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A £275 million scheme to entice business banking customers to move their current accounts from the Royal Bank of Scotland to alternative lenders has fallen short of its target. The Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS) was launched in 2018 under measures to boost competition in the banking marke

Annual house price growth in the UK rebounded to 6.9% in February from 6.4% in January, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

Mark Logan, a leading expert in scaling digital businesses, has been appointed to oversee work, which is backed by £7 million of funding, to establish Scotland as a world-class technology hub. The former Skyscanner executive and professor of computing science at the University of Glasgow 

Government plans for a new “pay-as-you-go” income tax system for the self-employed will burden small businesses, UK experts have warned.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced plans to cut taxes for flights to Scotland in an attempt to boost the “social cohesion of the Union”.

NatWest Group has joined forces with Microsoft to help UK businesses better understand their carbon footprint and create tailored action plans to reduce their carbon emissions leveraging digital technologies. Due to be piloted later this year, and building on Microsoft’s innovative cloud, data

Blippar, the Augmented Reality (AR) technology company which is the latest addition to Chroma Ventures portfolio, has announced it has closed a $5 million funding round. The pre-Series A round was co-led by Chroma Ventures, the investment arm of Paddy Burns’ and Chris van der Kuyl’s gami

Virgin Money, the owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has added Fluidly to its growing list of FinTech partners as the bank continues to develop its new business banking offer for customers.

Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS), the arm of Scottish Enterprise which promotes company growth through employee ownership and co-operative business models, is today launching a unique series of podcasts aimed at highlighting the benefits of inclusive business models. The Reset and Rebuild Pod

Consumer price inflation unexpectedly dipped to a three-month low of 0.4% in February from 0.7% in January, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Clyde Munro Dental Group has made a breakthrough acquisition to drive both its growth and plans to roll out greater implant expertise in Edinburgh and the east of Scotland. Founded and led by implant pioneer Dr Duncan Robertson, Fairmilehead Dental Practice & Implant Centre in the capital is the

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a new campaign to encourage individuals working in financial services to report potential wrongdoing. The campaign, 'In confidence, with confidence', also reminds the individual of the confidentiality processes in place.

Armed forces charities across Scotland will benefit from a new £1 million support fund. The Scottish Government fund will help the sector offset a shortfall in income due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

A man arrested for allegedly stealing a police car managed to escape custody by stealing a second police car, a police force said.

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has delivered a "resilient financial performance" and strong AUA growth in face of challenging market conditions in 2020. The firm has published its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020, revealing that