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…
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…
70% of Scottish financial services staff want two days maximum in the office post-Covid
The vast majority of Scottish financial staff – 70 per cent – would prefer to work two days maximum per week in the office following the pandemic, according to new…
Edinburgh fintech firm seals multimillion-pound investment to launch ‘groundbreaking’ AI tool
An Edinburgh financial technology company has secured an investment of £1.1 million to launch a “groundbreaking” artificial intelligence (AI) platform for speech analytics in business. Aveni Detect uses the latest…
Scottish insurance technology startup plots US expansion after doubling revenue in one year
A Dundee-based insurance technology startup backed by one of Scotland’s most well-known tech entrepreneurs is gearing up for US expansion after it doubled revenue to £2.25 million in its second year…
FinTech Scotland launches roadmap to encourage economic growth
A new roadmap to support the growth of Scotland’s digital economy and the development of financial technology is being launched by a leading financial organisation. FinTech Scotland, a not-for-profit which…
Scotland classified as ‘large and established’ cluster in new UK Government fintech report
Scotland hosts the third largest volume of fintech companies in the UK according to a new government report. The Edinburgh to Glasgow corridor has been identified as one of the…
