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The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) has called for large retailers to install opt-out buttons on their websites to stop customers using buy now, pay later schemes which causes many to fall into debt.

Renfrewshire-based dental firm Dargavel Dental Care is opening a new practice thanks to a six-figure funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. A total of £130,000 was obtained to open a third dental practice which will serve the village of Dargavel and create five new jobs to the community.

Johnston Carmichael has posted positive results highlighting a revenue increase of over a fifth at the accountancy and business advisory company's audit and assurance arm. The increase in revenues is directly due to a series of new business wins.

Port of Leith Housing Association has attracted investment of £40 million from Scottish Widows, bolstering its plans to create more than 650 social and mid-market rent homes by 2025. The funding will be drawn in stages at a low 30-year fixed rate of 2.84%.

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited has appointed three new board members from the financial sector. Eric Hollanders' most recent position was that of CEO of a Dutch Bank, Loraine Strachan is a chartered accountant who completed her training with Ernst & Young in South Africa and Isabel Toden

Luxury skincare brand Foreo lost almost £8 million on Black Friday when a pricing error caused a £250 face mask to be reduced to £9.

Peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital has appointed Lucie Martin as its relationship director for Scotland. Originally from Australia, Ms Martin has held various positions at some of the biggest firms in the country such as National Australia Bank, BNP Paribas and Westpac.

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.

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

Scotland’s largest publically listed companies are making good progress on boardroom gender balance, but more needs to be done, according to a new report by KPMG. The latest findings from the Hampton-Alexander review, which monitors the gender balance in all FTSE 350 businesses, reveal half of

Andrea Gibson has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of embezzling over £248,000 while working as an accounts assistant for Evans Halshaw in Glasgow. Ms Gibson stole the money over a three-year period whilst working at the east end store.

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

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.

Glasgow-based fashion company Quiz has posted a six-month deficit after it accepted a £7 million impairment on loss-making stores. The company's online sales remained stagnant at £20m and its half-year underlying profits fell from £4.2m to £0.6m.

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.