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A survey by the Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has revealed that over three-quarters of women in payments believe gender discrimination remains unacceptably high in the industry.

HSBC has provided a seven-figure funding package to Kilmarnock FC owner Billy Bowie to help achieve his goals to grow his Park Hotel and Special Projects business ventures. The funding will help Mr Bowie create 20 new jobs at the four-star Park Hotel at Kilmarnock’s Rugby Park. Employees will

Business confidence in Scotland decreased by nine points within a month to minus 9%, the Bank of Scotland Business Barometer has indicated.

India's ICICI bank has claimed to be the first bank in the country to implement industrial robots to count cash. The robotic arms are used to collect processed cash from the bank's branches and then sort them so they are ready to be resent back to the branches.

An audit, tax and consulting firm has joined the call for the UK Government to delay its proposed implementation of the VAT Domestic Reverse Charge due to the apparent lack of preparedness from within the industry. The VAT anti-evasion, which will target specific supplies within the construction sec

Research from KPMG UK has revealed that house prices in Scotland risk a six per cent drop if Britain leaves the EU without a deal at the end of next month. KPMG warned that a decrease of 10-20 per cent is "not out of the question" if the market reacts more strongly than expected.

Brodies LLP has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at this year’s Scottish Business Insider Deals and Dealmakers Awards.

The average prison time for money laundering offences rose to a record high of 27 months last year after the introduction of new sentencing guidelines, the Financial Times reports. Research undertaken by Thomson Reuters showed that the average length of jail sentences for offenders convicted of mone

UK fintech startup Ipagoo has been bought up after it entered administration last month. Anglo-Dutch investors Chairman Financial said it has an exclusivity agreement to purchase 100 per cent of the company, in addition to certain assets of its parent company, Orwell Group Holdings.

Alan Howard, the founder of hedge fund Brevan Howard, is reported to be planning to launch a $1 billion venture dealing with cryptocurrency hedge funds. Elwood Asset Management, which manages his personal crypto assets, is currently working on a platform aimed at creating portfolios of crypto funds

Charter Savings Bank has launched eight new accounts across its fixed rate bonds, fixed rate and easy access ISAs and notice accounts. The challenger bank’s new fixed rate ISA range includes one year and two year accounts offering rates at 1.62 per cent and 1.76 per cent as well as an easy acc

Sixty per cent of chartered accountants (CAs) would prefer that the UK remain in the single market after Brexit, a new poll has found. Only six per cent of CA members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), however, believe that this outcome is likely.

Scottish Chambers of Commerce has lauded the winners of an awards scheme featuring female leaders in Scotland. The Scottish Women’s Awards 2019 highlighted the achievement of winners and finalists in Scotland. Sarah Medcraf, CEO of Moray Chamber of Commerce; Hazel Moffat, partner in law f

'Craft' water from springs and lochs near whisky distilleries in Scotland is being sold for about £60 a litre, The Times reports. Graeme Lindsay, whose Uisge Source company sells three types of whisky water at a cost of £3 for a 5cl miniature bottle, has sold a million bottles since 2016

Bank of England figures have shown that mortgage deals are at a two-year high due to lower bank rates. The figures have shown that approvals increased to 67,306 from 65,506 in June, the highest level since July 2017. They also indicated that mortgage lending rose by £4.6 billion, the biggest i