Fintech firms
16 March 2023
New Scotcoin reward programme
Scotcoin, a decentralised digital currency created to provide a secure and stable alternative to traditional fiat currencies, has recently announced ...
Fintech firms
15 March 2023
New identity verification standards for new home sales
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has announced the launch of new and updated customer identity verification (IDV) and anti-money laundering ...
Fintech firms
14 March 2023
Encompass concludes UK North America Roadshow
On Friday, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) concluded its North America Roadshow 2023 in Glasgow, marking the end ...
Entrepreneurship
08 March 2023
Stories from female fintech entrepreneurs
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, we met with two female fintech entrepreneurs to hear about their stories, why they ...
Fintech firms
08 March 2023
Schroders Personal Wealth adopts fintech Aveni
Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has partnered with Aveni, a Scottish AI fintech firm, to overhaul its compliance function. Through the ...
Announcement
07 March 2023
Lloyds Banking Group and FinTech Scotland launch innovation challenges
For the third year in a row, Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with FinTech Scotland to launch an innovation lab, ...
Regulation
06 March 2023
Consumer Duty and fintech innovation
Season 3, episode 4 Listen to the full episode here. In July 2022, the FCA published its Consumer Duty. Regulated ...
02 March 2023
Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship
Last week, the Scottish Government published Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship. This landmark report was overseen by ...
Sector
02 March 2023
New national hub to turbocharge FinTech growth
The government just launched the national centre for FinTech called the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), designed to ...
Skills & Talents
01 March 2023
Fintech Scholarship to boost UK industry
A new survey from Quotezone.co.uk has revealed that despite the UK being a global leader in fintech, a whopping 77% ...
Fintech firms
23 February 2023
Inbest and MaPS launch New benefits calculator
In collaboration with Scottish fintech firm Inbest, the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has introduced a benefits calculator. The tool, ...
Fintech firms
22 February 2023
€9m Investment by Ingka into Scottish fintech DirectID
DirectID, one of the leading fintech in Scotland, that specialises in credit risk assessment, risk analytics and predictive modelling, has ...