FinTech Scotland Festival 2025

22–26 September 2025

Supporting fintechs

Accelerating the growth of over 250 fintech firms.

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Strategic Partnerships

Developing responsible innovation with industry.

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Research & Innovation

Driving global economic impact, inclusion, and sustainability.

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Connecting globally

Creating fintech bridges around the world.

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Latest updates

Announcement

14 August 2025

FinTech Scotland strengthens fintech cluster with global leaders CMS and Mastercard

FinTech Scotland has announced that law firm CMS and international payments leader Mastercard have joined the Scottish Fintech Cluster as ...

Events

03 September 2025

Horizon Scanning for Financial Leaders

Future Finance, led by the University of Bristol and co-funded by Innovate UK and the ESRC, is hosting a hands-on strategic foresight workshop for senior financial services leaders. This expert-led event will showcase horizon scanning techniques to transform uncertainty into a strategic advantage. Workshop highlights • AI 2027 case study: Explore a real-world example of effective horizon scanning and the potential impact of AI on financial services. • Capability benchmarking: Identify critical performance gaps and spot disruptive technologies. • Scenario planning: Use proven methods to explore future uncertainties and avoid common forecasting biases. • Scenario-adjusted strategic roadmaps: Turn insights into action with tools to balance innovation with risk. Who should attend? This workshop is open to UK-based financial service providers and FinTech organisations seeking to increase efficiency and growth. Expert-led workshop This workshop will be led by industry and academic experts: • Dr. Felix Honecker, Glasgow University Business School (FinTech & Deep Tech Research) • Adrian Shedden, Financial Innovation Specialist

About

About FinTech Scotland

FinTech Scotland is a strategic cluster management organisation driving financial inclusion through fintech innovation and collaborations. Established in 2018, we support a vibrant cluster of fintech innovators, established financial firms, academics, government organisations, citizen groups and regulators.

Within this cluster, the vibrant fintech community now counts more than 250 fintech firms of all sizes developing innovative solutions in WealthTech, InsureTech, RegTech and much more. Using new technologies such as AI, blockchain and open finance date, those organisations are changing the financial services sector to drive better outcomes for citizen, societies and the environment.

The FinTech Scotland Community

Featured Fintechs

Scotland is home to a growing number of fintech firms spanning across the full spectrum of financial technologies from payments to Blockchain, from open banking to regtech and much more.