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The most substantial fraud cases in Scotland were a result of internal fraud, with more than 50 per cent of cases perpetrated by staff, new findings from KPMG shows. While professional criminals were responsible for three of the £4.6 million worth of cases coming to Scottish courts, the far gr

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has written to its customers who may have been affected by an online ticketing giant’s data breach last year to tell them they are being issued with new debit cards.

A Lloyds worker has narrowly avoided jail after claiming he was coerced by criminals operating on the "dark web" to embezzle £75,000 from his employer.

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Jonny Williams as a partner and head of the firm's national financial services team.  A well-known figure in the financial services and wider business community in Edinburgh, Mr Williams will support the continuing growt

The number of people in Scotland who say they are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage has increased by nearly a third in the last two years.

On the eve of Parliament’s vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, new data from accountants and business advisors BDO has revealed that business confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2016 with output also stagnating. 

The era of the ‘amateur’ landlord may be at an end according to Scottish accountants and business advisors French Duncan. This year will see further erosion of the tax benefits of being a landlord and by 2020 there will be few financial incentives left for landlords. Many private la

Fife-based payment specialist Renovite Technologies has been selected by the UK Department for International Trade and Scottish Development International to showcase its technology to Swiss and Austrian financial organisations on a fintech trade mission later this month. Taking place in Vienna and Z

A North-east headquartered marine equipment specialist Motive Offshore Group, has appointed a new finance director as it aims to support ambitious growth plans for the coming year as it continues to post record results. Headquartered in Boyndie, the firm has seen a record turnover for 2018 and

Businesses will be able to access more than £100 million to help them expand and unlock investment through the next phase of the Scottish Growth Scheme. Through a variety of appointed fund managers, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland will have the chance to apply for financial

The 2019 AccelerateHER Awards have been launched today, aimed at celebrating and supporting aspirational female entrepreneurs based in Scotland. This year’s winners will be offered a free place on a trade mission to Dubai or Berlin where they will showcase their business, be introduced to key

(Right to left) Economy secretary, Derek MacKay, digital economy minister, Kate Forbes, Jim Pettigrew, FiSAB co-chair and chairman of CYBG plc, Stephen Ingledew, chief executive, FinTech Scotland FinTech Scotland has confirmed that the number of innovative fintech SMEs based in Scotland has grown by

A no-deal Brexit would have “profound” economic consequences the UK economy, with GDP shrinking by up to 8 per cent and thousands of jobs being put at risk, the head of the Confederation of British Industry is to warn today. However, the industry body says UK businesses believe that

A cocaine addicted financial controller has admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of pounds for a second time to fund her lavish lifestyle. Kerryanne Clarke from Coatbridge pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to taking more than £250,000 from Bell Building Projects in Govan using company

Latest official data published today shows that growth in the UK's economy slowed in the three months to November to slump to its weakest pace for half a year. The economy grew by 0.3 per cent during the period, less than the 0.4 per cent in the three months to October, the Office for National Stati