Power failure hits Australian Central Bank’s ability to process payments

A routine maintenance led to the payment processing issues at Australia’s Central Bank. On Thursday, Australia’s central bank stated, an internal power failure caused by the maintenance of its fire control systems as the cause of its Sydney data center inability to process some payments. Although the outage lasted only 3 hours, according to representatives…

Prudential and Babylon launches healthcare platform for Asian clients

While the platform will allow existing customers to monitor and better manage their health so as to avoid, if not prevent, an onslaught of a disease, its preventive measures is also likely to lure in customers who want to better manage their current and future health requirements. On Thursday, global insurer Prudential announced a strategic…

American Express Co raised currency conversion rates without prior notice: WSJ

The practice was confined to only small to mid-size businesses. As per a report from the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, American Express Co raised currency conversion rates for business clients without notifying its customers in advance; AmEx’s move was aimed at boosting its employee commission and revenues. The…

Data center operator Switch Inc’s IPO is the second largest U.S. tech company to hit the U.S market this year

While Switch had projected its listing price to be in the range of $14 to $16, it’s share price broke all expectations and was listed at $17, much to the cheer of investors. In a significant development, Switch Inc has raised $531.3 million from its initial public offering wherein it had priced its share at…