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An expanding tech ecosystem of fintech start-ups, investors, financial services brands, globally recognised universities, public agencies and strategy partners.

Discover the fintech community

Scotland is home to some of the best fintech companies in the world. Use our tool to discover more about them and what makes Scottish fintech firms different. Whether you are looking at fintechs in a specific location, a certain type of technology or an investment opportunity, you can use our filters to find exactly what you want.

Global connections

Scotland’s fintech ecosystem is connected to fintech hubs around the world to attract businesses looking to penetrate the UK market but also to help Scotland’s homegrown fintech firms enter new markets.

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Investors

Scotland is home to a rich ecosystem of funders seeking to make investments at various stages of a business’s lifecycle; from seed, start-up, scale-up and growth. The ecosystem consists of local angel investors, venture and growth capital investors, public funding, crowdfunding, and strategic partnerships and also attracts investment from international capital providers.

Discover our partners

FinTech Scotland is supported by a wide range of strategic partners that have all recognised the importance of developing the fintech sector in Scotland to create more jobs, economic growth and opportunities.

Scottish Government

The fintech sector in Scotland is one of the top priorities for the Scottish government. It fits within the bigger Data Driven Innovation agenda whose objective is to make Scotland the data capital of Europe to drive economic growth and job creation.

Fintech industries

Payment solutions, accountancy softwares, blockchain are all fintech solutions but their applications are very much across all sectors. Successful fintech firms require close links with legal, IT and marketing organisations. That’s why Fintech Scotland set out to form meaningful connections with other sectors.