FinTech Scotland partners with Phoenix Group to tackle ‘gender pensions gap’
FinTech Scotland is partnering with the Phoenix Group to devise ways of using financial innovation to tackle the ‘gender pensions gap’. The cluster management organisation is working with the UK’s...
Edinburgh University’s data science hub announces new director
Edinburgh University’s innovation hub for data science and artificial intelligence has announced a new director. Professor Ruth King, an international leader in the field of statistics, will take over as...
Student hits out at “shocking” sudden closure of CodeClan
A student less than a third of his way through a 16-week coding course has hit out at the “shocking” sudden closure of Scotland’s national digital skills academy. Stuart Ure...
NHS innovation agency leads charge on boosting ‘clinical entrepreneurship’
An NHS innovation agency in Scotland is seeking to boost the number of ‘clinical entrepreneurs’ within the ranks of the health service. InnoScot Health has announced the dates for its...
Full ‘stream’ ahead for Scottish Water smart monitoring roll-out
Sensors will monitor the temperature and flow of Scotland’s rural water network after a major Internet of Things (IoT) deployment. Smart devices will relay up-to-the-minute safety data on the condition...
FinTech Scotland and Smart Data Foundry launch innovation challenge with UK banks
FinTech Scotland is joining forces with the Smart Data Foundry to launch an innovation challenge with some of the leading UK banks. The cluster management organisation for Scottish ‘fintech’ will...
Could a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm be Scotland’s next tech unicorn? Federico Charosky likes to think so
For all its ill effects on business and wider society, cybercrime is undoubtedly a big opportunity for the companies engaged in protecting us from online harms. None more so than...
5G technology puts actors in the ‘same’ studio – 280 miles apart
A novel use of wireless 5G technology has allowed two actors to do a scene together in the ‘same’ studio – even though they were 280 miles apart. Creative industry...
FinTech Scotland launches innovation partnership with Edinburgh Napier University
The cluster management organisation for the financial technology – ‘fintech’- sector in Scotland has launched an innovation partnership with Edinburgh Napier University. The deal will strengthen industry and academia collaboration...
FanDuel founder’s new sports betting startup secures Irish licence
FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles’s new sports betting startup BetDEX has secured a licence to trade in Ireland and an important foothold in the EU market. BetDEX, set up with fellow...
