Fintech Scotland partners with retirement savings firm to drive innovation in financial wellbeing
FinTech Scotland is helping a UK long term savings and retirement business to launch a programme aimed at harnessing the latest financial technology innovations to support its customers. In collaboration…
Global fintech expert appointed CEO of Edinburgh financial data organisation
An Edinburgh-based data organisation which aims to “open finance for good” has named a global banking and technology expert as its new chief executive. Smart Data Foundry has brought its…
New partnership will help Scottish fintech firms embrace innovation
The cluster management body for financial technology firms in Scotland has partnered with a leading enterprise technology provider to help fintech organisations embrace innovation. FinTech Scotland will work with NCR…
FinTech Scotland joins forces with banking giant Lloyds
FinTech Scotland has partnered with banking giant Lloyds to give financial technology firms globally the opportunity to collaborate with the bank. Working with the national cluster organisation for fintech firms…
Scottish fintech firm saves clients 75,000 hours with new software
A Scottish fintech firm’s “breakthrough” tool that automates the transfer of data between systems has saved its clients 75,000 hours of time in its first full year. Leading provider of…
New fintech roadmap aims to create 20,000 jobs over next decade
The national cluster organisation for financial technology (fintech) firms in Scotland has published a ground-breaking research and innovation (R&I) roadmap with the aim of boosting economic recovery, driving growth and…
FinTech Scotland announces strategic partnership with leading cyber firm
FinTech Scotland has announced a new strategic partnership with a global cybersecurity firm which will offer its cluster of almost 200 fintech firms enhanced online security and business resilience. NCC…
Cause for celebration after record year for growth
The achievements of our home sector were marked at the FinTech Scotland Festival, as well as its contribution to an industry that is creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and…
‘We cannot take our dominant position for granted …’
There was plenty of positivity about what is a dynamic new sector at the Fintech Scotland Festival – but it was tempered by the message that we can’t rest on…
Progress report: Accelerating growth and driving innovation
Disruption caused by Brexit and the pandemic hasn’t blunted the ‘spectacular’ performance of the fintech sector There is little doubt that the UK has been punching above its weight for…
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Please mind the gap… or healthcare may fall
Imagine sharing a lengthy train journey with others. From beginning to end, imagine how often you might hear ‘mind the gap’ messages about embarking and disembarking safely. Picture how navigating…
Women Lead: My journey from Dragons’ Den to Silicon Valley
Following her appearance on Dragons’ Den, Sheila Hogan, serial entrepreneur, founder and chief executive of digital legacy vault, Biscuit Tin, shares her experience of her time in the Den and…
Look anywhere – the future is ‘aged tech’. But Scotland needs to be more adventurous
Scottish Care, as the representative body of independent social care providers of care home, care at home and housing support services, has been working over several years with colleagues in…
Women Lead: Engineer turned entrepreneur
We are always fascinated by other people’s stories. It’s how we connect, grow and learn from each other. Until very recently I always felt like I didn’t have a story to tell. Who…
‘Women – together we will change the dynamic in tech’
I was inspired to start a career in technology when personal computers were in their infancy and the internet decades away. My childhood dream of becoming a scientist was shaped by…
It’s time to change the future of tech apprenticeships – and we need your help
In his latest exclusive column for Futurescot, Ross Tuffee, chair of the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Digital Economy Skills Group, calls on tech employers to get involved in shaping the…
What AI difference a year makes
Amazingly, it’s been one year since the publication of Scotland’s AI Strategy. And what a year it has been. Demanding but rewarding, with good progress made and great foundations laid…
International Women’s Day: It’s time to harness power of women in technology
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I hope to be part of a future where barriers that prevent women from competing on a level playing field in the work environment…