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29 July 2026

Crypto firms fear being shut out of the UK market as operational readiness lags behind ambition

By Zumo ● Initial findings from Zumo’s UK Regulatory Preparedness Assessment survey show seven in ten crypto firms see losing ...
Fintech firms
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29 July 2026

Why financial crime detection needs a new approach

By Swagatam Sen, Founder & CEO, ControlOne A few years ago, I sat in a meeting with a financial crime ...
Payments & Transactions
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27 July 2026

Why payments automation is key to operational resilience for growing businesses

By Myles Stephenson, Founder & CEO at Modulr The world is becoming increasingly uncertain, and for businesses, this means that market ...
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22 July 2026

mnAi launches Australia’s first national gender index to transform understanding of female-led businesses in Australia

Data and analytics company mnAi, one of the growing fintechs in our community, has announced the launch of The Gender Index Australia ...
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21 July 2026

FinTech Scotland Festival 2026: Innovation fuelling growth

FinTech Scotland has today announced that the ninth FinTech Scotland Festival will take place from 30 September to 7 October ...
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13 July 2026

Scottish Financial Technology Awards 2026 Open for Entries

Organisations and individuals across Scotland’s financial technology sector can now enter 12 categories recognising innovation, leadership and impact. The Scottish ...
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23 June 2026

Ground-breaking responsible AI solutions to shape the future of financial services 

Fintech companies from around the world with innovative AI solutions can now apply to the award-winning Financial Regulation Innovation Lab’s new innovation call – on responsible AI in ...
Fintech firms
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12 June 2026

Rethinking cross‑border payments: Market Town’s Bitcoin approach from Edinburgh

Written by Henry Murray-Smith, Market Town  “Imagine a contract where every January first, forever, I will give you one dollar. ...
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08 June 2026

Aveni extends market leading wealth and compliance platform into consumer agentic AI for financial services

£12m investment accelerates launch of Agent Assure, closing the AI agent safety gap Aveni, the UK’s leading AI fintech specialist ...
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04 June 2026

Scotland invests £3.18m to fast‑track fintech growth, jobs and collaborative innovation

Funding backs a Scottish programme turning strengths into real‑world impact The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), the UK’s centre of ...
Announcement
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26 May 2026

Benefits reliance rising in every region of Great Britain, new financial data shows

Smart Data Foundry launches new Benefits Reliance Indicator using transactional data from 5 million bank accounts Smart Data Foundry has ...
Fintech firms
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21 May 2026

Navigating Consumer Duty: The Hidden Cost of Friction

By Shiyu Chen, behavioural scientist and founder at BehaviourAI Lab Consumer Duty has reshaped the way financial services firms need ...