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Total UK fintech investment hit $7.3 billion in the first half of 2024, up from $2.5bn in the same period in 2023, according to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends published this week.

Return to school shopping is not enough to stem the drop in Scottish retail sales in July, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium - KPMG Scottish Retail Sales monitor.

Financial services leaders in Scotland are more positive about the sector’s future growth under the new government, according to KPMG’s latest UK Financial Services Sentiment Survey. The quarterly poll, which was conducted after the general election, tracks sentiment among over 150 leade

Scottish retail sales experienced a significant decline in June 2024, dropping by 3.6% compared to the same period last year.

Edinburgh-based biotech firm OGI Bio has beaten off competition from nine local tech startups to be crowned Scotland's Tech Innovator 2024 in KPMG's UK-wide competition. The microbiology and biotech firm was one of nearly 400 businesses that applied to the UK competition. They were then selecte

Interpath Advisory, the UK restructuring firm formed from a KPMG spin-off in 2021, is in advanced talks to acquire KPMG's French restructuring division. This would be Interpath's most significant acquisition to date, with the French arm employing over 100 people, Sky News reports.

KPMG is set to cut a further 200 jobs in the UK as the consulting sector faces a market slowdown. The cuts, affecting both back-office and client-facing roles, come after a review of the firm's cost base and are expected to be completed by October 2024.

Spending on eating out, new clothes and takeaways are the biggest areas people across Scotland have cut back on so far this year, according to KPMG.

KPMG UK has appointed Vishal Chopra as its new senior partner for Scotland, taking responsibility for a team of over 900 across KPMG's Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen offices. He has been based in Scotland throughout his professional career and takes on the prominent role having most recently led K

Scottish football fans have revealed how they plan to get into the football spirit during Euro 2024, according to new KPMG research. As part of its Consumer Pulse survey, KPMG polled 3,000 (297 in Scotland) UK consumers ahead of multiple international sports tournaments being screened this summer in

Marie Curie and KPMG UK have scooped up a Better Society award for best partnership with a national charity. KPMG selected Marie Curie as the firm’s National Charity Partner in 2021. The three-year partnership aims to improve end of life care for everyone through support in four key areas &nda

KPMG Switzerland and KPMG UK's partners have overwhelmingly voted to merge, creating a new $4.4 billion (£3.44bn) entity that will rank as the second-largest firm within the KPMG network.

Nearly 80% of tech industry leaders in Scotland have said they foresee rapid sector growth in the next five years. A UKTN report sponsored by KPMG has canvassed key players in Scotland’s tech industry to generate an inside view of the sector and showcase the experiences of those running tech c

Scotland is poised for a gradual economic recovery with steady growth predicted over the medium term, according to KPMG UK's inaugural Scottish Economic Outlook report. The forecast shows growth of 0.4% for the Scottish economy this year, similar to the rest of the UK, but relatively weak by histori

A Big Four accounting firm has announced plans to expand its hiring of ex-offenders following a successful two-year trial period.