company was sponsored by PrimePartners Corporate\nFinance Pte. Ltd. (the \"Sponsor\").\n\nThis press release has been reviewed by the Sponsor. It has not been examined\nor approved by the Exchange and the Exchange assumes no responsibility for the\ncontents of this press release, including the correctness of any of the\nstatements or opinions made or reports contained in this press release.\n\nThe contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Ng Shi Qing, 16 Collyer Quay, #10-00\nCollyer Quay Centre, Singapore 049318, sponsorship@ppcf.com.sg.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/toku-secures-new-banking-sector-win-in-malaysia-302860224.html\n\nSOURCE Toku Ltd.\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAYWL3ra","title":"Toku Secures New Banking Sector Win in Malaysia","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"TOKU","created":"2026-08-26T05:19:41.243Z","tickers":["TOKU"],"exchange":"SGX","article_body":"Toku Secures New Banking Sector Win in Malaysia\nPR Newswire\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026\n\nSecond project with an established Malaysian banking group reinforces the\nGroup's momentum in regulated industries\n\nSINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toku Ltd. (\"Toku\",\n\"投酷有限公司\" or the \"Company\", and together with its subsidiaries, the\n\"Group\"), a Singapore-incorporated AI-powered customer experience (CX)\nplatform, is pleased to announce that the Group has secured a new five-year\nengagement with a leading banking group in Malaysia (the \"Bank\").\n\nSecured in August 2026, this is the Group's second project with the Bank and\ndeepens its presence in Malaysia's banking sector. It underlines the growing\ndemand the Group continues to see from enterprises in regulated industries,\nwhere compliance, security and locally hosted infrastructure are increasingly\nimportant considerations. The identity of the Bank and the financial terms of\nthe engagement are not disclosed for reasons of client confidentiality.\n\nThomas Laboulle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toku,\ncommented: \"Enterprises in regulated industries choose partners they can\ntrust, and a repeat mandate is the strongest form of that trust. It reflects\nthe pattern behind our growth: clients who start with a single engagement and\nexpand from there. We said at our half-year results that the first half of\n2026 was about investment and the second half about conversion. This win is an\nearly sign of exactly that.\"\n\nThe contract adds to the commercial momentum reported at the Group's 1H2026\nresults, where the order book grew 25% since the Offer Document to\napproximately US$29.3 million at 30 June 2026 and the number of Tier 1\ncustomers (accounts generating annual revenue above US$500,000) more than\ndoubled. It is consistent with management's expectation of year-on-year\norganic revenue growth in 2H2026 exceeding the 13.0% recorded in 1H2026.\n\nFurther details of the Group's commercial indicators and outlook are set out\nin the Company's unaudited 1H2026 results announcement released on SGXNet on\n27 July 2026.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Toku's\nexpansion plans and business strategy. These statements are based on current\nexpectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results to differ materially. Toku undertakes no obligation\nto update these statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.\n\nSponsor's Statement\n\nToku Ltd. (the \"Company\") was listed on Catalist of the Singapore Exchange\nSecurities Trading Limited (the \"Exchange\") on 22 January 2026. The initial\npublic offering of the Company was sponsored by PrimePartners Corporate\nFinance Pte. Ltd. (the \"Sponsor\").\n\nThis press release has been reviewed by the Sponsor. It has not been examined\nor approved by the Exchange and the Exchange assumes no responsibility for the\ncontents of this press release, including the correctness of any of the\nstatements or opinions made or reports contained in this press release.\n\nThe contact person for the Sponsor is Ms. Ng Shi Qing, 16 Collyer Quay, #10-00\nCollyer Quay Centre, Singapore 049318, sponsorship@ppcf.com.sg.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/toku-secures-new-banking-sector-win-in-malaysia-302860224.html\n\nSOURCE Toku Ltd.\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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