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Banks will come increasingly under threat from alternative lending - including peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding - in coming years, according to a survey of international credit analysts. A survey of 200 delegates from 40 countries at an Edinburgh University conference, conducted by the universi

Click to read report An independent think tank has called for the creation of a new digital currency for Scotland, saying that the country's political and economic status mean it is "uniquely placed" to pioneer the technology.

Sarah Speirs House prices in Scotland are projected to rise by 5 per cent over the course of the year as supply continues to fail to meet a rising demand for homes, according to surveyors.

Food Secretary Richard Lochhead Scotland's food and drink growth sector generated a record turnover of £14.3 billion in 2013, Food Secretary Richard Lochhead announced yesterday.

Hargreaves Lansdown senior analyst Laith Khalaf Next year's increase in the minimum wage will end the trend of falling prices in British supermarkets, according to a senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney A number of capital projects under the Hub programme run by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) cannot reach financial close until EU statisticians complete a review into the classification of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).

Rushad Abadan Standard Life today announced that Rushad Abadan has been appointed Group General Counsel and will join the company in early 2016, leaving the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Willie McDiarmid with Ogilvie Chief Executive, Duncan Ogilvie Ogilvie Group, one of Scotland's most successful family-owned businesses, today announced the appointment of Willie MacDiarmid as Chairman.

One of the "most sought after and accessible sporting estates in Scotland" has gone on sale - for the modest asking price of £9.6 million.

Andrew Hewett Business confidence in Scotland has risen over the past year, but remains the lowest in the UK, according to a new report compiled by ICAEW/Grant Thornton.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time. The judgment, which takes effect immediately, has been welcomed by trade unions but criticised by business groups who fear

Sarah Deaves, private banking director at Lloyds Bank The average annual fee for private schooling in Scotland stands at £10,773, up 19 per cent from £9,048 in 2010, according to new analysis from Lloyds Bank.

Brendan Doyle, chief executive of CMS Payments Intelligence The chief executive of CMS Payments Intelligence has claimed that UK banks and retailers face costs of up to £236 million to ensure they can accept and process polymer banknotes.

Paul White, business development manager at Glasgow Airport Direct flights between Glasgow Airport and the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius will begin this month, low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced.

A man has sent $100 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to pay off his parking tickets - more than forty years after he graduated. Kent Broyhill, who graduated in 1974, remembered the tickets while speaking to a university friend and decided to send cash and a note to the university's Parking and