| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.10.2024 | The Rise of FinTech Innovation: A New Era for ESG and Data Collaboration | In the world of finance, change is the only constant. Recently, two significant developments have emerged from the UK, highlighting the growing intersection of technology, finance, and social responsibility. FinTech Scotland's recent ESG in... |
| 15.10.2024 | Smart Data Foundry & Research Data Scotland Announce Partnership | Smart Data Foundry (SDF) and Research Data Scotland (RDS) have announced a new partnership to make it easier for researchers to securely access public sector and financial data for the good of society.
The collaboration, which will initiall... |
| 10.10.2024 | Winners Announced For FinTech Scotland ESG Innovation Call | FinTech Scotland has announced the winners of the Shaping the Future of ESG in Financial Services innovation call.
The initiative, launched in June 2024 as part of the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) in collaboration with the Uni... |
| 03.10.2024 | Puma Private Equity Expands Into Scotland Amid Rebrand | Puma Private Equity, a provider of growth capital to small- and medium-sized businesses, has announced its expansion into Scotland and its rebrand to Puma Growth Partners.
The team in Scotland will be led by investment director Ben Leslie, ... |
| 01.10.2024 | The Ada Scotland Festival 2024: A Beacon for Diversity in Tech | The Ada Scotland Festival is back, lighting up the tech landscape from October 1 to 11, 2024. This year marks the fifth anniversary of a festival dedicated to gender balance in technology. It’s a celebration, a call to action, and a platfor... |
| 01.10.2024 | FinTech Scotland Launches New Innovation Challenge | FinTech Scotland, SuperTech (West Midlands) and eight industry collaborators are announcing the launch of a new innovation challenge aimed at enhancing consumer outcomes with technology and data.
Industry collaborators NatWest, Lloyds Banki... |
| 30.09.2024 | What’s On At Ada Scotland Festival 2024? | The Ada Scotland Festival is back for the fifth consecutive year, championing gender balance in tech and computing, while providing inspiration for young people to build a more diverse workforce in the tech sector.
This year’s festival runs... |
| 25.09.2024 | Scottish Fintech Cluster’s New Home Unveiled | FinTech Scotland celebrated the official opening of the Fintech Ward in the heart of the newly opened Edinburgh Futures Institute with an event that also marked the launch of the FinTech Scotland Festival 2024.
FinTech continues to grow in ... |
| 17.09.2024 | Comment | Market Trends Bolster Scottish FinTech Aspirations | Scotland’s fintech sector continues to thrive. Earlier this year FinTech Scotland, the cluster management organisation, reported a 24% increase in jobs within the sector since 2021.
Scottish-based fintechs now employ over 10,500 people acro... |
| 30.08.2024 | The Evolution of Finance: From Caddy to Reverse Mortgage Expert | In the world of finance, stories often begin in unexpected places. Chris Bruser’s journey is a testament to this. He started as a caddy at a country club, a young man surrounded by the elite. Those early days shaped his future. They planted... |
| 30.08.2024 | Your Exclusive Guide to the 7th FinTech Scotland Festival | The seventh annual FinTech Scotland Festival offers an exciting array of bespoke conferences and events aiming to highlight, invigorate, and further the vibrant Scottish fintech ecosystem.
This year FinTech Scotland is offering a line-up of... |
| 28.08.2024 | Aussie-Based FinTech Expands to Glasgow with HALO Invest | A subsidiary of Australian fintech HALO Technologies, HALO Invest, has announced its intention to set up a new operations and development centre in Glasgow.
The move will create more than 60 jobs over the next two years, the company said.
D... |
| 21.08.2024 | Innovations in Financial Planning: A New Era for Later Life Management | In the world of finance, innovation is the lifeblood that keeps the industry vibrant. Recently, two companies emerged as champions in the Later Life Financial Planning Innovation Challenge, hosted by Smart Data Foundry and FinTech Scotland.... |
| 19.08.2024 | Later Life Financial Planning Innovation Challenge: The Winners | Doquit Technologies LrD and Planda AI have won the Smart Data Foundry and FinTech Scotland UK Fintech Challenge, designed to encourage data-led innovation and accelerate the development of products to assist with Later Life financial planni... |
| 23.07.2024 | FinTech Scotland Festival Reveals 2024 Programme | This year’s festival promises to bring together the dynamic and collaborative Scottish fintech community, showcasing its remarkable growth, innovation, and energy.
Attendees will engage in critical discussions on topics shaping the global f... |
| 17.07.2024 | Smart Data Foundry Becomes First Tenant of Edinburgh Futures Institute | The University of Edinburgh has welcomed its first commercial tenant to the new Edinburgh Futures Institute, in the capital’s historic Old Royal Infirmary in Lauriston Place.
Smart Data Foundry (SDF) has moved from the nearby Bayes Centre t... |
| 15.07.2024 | Report: Three in Ten Adults Have Been a Victim of Financial Fraud | As fraud rates continue to rise, nearly all adults in the UK (94%) now say they are taking additional steps to avoid falling victim to scams, according to new research from fraud and financial crime prevention company, Featurespace.
Three i... |
| 19.06.2024 | Is Financial Services Suffering a Data Crisis? | Operations leaders within financial services are facing decision paralysis, painting a concerning picture for the industry, according to research from ActiveOps.
The company’s latest whitepaper has revealed that senior operations heads are ... |
| 13.06.2024 | FinTech Scotland Launches ESG Innovation Challenge | FinTech Scotland, working with eleven industry partners, launches a new innovation challenge, focused on delivering positive environmental and societal outcomes.
Working in collaboration with EY, Morgan Stanley, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC, ... |
| 13.05.2024 | Scotland’s Games Sector: A Look Inside the Rise and Roadmap Forward | On the back of the second annual Scottish Games Week in November last year, a plan was put in motion to develop a framework to understand and support the Scottish games sector.
In February of this year the National Games Strategy was announ... |
| 09.05.2024 | FinTech Scotland Partners with Cisco and Sword Ping | FinTech Scotland has announced its partnership with Cisco alongside partners Sword Ping.
Through the collaboration, Cisco, Sword Ping, and FinTech Scotland will join forces to foster innovation, drive technology adoption, and accelerate gro... |
| 02.05.2024 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers | April 2024 | Welcome to the April edition of DIGIT Movers and Shakers, 2024!
Every month, our Movers and Shakers feature gives you the low-down on recent news in the Scottish tech ecosystem, from recruitment and partnerships to expansions and awards.
Th... |
| 30.04.2024 | FinTech Scotland and Smart Data Foundry Partner for Innovation Challenge | FinTech Scotland and Smart Data Foundry are collaborating to bring an industry-wide UK fintech innovation challenge to the market.
The challenge seeks to inspire the development of inclusive financial services for consumers, empowering them... |
| 20.03.2024 | StrathCyber Receives Academic Centre of Excellence Status | StrathCyber, the Cyber Security Research Group at the University of Strathclyde was credited the award by the Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and EPSRC, signifying the exceptional quality and impact of Strathclyde’s cyber... |
| 14.03.2024 | Techscaler and FinTech Scotland Partner to Accelerate Sector Growth | Techscaler, the Scots government’s tech startup support programme awarded to CodeBase, and FinTech Scotland, the cluster body driving Scotland’s fintech innovation, have announced a strategic partnership to drive forward Scotland’s fintech ... |
| 01.02.2024 | FinTech Scotland Launches New AI Innovation Challenge | The innovation challenge, spearheaded by the recently established Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) and funded through the UK Government’s Innovation Accelerator programme, focuses on simplifying compliance through the application ... |
| 12.10.2023 | Winners Announced at 2023 Scottish Financial Technology Awards | The winners of the 2023 Scottish Financial Technology Awards have been announced, with BR-DGE securing the ‘Fintech of the Year’ award on the evening.
Hosted at Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth, the awards brought together more than 200 people fro... |
| 02.10.2023 | Hays and FinTech Scotland Launch New Platform for Talent to Showcase Skills | A new joint initiative from Hays, the recruitment specialist, and FinTech Scotland, the fintech cluster management organisation, has been launched in a move to highlight candidate skills and experience directly to Scotland’s many emerging f... |
| 14.08.2023 | TSB & FinTech Scotland Open Applications for Innovation Labs | TSB are now taking applications until 14 September for fintechs to participate in its third annual TSB Innovation Labs programme – as the bank and Fintech Scotland encourage a new round of fintech collaboration.
Under the programme, winning... |
| 14.08.2023 | TSB and FinTech Scotland open applications for annual Innovation Labs programme | TSB and FinTech Scotland have opened applications for startups to join their annual Innovation Labs programme, dangling the prospect of a full-scale commercial rollout across the UK bank's customer base.
Under the programme, winning fintech... |
| 03.08.2023 | Spotlight | Some of Edinburgh’s Most Interesting Tech Startups in 2023 | Time and time again, Edinburgh is cited as a prime hub for startups. In fact, it often feels that a business quarter doesn’t go by without being reminded of the Scottish capital’s both growing and continued success on this front.
For instan... |
| 12.05.2023 | FinTech Scotland doubles-down on data to invigorate fintech | Nicola Anderson, CEO of Fintech Scotland, discussed the developments at the organisation and future developments in the Scottish fintech sector.
FinTech Scotland is a non-profit organisation that was established in 2018 with 26 fintechs, an... |
| 29.03.2023 | Standard Life Launches 2023 Innovation Forum | This year, fintech firms are being challenged to pitch impactful solutions to help pension customers become better engaged with their investments, especially regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Whoever wins the ... |
| 07.11.2022 | Movers and Shakers | October 2022 | Recruitment CodeClan
CodeClan made two major announcements in October: firstly that current CEO Melinda Matthews-Clarkson was to step down from her role, and that Loral Quinn would be taking up the post.
Matthews-Clarkson plans to take a sa... |
| 07.10.2022 | Winners Announced at 2022 Scottish Financial Technology Awards | The winners of the 2022 Scottish Financial Technology Awards have been announced, with Modulr securing the ‘Fintech of the Year’ award on the evening.
Hosted live at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand Hotel, the awards brought together more than 25... |
| 12.09.2022 | Leader Insights | Building a Roadmap for Scottish Fintech Success | The last two and a half years have presented significant challenges for global business. Yet despite this disruption, FinTech Scotland CEO Nicola Anderson believes the Scottish fintech sector has thrived.
And as the annual Scotland Fintech ... |
| 08.06.2022 | TSB and FinTech Scotland Start Search for Fintech Partners | Retail bank TSB has announced the launch of a TSB Lab in Edinburgh in partnership with FinTech Scotland.
Small and medium enterprises specialising in fintech will collaborate to address relevant customer challenges.
TSB Lab is now open for ... |
| 15.03.2022 | Lloyds and FinTech Scotland Announce New Innovation Programme | Lloyds Banking Group has announced three new strategic innovation challenges as it opens the next cohort of its Launch Innovation Programme.
Working in collaboration with FinTech Scotland, it follows the first programme, which saw 12 fintec... |
| 04.03.2022 | FinTech Scotland has Unveiled its Research and Innovation Roadmap | FinTech Scotland has published a Research and Innovation (R&I) Roadmap with the objective of boosting economic recovery, driving growth and creating jobs over the next ten years.
Over this period, the roadmap lays out a goal to deliver ... |
| 17.02.2022 | FinTech Scotland to Boost Cybersecurity with NCC Group | FinTech Scotland has partnered with cybersecurity and risk mitigation company NCC Group to offer its services to the cluster.
The deal aims to strengthen the security postures and boost resilience at FinTech Scotland’s 200 businesses. The c... |
| 16.12.2021 | Scots Fintech Talent Gets Boost With FinTech Scotland and Hays Team-up | Recruiting firm Hays has formed a strategic partnership with FinTech Scotland to help nurture future fintech talent in Scotland.
The move is hoping to maintain a “healthy pipeline” of tech talent going forward after research indicated that ... |
| 22.09.2021 | Cancer Research UK Forms New Partnership with Edinburgh Uni | Cancer Research UK (CRUK) will fund up to 10 participants in the university’s Data-Driven Entrepreneurship (DDE) Venture Builder Incubator.
This currently supports postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff in develo... |
| 16.09.2021 | DIGIT Kicks Off Four Week Scottish Fintech Festival with Hybrid Event | A host of Scottish events over the next four weeks will map the future of fintech innovation and the emerging digital economy.
Scotland will host more than 50 events, focusing on the impact of leaders within the fintech sector and the capab... |
| 09.09.2021 | 50% Increase in Scottish Fintech SMEs as Sector Growth Continues | The number of Scottish Fintech SMEs has increased by more than 50 percent since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to new figures.
Statistics published by FinTech Scotland show there are now 181 fintech SMEs operatin... |
| 22.07.2021 | Scottish Fintech Innovation Showcased During Ministerial Visit | UK Government ministers were given an exclusive glimpse into the thriving Scottish fintech community this week as part of an event hosted by FinTech Scotland.
Secretary of State for Trade, Liz Truss, was joined by Scotland Secretary Alister... |
| 12.05.2021 | FinTech Scotland Launches ‘Innovation Roadmap’ to Drive Economic Recovery | FinTech Scotland has revealed the development of a ten-year “innovation roadmap” aimed at supporting the growth of Scotland’s digital economy and the country’s burgeoning fintech sector.
The business-led research and innovation roadmap will... |
| 23.04.2021 | The power of clusters: driving UK fintech forward | The Kalifa Review of UK Fintech was launched in February and identified 10 fintech “clusters” across the UK that are producing high-growth fintechs and have significant potential for further growth and development.
To understand what is dr... |
| 08.04.2021 | Scottish AI-powered Fintech Secures £1.2m in Funding | Level E Research, which specialises in artificial intelligence-powered investment solutions, secured the investment from a group of private investors, including leading figures in the investment management industry.
The funding boost will b... |
| 31.03.2021 | Comment | Don’t Run Off to Silicon Valley, Fintech is Happening Right Here in Scotland | When I first spoke to my current employer back in 2018, the physical location of my potential future workplace was not discussed. Instead, I became the first “recruit” in Scotland, unintentionally beginning the creation of a Glasgow office ... |
| 09.02.2021 | Scottish Firms Pledge Commitment to ‘FinTech For All’ Charter | FinTech Scotland has pledged its commitment to the FinTech For All charter alongside a host of Scotland-based companies.
The charter is an industry led initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in fintech. It was established in 2020 and... |
| 26.01.2021 | FinTech Scotland Report Calls for More Research and Innovation | A new report from FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales has proposed increasing research and innovation (R&I) to accelerate fintech development across the UK, nationally and regionally to support growth and new jobs.
The report, Research a... |
| 14.01.2021 | Lloyds Starts Work at Fintech Incubator – Launch Innovation Labs | Lloyds Banking Group has started its new fintech incubator programme, Launch Innovation Labs, at its Edinburgh Hub.
Created in partnership with FinTech Scotland, the incubator started taking applications in October last year. It will bring ... |
| 03.12.2020 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | November 2020 | Investment & Funding Mocean Energy
Green energy startup Mocean Energy has secured major new investment to accelerate the development of its wave energy tech.
The Edinburgh-based startup has raised £612,000 of seed funding, as well as £2... |
| 18.11.2020 | Google Cloud Welcomed into Fintech Cluster to Support Scots Innovation | Google Cloud is joining Scotland’s fintech cluster as part of a growing number of global organisations supporting Scottish innovation.
The company is teaming up with cluster management organisation, FinTech Scotland, to support the growth o... |
| 12.11.2020 | DIGIT Deal Roundup Column | October 2020 | Investment and Funding METALtech UK
A metal fabrication SME METALtech UK was announced as the 100th recipient of the Scottish Government’s Digit Development Fund in October.
The Dundee-headquartered company is the latest in a line of firms ... |
| 10.11.2020 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers | October 2020 | Recruitment News CENSIS
CENSIS named four new board members in October as the organisation looks to add valuable experience from industry, entrepreneurship, and the public sector to its leadership team.
Anne McLister, head of digital econom... |
| 27.10.2020 | Digital Transformation in 2020: What Tech Has Helped us Survive Lockdown? | The coronavirus pandemic lockdown has highlighted a series of new social changes, but with it, a whole new set of software and hardware technologies have become our coping mechanisms.
During the onset of the lockdown in March this year, bus... |
| 12.10.2020 | Lloyds and FinTech Scotland Create Launch Innovation Lab | Lloyds Banking Group and FinTech Scotland have joined forces to create a new fintech innovation incubator, the Launch Innovation Lab.
The project will see Lloyds working with 12 companies over 12 weeks, with companies able to submit applica... |
| 01.10.2020 | Fintech & 2020 | Challenges and Solutions to a Changing Climate | DIGIT’s 2020 FinTech Virtual Summit saw financial technology leaders discussing the changing landscape of the fintech sector so far this year.
From the major shifts in technology usage and the impact they are having, to driving innovation i... |
| 29.09.2020 | Scotland’s Fintech SMEs Have Continued to Innovate Through Difficult Times | It’s been a difficult year for society and the coronavirus has impacted a wide range of industries and sectors. And while 2020 has presented huge hurdles, dynamic technology startups spanning a range of sectors are rising to the challenge.
... |
| 23.09.2020 | Scotland’s Digital Technologies Skills Group Announces New Chair | The Digital Technologies Skills Group (DTSG) has announced the appointment of a new chair to help focus Scotland’s entrepreneur skills.
Startup specialist Ross Tuffee, the founder and CEO of Iceberg.tech, has been named the new chair of the... |
| 19.02.2020 | Startup Zortrex Aims to Disrupt Cyber Attacks With Tokenisation | Edinburgh-based startup Zortrex has launched a hacker disruption system dubbed the Zortrex Token Vault.
It is designed to create a series of placeholder ‘tokens’ that replace private financial information with a randomly generated string of... |
| 13.09.2019 | New Strategic Partnership to Boost FinTech Scotland’s Academic Ties | A new strategic partnership agreement between FinTech Scotland and Strathclyde Business School aims to “cement the growing relationship” between the two organisations.
Signed at the Future of Fintech event on September 12th, the new partner... |
| 08.08.2019 | Apprenticeships are Vital for the Success of Scotland’s Fintech Sector | Fintech in Scotland has attracted nearly £37 million in investment over the last 10 years and has a growing ecosystem which brings together startups, large established firms, universities and the public sector.
We are now home to more than ... |
| 14.05.2019 | DIGIT Launches Scotland’s Financial Technology Awards | DIGIT is welcoming entries for the inaugural Scottish Financial Technology Awards, which will celebrate the development of the national Fintech ecosystem.
Financial Technology has fast become one of Scotland’s most important industry areas,... |
| 29.04.2019 | FinTech National Network Will Foster Closer Business Ties Across UK | A national network to encourage innovators across the UK to connect and form multiple fintech hubs has been developed by a trio of industry partners.
FinTech Scotland will collaborate with Innovate Finance and FinTech North to create the Fi... |
| 05.10.2018 | New MoneyMatiX App Teaches Kids Financial Literacy Through Gamification | Tynah Matembe and Helene Rodger, the co-founders of MoneyMatiX, have launched a new app that aims to teach young people financial capability and how to make better financial choices. Using gamification, the app offers financial health check... |
| 02.10.2018 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers September 2018 | Recruitment LendingCrowd
Sir Sandy Crombie, former CEO of Standard Life and senior independent director at Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined the LendingCrowd as chairman.
Commenting on the announcement, he said: “LendingCrowd has made impr... |
| 21.09.2018 | Growing Teams for Scaling Fintech Businesses | Digital payments account firm, Modulr, headquartered in London, has just opened a new office in Edinburgh, which is expected to create 30 new jobs before the end of the year.
The new Edinburgh team will work to extend the company’s current ... |
| 02.07.2018 | DIGIT Movers and Shakers JUNE 2018 | Recruitment Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria Scotland has announced that its Scottish regional director Alison McLaughlin is being seconded to the Scottish government to help realise its digital transformation ambitions.
Stepping up to take the re... |
| 28.06.2018 | FinTech Scotland Announces Board Members | FinTech Scotland the industry body for Scotland’s financial technology sector has announced the board members who will work with CEO Stephen Ingledew to oversee and enable the organisation’s strategic plans to make Scotland one of the top f... |
| 27.06.2018 | Event: Enterprise Data Planning in Financial Services | The financial service sector is being disrupted worldwide. The rapid evolution of technology has given rise to new challenger banks and small, agile start-ups are making the Fintech scene one of the most exciting areas of digital.
In the fa... |
| 11.05.2018 | FinTech Scotland Announces Inaugural Chairman | The appointments were confirmed this week at the joint Scottish Government and industry Financial Services Advisory Board (FiSAB) meeting chaired by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon and Chair of Scottish Financial Enterprise and CYBG, Ji... |
| 06.04.2018 | Investment in Scottish Fintech Reaches £37 Million | Scotland’s rapidly evolving Fintech ecosystem, which brings together start-ups, global corporations, universities and the public sector, has attracted nearly £37 million investment over the last 10 years according to new Scottish Government... |
| 13.03.2018 | FinTech Scotland Events: Collaboration, Innovation, Inclusion | After two very busy and exciting months setting up the FinTech Scotland organisation and meeting with members of the whole ecosystem, we thought it was time to play our part in enabling collaboration and knowledge sharing.
FinTech Scotland ... |
| 05.03.2018 | Scottish Company Wins Best Personal Finance App | Money Dashboard fought off serious competition to take home this prestigious award, it was the startup’s free personal finance assistant app that secured them the coveted title. Their award-winning app helps users to make the most of their ... |
| 12.01.2018 | Open Banking Legislation: Fintech Sector Responds | The introduction of Open Banking legislation is designed to establish a more streamlined, customer-centric future for personal banking. Open Banking will offer consumers an unparalleled degree of control over their finances and data, whilst... |
| 16.11.2017 | UK FinTech Beats Brexit Blues with New Funding Record | The UK fintech sector has enjoyed a record year of investment in 2017 with more than £2 billion invested across 182 deals, according to research body FinTech.Global.
Additionally, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7% experienced ... |
| 03.10.2017 | FinTech 2017: Facing the Future | DIGIT’s fourth annual Fintech Summit was held in Edinburgh last week, providing Scotland’s largest forum for discussions on the country’s financial technology scene and how the ‘parish’ can become a world leader in the future of finance.
Ke... |
| 27.06.2017 | EVENT: FinTech 2017 – The Future Of Financial Technology | Welcome to FinTech 2017 the fourth annual financial technology summit, which takes place over two days (27th and 28th of September) in Edinburgh.
Keeping pace with this accelerating rate of change can be daunting. Predicting how this change... |
