Festival to bring together ‘dynamic and collaborative Scottish fintech community’
A two-week festival aims to bring together the ‘dynamic and collaborative Scottish fintech community’. The FinTech Scotland Festival returns for its seventh annual edition at the end of September to…
Edinburgh fintech platform extends reach across UK sector
An Edinburgh fintech that specialises in streamlining communications and business processes has extended its reach across the UK. Legado has added FTSE 250 wealth manager Quilter, which has £111.6 billion…
Edinburgh fintech relaunched amid surging demand for ‘synthetic data’
An Edinburgh fintech has been relaunched amid surging demand for its AI-driven ‘synthetic data’ capabilities. University of Edinburgh spinout Smart Data Foundry is embarking on a growth phase for its…
Fintech trade mission forms part of annual Tartan Week celebrations in New York
A fintech trade mission has formed part of the annual Tartan Week celebrations in New York – boosting global opportunities for Scottish fintechs. Cluster management organisation FinTech Scotland has joined…
FinTech Scotland’s partnership with national tech startup support programme will ‘galvanise’ sector
A new partnership between FinTech Scotland and the national tech startup support programme – Techscaler – is aiming to ‘galvanise’ the sector. More than 200 fintech companies across the country…
Boost for local high streets with gift card partnership
A new partnership aimed at supporting high streets across Scotland has been formed – allowing shoppers to use gift cards in their local stores. Perth-based gift card operator Miconex is…
New financial regulation innovation lab launches AI challenge with industry giants
A new financial regulation innovation lab based in Glasgow has launched a ‘first-of-its-kind’ artificial intelligence challenge with the backing of several industry giants. The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), set…
Scottish generative AI fintech partners with Lloyds Banking Group’s life insurance arm
A Scottish fintech will use its pioneering generative AI technology to help drive improvements for the life insurance arm of Lloyds Banking Group. Aveni AI’s platform will help Cavendish Online…
Fintech jobs boost for Scotland as cluster goes from strength to strength
The number of jobs in Scotland’s fintech sector has grown by 24 per cent in the last two years, new figures from FinTech Scotland have shown. As the cluster management…
A sector that is charging ahead across the UK
The UK FinTech Symposium looked at how homegrown innovation is offering opportunities for growth, skills and exports Scotland was the location, but the audience was from across the UK while…