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25 February 2019

UK Ranks #2 for Startups in Europe. How Does Scotland Compare?

Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Article written by Erin Yurday at NimbleFins  A recent study by NimbleFins showed that the United ...
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22 February 2019

Fortnightly FinTech Fuse ”“ Spreading The FinTech Network Far and Wide

This last couple of weeks has reinforced to me once again the enormous value in developing the fintech network far ...
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18 February 2019

Mi Rewards: the first card-linked, city-wide loyalty scheme. Here’s how it works

In 2018 we launched Mi Rewards, the cardless, city-wide loyalty scheme, in Perth. It’s the first UK scheme to offer ...
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15 February 2019

Engage Invest Exploit

Scotland has long been recognised as a nation with an established financial cluster and a reputation for innovation – we ...
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13 February 2019

The dangers of cashless and how to design for a digital economy

Blog written by Sergei Miller-Pomphrey – analyst, designer, full-time finch nerd – @goforsergei on twitter and medium   Many have recently spoken ...
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12 February 2019

Why ”˜adopt’ a MSc Data Lab Student?

Article written by Bethany Rodgers-Rintoul, Delivery Lead at the MBN Academy part of MBN Solutions. MBN are one of the ...
Fintech firms
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01 February 2019

Bringing Open Banking into 2019 with DirectID Insights

We’ve heard a lot over the last 12 months over the potential that Open Banking can bring, to business and ...
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01 February 2019

Fortnightly FinTech Fuse ”“ Developing the Global FinTech Fellowship

This past two weeks has involved a range of international activities which have further contributed to Scotland being recognized as ...
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31 January 2019

New research to improve affordability assessment

The University of Edinburgh, Afterbanks and Inbest are collaborating on a new research project that aims to develop new methods ...
Regulation
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31 January 2019

FCA news – Tips to keep up to date with the regulator

I always pause for thought as I write an update on what’s happening at the FCA, thinking about how to ...
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25 January 2019

Challenges of Doing Business with Large Corporations: A Masterclass with GlobalScot John Fox

The prospect of working with a large organisation can be a somewhat daunting prospect.  It brings a whole new set ...
Fintech firms
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25 January 2019

LendingCrowd in top 30 fast-growing tech startups – Interview with CEO Stuart Lunn

Stuart, well done on being named among the top 30 fast-growing tech startups to watch by Tech Nation. What do you ...