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FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales have released a report proposing increased Research and Innovation (R&I) to drive acceleration in fintech development across the UK, nationally and regionally to support growth and new jobs. The report, entitled “Research and Innovation for UK FinTech&rdq

Neil Francis, interim managing director of Scottish Enterprise, looks ahead to the trade and investment environment in Scotland in 2021. The recent announcement of a further national lockdown due to COVID-19 was a difficult start to 2021 for many, including those involved in international trade and

Steve McCullough, business development and marketing director at Armstrong Watson LLP, Accountants, Business and Financial Advisors, has been promoted to the role of partner. This marks the first time anyone from the business development and marketing team has been promoted to this senior level in t

Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has said he "probably broke even" on his investments for the TV show.  

Edinburgh-based fintech Modulr has teamed up with Glasgow-based Soar to deliver real-time payments to support responsible lenders. Modulr is the Payments as a Service API platform for digital businesses. It integrates into any product or system. Modulr’s new type of pa

Glasgow-based accountancy and business advisory firm Russell & Russell has helped to fund more than 198,000 days' access to clean, life-saving water for villagers in Malawi. In partnership with social enterprise Buy 1 Give 1 (B1G1), the firm made a donation in the name of every client who submit

Anderson Strathern Asset Management, the financial planning and investment business wholly owned by Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern LLP, has hired Graham Clark from Adam & Company as its new chief executive. Mr Clark was a director at Adam & Company and its head of financial planning.

AccelerateHER, Investing Women’s awards and events platform for growth-focused female-founded businesses in Scotland, has announced a partnership with its London-based namesake. AccelerateHER was launched in 2016 and co-founded by Brent Hoberman, co-creator of Founders Forum, a private network

Lloyds Bank, Natwest and Barclays have announced that they will pilot the UK’s first shared business banking hubs. The first hub opened its door in Perry Barr, Birmingham this week.

Glasgow-based accountant and business adviser Martin Aitken & Co (MACo) is preparing for further expansion as they record their biggest increase in turnover since the partnership converted to a limited company in 2013. The business posted a 17 per cent increase in turnover to £6m for the y

A trainee chartered accountant at Meston Reid & Co has completed a notable double. Jenny Robertson, 24, from Aberdeen, has won the Archie Hunter Prize for her performance in the Test of Professional Expertise paper – her final ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) exam

Former Virgin Money chief executive Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been appointed as an external member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC), along with Dame Colette Bowe, current chairman of the Banking Standards Board. Dame Colette and Dame Jayne-Anne will replace Richa

Bill Aulet Bill Aulet, award-winning lecturer, author and serial entrepreneur and managing director of the Martin Trust Center at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is returning to the Highlands next month to help local entrepreneurs.

(Left to right) Jacob Bonner, Karen Brown, CEO Tony Marks, Operations Director Neil Harkin, Service Delivery Director Graham Chapman, Emma Davidson, Finance Director Mandy Buck, Emma Hart, Jamie Birse, and Business Development Director Tom Vincent A specialist provider of project management training

Graeme Jones Wealth managers Charles Stanley have joined Scottish Financial Enterprise as the company grows their presence in Scotland.