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Millions of people in Uganda are boycotting the internet after a new social media tax was imposed in the African nation.

Nathan Bostock, the former finance director at Royal Bank of Scotland Group, who moved to Santander UK six years ago to become its chief executive, has found the move to have paid off after he emerged from a difficult 2018 at the Spanish-owned lender as the best paid bank boss in

PwC is transforming the way professionals share their credentials by using blockchain technology to issue staff with digital versions of their certifications, kept in virtual wallets.

New research released today reveals that 9 out of ten (90 per cent) Scottish consumers say they are “concerned” that physical bank branches will disappear completely from the high street in five years. Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) also think that high street banks will be com

Kingdom Housing Association has been shortlisted in the National Housing Federation Housing Finance Awards 2019. Kingdom has been shortlisted in the Treasury Team of the Year category, for their team work in delivering their £85 million debut private placement along with other f

One in five (17 per cent) adults in Scotland would find it somewhat difficult, very difficult or impossible to immediately pay an unexpected bill for £20, without assistance from an external source, according to new research from R3, the insolvency trade body, and ComRes. In the survey, 4 per

Nearly one in five adults in Scotland would struggle to pay an unexpected bill of just £20, according to new research from insolvency trade body R3. According to a ComRes survey commissioned by the group, four per cent of adults in Scotland said they would find it "very difficult" or "impossib

A ‘No Deal’ Brexit could have a dramatic impact on Scotland’s economy, with the potential for national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to fall by up to 7 per cent, according to a new report by the Scottish Government’s chief economist.

A Holyrood committee has expressed concern about the lack of transparency, accountability and alignment of Business Gateway, a local-authority provision that aims to help businesses develop and grow. With 10 years having passed since the Scottish Government transferred Business G

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that three asset management firms breached competition law, in its first formal decision under its competition enforcement powers. The firms are Hargreave Hale Ltd, Newton Investment Management Limited and River and Mercantile Asset Management LLP (RAM

Professionals in London (73 per cent), Northern Ireland (64 per cent), the North & Scotland (63 per cent), and the Midlands & Wales (59 per cent) would all strongly consider relocating job roles if it provided a better lifestyle.

Steps to increase trade with Scotland’s third largest export market are to be pursued this week by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a two-day visit to France. The First Minister will lead a delegation of technology companies who will showcase their products and services to French par

UK manufacturers say the lack of certainty ahead of the 29 March Brexit resolution deadline is severely impacting their ability to plan for the future. That’s according to the Annual Manufacturing Report 2019, published by Hennik Research and PwC.  The report warns that the

Still more than 60 per cent taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has announced today it plans to pay embattled shareholders a special dividend as it posted a doubling of profits. The Edinburgh-based lender made the announcement as it revealed that operating profit rose 50 per cent to £3.

KPMG, administrators of Patisserie Holdings plc and its subsidiaries, has today announced that the businesses of Patisserie Valerie and Philpotts have been sold in two separate transactions, which collectively preserve all 117 stores and safeguard approximately 2000 jobs. A total of 96 Patisserie Va