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City of Edinburgh Council has announced and showcased its support for Small Business Saturday.

Visible Capital, a new Scottish fintech company founded by three Scottish tech veterans, has secured £500,000 seed funding from TechStart Ventures and a group of eight private investors. It has also been announced that Rabl, co-founder of the advertising and public relations giant WPP plc

To celebrate Giving Tuesday this year, RBS will be donating £250,000 to charities which its employees and customers support. Giving Tuesday is an international social media campaign organised by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the UK. It happens on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Mo

AJ Bell has posted record profits in its first year as a listed company. The company, which is one of the UK’s largest investment platforms saw pre-tax profits increase by 33% to £27.7 million in the year to the end of September on revenue up 17% to £104.9m.

The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published a shared policy summary and co-ordinated consultation papers (CPs) on new requirements to strengthen operational resilience in the financial services sector. Building the operat

Helen Brand OBE, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), is now part of the widest group of CEOs ever mobilised in Europe for sustainability, calling on businesses, policy-makers, and civil society organisations to join forces in a series of actions. The gr

Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

The five-star Kempinski Hotel Bahia in Marbella in Spain is home to the world’s most expensive Christmas tree, decorated with £12 million of jewels and emu eggs.

The first biometric fingerprint payment fob issued by RBS begins its three-month national trial today.

Glasgow-based chartered financial planners and wealth managers Gilliland Neilson Brown has announced the acquisition of the client portfolio of Bishopbriggs-based Prudent Financial Management. This deal takes its funds under management from £80m to £100m.

Glasgow-based financial firm Murphy Wealth has appointed Simon Lewis as its new financial planner. Simon Lewis has joined from Barclays Wealth, where he was a private banker for the previous nine years. Before that, he spent six years as an investment advisor with Speirs & Jeffrey.

MacRoberts' Corporate Finance team was awarded 'Highly Commended' in the M&A Team of the Year (Mid-Sized Deal) category at the British Legal Awards. The British Legal Awards are the leading awards for the UK’s business law community, acting as a platform for the achievements of the best la

Scottish businesses have been awarded a total of £1 million at the Scottish Edge Awards finals. Scottish Edge is the UK's largest funding competition for small businesses and provides a support package to companies' which includes mentoring and advice on obtaining alternative finance.

Scottish businesses have stepped up their protection against cyber threats in 2019, but a lack of interest in other digital tactics could be holding them back, according to Bank of Scotland’s latest Business Digital Index (BDI). The annual report, the largest of its kind into digital skills, p

Bridal store Apple Blossom Time in Glencarse has gone into liquidation throwing wedding plans into doubt for many brides to be. Ken Pattullo and Kenny Craig of Begbies Traynor have been appointed as joint liquidators.