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13 November 2018

The E-waste Problem and How The Blockchain Could Solve It

Article written by Stewart McGrenary, Managing Director at Managing Director at Plunc. Plunc.com is based in Glasgow and is one of the ...
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09 November 2018

Fintech Workshop – trading internationally

Scottish Development International are organising a one-day Export Workshop to learn the essentials of international trade and assist fintechs in ...
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08 November 2018

Fintech onboarding guidelines by UK’s 5 largest banks

Tech Nation’s Fintech Delivery Panel, in association with the British Standards Institution (BSI) has just released new guidance to improve ...
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07 November 2018

Using the blockchain to improve access to financial advice

This article was written by Suhail Ahmad, Founder and CEO of AdviserDirect.co.uk, a digital platform connecting small-medium enterprise with qualified ...
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02 November 2018

Fortnightly FinTech Fuse ”“ Amazing FinTech Atmosphere

I’ve been very much energized this by the hugely positive atmosphere around the broad range of fintech initiatives and activities ...
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31 October 2018

The importance of technology for Scottish growth

With so many questions around Brexit and other global and national changes, Scottish businesses need to prepare themselves. The organisers ...
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26 October 2018

The Applied FinTech Project at the University of Glasgow – update

Article written by Elisabetta Trasatti, Vice-President of the University of Glasgow FinTech Society The Applied Fintech Project (AFTP), organised by ...
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24 October 2018

Can fintech help mentally incapacitated people?

This blog is written by Sandra McDonald; she was Public Guardian for Scotland for 14 years (2004-2018). The Public Guardian ...
Fintech firms
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23 October 2018

NoMo Money: A PFM for today’s consumers

Article written by Author: Andrew Garden ”“ Product Manager @ The ID Co. When I was approached two years ago ...
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22 October 2018

Ethical Finance 2018: Regaining Trust and Demonstrating Impact

Growing awareness of UNSDGs, sustainability, climate change and social justice issues, combined with concerns around trust arising from the 2008 ...
Regulation
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12 October 2018

A journey through the FCA regulatory sandbox

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s regulatory sandbox has now been in place for two years, and has continued to draw ...
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12 October 2018

Fortnightly FinTech Fuse ”“ Really Serious About Building Fintech at Scale

This last fortnight I’ve seen further examples of a serious intent to make sure fintech is a success at scale ...