Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.

1. Fahmy Ismail is Boustead Plantations acting CEO following the resignation of Zainal Abidin Shariff, effective tomorrow.

2. Touch 'n Go eWallet expands its cross-border payment capabilities to mainland China in collaboration with Alipay+.

3. Datuk Seri Najib Razak was referred to as “Optimus Prime” in BBM chats between Jho Low and a former AmBank officer.

4. Tenaga Nasional looks at selling a minority stake in a planned renewable energy unit to raise up to US$1 billion.

5. Medical testing company Pathlab is considering selling its business in Malaysia, which could fetch about US$200 million.