Are short term challenges here to stay for the construction sector?
Scotland’s construction sector continues to face a challenging trading environment, with key materials including timber and cement in short supply and prices are rising accordingly. This is compounded by labour…
Edinburgh fintech partners with equity firm to support vulnerable customers
A finance firm specialising in helping older property owners access the funds in their homes has turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to help their more vulnerable customers. Equity release provider…
Unlocking the key to successful fintech collaboration
We are in the midst of an exciting technology revolution – fintech offers the chance to develop innovative solutions to help people manage their money, increase access to financial products…
Scottish fintech appoints senior industry talent to team
A Scottish software firm has today announced a raft of key design and engineering appointments from some of the world’s leading technology companies. Hot on the heels of its recent…
Banking on the future – the cluster effect propelling fintechs to success
It was all in the alliteration – cooperation, clusters and confidence. The exhilaration evident among the 165 delegates at the recent ‘Accelerating FinTech across the UK’ conference at Glasgow’s University of Strathclyde…
Glasgow event brings UK fintech ‘national network’ together
Business leaders gathered in Glasgow yesterday for the first major conference dedicated to stimulating growth of the financial technology – or fintech – industry across the UK. Hosted by FinTech…
Scotland’s fintech boom: 50% surge in financial tech firms during Covid
Scotland’s fintech industry has undergone a period of rapid growth during the pandemic, with the number of financial technology firms surging by 50 per cent since Covid struck. FinTech Scotland’s…
‘Scotland, your capital is at risk’: Fintech campaign highlights crypto dangers
A fintech’s new advertising campaign aims to help Scots that are new to crypto understand the risks and rewards in investing, with the slogan: “Scotland, your capital is at risk”….
Perthshire fintech launches digital gifting product to help Scots ‘love local’
A Perthshire-based fintech firm has launched a “first of its kind” digital gifting product for towns and cities to encourage Scots to ‘love local’. Miconex‘s virtual gift card, which has been…
UK fintech rockets to £24 billion valuation after fundraising round
A UK digital banking app is worth £24 billion after its latest funding round – making it the nation’s most valuable private tech startup ever. London-headquartered Revolut, which has more…