FinTech Scotland announces strategic partnership with Morgan Stanley
The organisation that supports the financial technology – ‘fintech’ – sector in Scotland has announced a strategic partnership with Morgan Stanley. FinTech Scotland is to work with the investment banking…
Fintech innovation boost as high-profile board unveiled for Smart Data Foundry
Scotland’s fintech innovation efforts received a boost this week as a new board of directors was unveiled for the financial services research body, Smart Data Foundry. Dame Julia Unwin, former…
Protecting the NHS from cyber harm. How a new security operations centre in Dundee is working to thwart the efforts of global ransomware gangs
On a floor of the Annie Lamont building at the University of Abertay lies the ticking heartbeat of a cybersecurity operations centre (SOC) protecting the NHS in Scotland from online…
Scotland ‘bucks international trends’ for VC investment in 2022
Scotland bucked international trends last year after a record-breaking £705m in venture capital was invested in scale-up companies. The nation’s level of VC support increased by 12 per cent year-on-year,…
Apple’s new ‘privacy workshops’ aim to support customers to take control of their data
Apple is set to launch in-store privacy workshops for customers as part of an educational drive to equip iOS users with the skills to take control of their data. The…
Scottish Business Resilience Centre adopts four day working week
The Scottish Business Resilience Centre has adopted a four-day working week after a nine-month trial found no loss of productivity and improvements in company culture and morale. The SBRC, which…
Companies gather for space data research challenge to support net zero goals
Eleven companies involved in researching how space data can be applied to net zero challenges gathered to share their solutions at an engagement day. The companies, chosen to take part…
Highlands businesses encouraged to ‘think global’ with online streaming support
Highlands firms are being encouraged to ‘think global’ with a series of free workshops aimed at helping them secure new audiences through live-streaming. Companies across the more remote parts of…
From nuclear submarines to the ward round – Scottish sensing tech firm gearing up for health market expansion after £2m investment
A Scottish digital health start-up has secured a £2m investment as it gears up to scale sensing technology that helps manage patients’ conditions remotely. Waire Health’s C-Detect platform helps clinicians…
Six businesses in south of Scotland to benefit from net zero funding
Six firms in the south of Scotland are to benefit from 12 months of net zero funding thanks to a new ‘pathfinder programme’. The programme is to be delivered by…
