Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group and FinTech Scotland have launched three new strategic innovation challenges. The duo has opened the second cohort of its Launch Innovation Programme, which invites fintechs from all over the world to take part.
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FinTech Scotland has published a ground-breaking Research and Innovation (R&I) Roadmap with the objective of boosting economic recovery, driving growth and creating jobs over the next ten years. Over the ten-year period, the ambition will be to deliver in Scotland an additional 20,000 plus finte
Global cyber security and risk mitigation expert, NCC Group, has secured a new strategic partnership to offer its services to FinTech Scotland’s cluster of almost 200 fintech businesses with the aim of strengthening security postures and boosting resilience. Cyber threats are a growing concern
FinTech Scotland has confirmed a 27% increase in the number of fintech enterprises in Scotland as the cluster management organisation reaches its fourth anniversary. The FinTech SME community has now reached 190 Compared to 147 this time last year and just 26 firms when Fintech Scotland started four
Deloitte has launched an app and education programme for S1 and S2 pupils with Innovate Finance.
Business leaders will gather tomorrow in Glasgow for the first major conference dedicated to stimulating the growth of the fintech industry across the UK. Hosted by FinTech Scotland, the cluster organisation representing the sector north of the Border, the event welcomes members of a fintech &l
The number of Scottish Fintech SMEs has increased by over 50% during the eighteen months of the pandemic with the FinTech Scotland entrepreneurial community growing from 119 in March 2020 to 181 today. The growth in innovative enterprises reflects the increase in demand for financial technologies as
BlackArrow Financial Solutions, an international start-up firm that utilises artificial intelligence technology to support its customers in their journey to financial freedom, has announced plans to locate its headquarters in Glasgow. Approximately 45 new software developer and technical support job
FinTech Scotland is developing a ten-year business-led research and innovation roadmap which will support the growth of Scotland’s digital economy and the development of fintech innovation across the UK. This implements one of the recommendations highlighted in the recent Kalifa FinTech Sector
Level E Research, the Edinburgh based leader in artificial intelligence (AI) investment solutions, has just closed a seed funding round raising £1.2 million from a group of private investors including leading figures in the investment management industry. The business, founded by Dr Sonia Schu
The UK Government must continue to be focused on ensuring the success of UK fintech, according to the newly released Kalifa Review of Fintech.
All FinTech Scotland and Scottish fintech firms have today signed the FinTech For All charter. The charter is an industry-led initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in fintech. It was established in 2020 and is a commitment to use diversity and inclusion as a force for innovation and gro
TranSwap, a cross-border payment platform based in Singapore, has officially launched in Scotland – the company’s fifth market after Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. The UK office and global R&D centre are in Edinburgh, where they expect to create 54 jobs over the next t
FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales have released a report proposing increased Research and Innovation (R&I) to drive acceleration in fintech development across the UK, nationally and regionally to support growth and new jobs. The report, entitled “Research and Innovation for UK FinTech&rdq
Nicola Anderson has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Fintech Scotland. Ms Anderson has been on secondment from the FCA for two years and most recently been the interim chief executive when Stephen Ingledew stepped into a new position of executive chair in November 2020.