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Mark Bailie Royal Bank of Scotland is working on secret plans to create its own digital challenger bank, according to Sky News, in a move that will allow it to go toe-to-toe with startups like Starling and Monzo, the later of which recently celebrated the opening of half a million current accounts i

Melanie Gaensler Aberdeen-headquartered global payroll and tax compliance specialist Activpayroll has announced the launch of its new Australian office located in Perth.

Vivienne Ming Entrepreneurial Scotland has announced that entrepreneur and renowned theoretical neuroscientist, Dr Vivienne Ming, will join the line-up for next month’s annual conference at Gleneagles.

Steven Brown Scottish law firm Harper Macleod has concluded one of its biggest deals to date in the marine sector – on the other side of the world.

Archangels, the Edinburgh-based business angel syndicate, the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scotland’s enterprise agencies, and Bio-Images Drug Delivery Limited (BDD) have announced the completion of a £2 million funding round designed to enable BDD to scale its business, focus

Liz Cameron Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed the announcement of progress on a transitional agreement between the EU and the UK.

Sir Howard Davies Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders are to be given the chance to decide on the establishment of a shareholder committee at the still 72 per cent state-owned lender following a long running campaign by investor groups.

Graeme McCormick Graeme McCormick, a partner at Conveyancing Direct Solicitors, The Salmond Chambers, suggests certain financial due diligence be carried out at the point of land registration

£11.5 million of Scottish Government investment has underpinned a booming computer games sector, new figures show.

Puddingstone Place, Callander A popular café and restaurant in Callander has undergone extensive refurbishment, thanks to a £180,000 funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation into the conduct of two former group finance directors at Carillion.

David Thorburn Barclays Bank has announced the appointment of former Clydesdale Bank boss David Thorburn as a non-executive director and board risk committee chair.

New details have emerged regarding the plans for a Glasgow low emission zone (LEZ) ahead of a council vote next week.

Business advisers and accountants, Scott-Moncrieff, have helped Social Bite to take the next step in their digital inclusion project by helping them to fund new IT hardware for their Social Bite shops.

Carroll Buxton People in 14 communities across the Highlands and Islands are being asked to take part in an online survey on rural banking services in an attempt to gather feedback from a broad range of individual households, businesses and community groups in areas expected to be affected by local