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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

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has announced the promotion of Claire Kinnaird and Emma Doig to tax manager and tax senior respectively. The two, alongside the seven lawyers who have also been promoted at the firm, took up their new roles on March 1 2021.

Neil McDonald, the stockbroker behind last year’s flotation of Scottish technology firm Calnex, has reported a 188% rise in underlying profits after an increase in fundraising activity in 2020. Neil McDonald, who heads up the Edinburgh office of Cenkos Securities, said Calnex is also engaging

The first Scotland-specific research into the impact of COVID-19 on working practices has revealed that employees and businesses expect far greater levels of flexibility in the workplace on a permanent basis as we emerge from the pandemic. The findings are being released today to mark the anniversar

Virgin Money, the owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, is launching sustainability-linked loans (SLL) for all UK companies.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, a Scottish chartered surveyor and property agent, has embarked on an expansion drive into England with the launch of Shepherd Property Consultants. The venture incorporates the historic and highly regarded companies of Bigwood Properties in Birmingham and SJ Higgins Pro