Fintech Scotland

Fintech Scotland has announced the core theme of this year's Scotland Fintech Festival will be celebrating collaborative innovation that is driving economic recovery. This will be the fifth FinTech Festival hosted by FinTech Scotland and will take place over four weeks in September and October. It i

Scottish fintech start-up Snugg has raised £1.2 million in their first seed fundraising round. The funding from private investors is being used to accelerate development of a unique, net-zero eco platform for UK homeowners and private landlords to make home energy efficiency improvements simpl

In collaboration with FinTech Scotland, TSB is launching an innovation lab “TSB Labs” in Edinburgh, inviting fintech small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to work together and address relevant customer challenges.

A new initiative, FinTech-Tables, has been launched to support the growth of the FinTech ecosystem in Scotland in order to drive growth, innovation, collaboration and connectivity. Launched by BDM Marketing & Communications and supported by FinTech Scotland, the initiative will deliver a series

Phoenix Group has launched a new Innovation Forum that will look to use the latest FinTech innovation to build greater engagement and support the well-being of its customers, driving forward greater financial inclusion. In collaboration with TCS’ Co-Innovation Network (TCS COINTM) innovation e

FinTech Scotland has announced that Sainsbury’’s Bank is joining its group of strategic partners. The strategic collaboration with Fintech Scotland will enable the supermarket bank to collaborate with innovative leaders in technology, helping to shape future customer propositions. This b

FinTech Scotland, the cluster management body, has announced a new strategic partnership with NCR Corporation, a leading enterprise technology provider to further advance innovation for financial institutions. The partnership builds on NCR’s strong innovation track record as a software and ser

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. 

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