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FinTech Scotland
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Driving innovation, collaboration, and inclusion in financial technology. Scotland’s FinTech Cluster Management Organisation, empowering businesses, fostering talent, and shaping the future of global finance.
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Financial literacy matters more than ever.

Discover how Finwise School is turning complex money topics into simple, engaging, real-life skills.

Read our latest blog post: www.fintechscotland.com/empowering-f...

#FinancialEducation #MoneyMatters #SkillsForLife #EdTech
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Financial education will be at the heart of next year’s Ideal Home Show Scotland through a new initiative led by MoneyMatix.

In May 2026, the show will launch a dedicated “Money Village”, designed to give visitors the financial tools, knowledge and advice they need.

Read our blog: lnkd.in/eqCgGP_M
October 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Interested in #FRIL’s new Innovation Call?

Seeking innovators to co-create solutions that help consumers make confident, informed financial decisions.
Join our Q&A with Kostas Oikonomakos, Innovation Programme Manager and Grace Harrod, High Growth Adviser.

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October 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Read our latest blog about a new solution launched by Pathlines, in collaboration with Scottish fintech Guiide and global investment firm Invesco, to help people take greater control of their retirement planning.

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#FinTech #Pensions #RetirementPlanning
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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#FinTechScotland and SuperTech have launched the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (#FRIL) challenge - inviting fintechs worldwide to co‑create solutions that help consumers make confident, informed financial decisions. Up to £50,000 funding. Apply: www.fintechscotland.com/nationwide-i...
October 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Applications are open for Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust & DLT's Digital Trust Innovation Challenge.

They’re seeking solutions that unify identity, documentation, attestations and transactions for a more connected, transparent, simpler digital life.

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Innovation Challenge Calls – Scottish Centre of Excellence in Digital Trust and DLT
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October 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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To mark #ScotClimateWeek, the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) has published a new white paper on how geospatial data is transforming sustainability risk assessment in financial services.

Read it here: www.fintechscotland.com/supply-chain...

#ClimateFinance #SustainableFinance
October 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Climate Week is a chance to accelerate net zero. How can fintech and data cut through greenwashing as UK/EU rules tighten? Read the blog: www.fintechscotland.com/regulatory-i...
#ScotClimateWeek #Greenwashing #SustainableFinance #ConsumerProtection
September 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Today we kick off the 8th annual FinTech Scotland Festival: a celebration of the innovation powering Scotland’s fintech cluster.

Explore the programme and follow #FinTechScotlandFestival2025 for live updates: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...
September 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Our latest blog summarises Pinsent Masons’ September FS Regulatory Risk Trends update, on how the UK is balancing growth and innovation with strong consumer protection and financial system integrity.

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Balancing Growth, Innovation and Consumer Protection - FinTech Scotland
Pinsent Masons' September edition of its FS Regulatory Risk Trends update, with the latest developments shaping the UK regulatory landscape.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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New blog: Morgan Stanley celebrates 25 years in Glasgow in 2025, unveiling a bespoke tartan and hosting a flagship event on 25 September at Glasgow City Chambers.

Read more here: www.fintechscotland.com/morgan-stanl...
Morgan Stanley Marks 25 Years in Glasgow in Scottish style - FinTech Scotland
Morgan Stanley celebrates 25 years in Glasgow, a quarter of a century that has seen the firm grow from just six colleagues to more than 2,000.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New blog: FRIL’s Operational Resilience Innovation Call is live - bringing 15 fintechs together with industry, regulators and academia to build future ready solutions.
Read/watch here: www.fintechscotland.com/addressing-t...
#FinTechInnovation #OperationalResilience #FinancialInnovation
Addressing tomorrow’s pressing challenges, today: Operational Resilience Innovation Call launches - FinTech Scotland
FRIL’s Operational Resilience Innovation Call unites fintechs, industry and academia to tackle key risks in financial services.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Venture Forward is a UK‑wide, inclusive investor‑readiness programme backed by Innovate UK to help founders get in front of top investors, wherever you’re based.

Applications for Venture Forward Scotland are now open. Read the blog and apply: www.fintechscotland.com/beat-the-odd...
How Scotland's founders can unlock the right investors - FinTech Scotland
Discover Venture Forward, an inclusive fundraising accelerator helping ambitious founders to get in front of top investors.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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We’re excited about this session at our Global Fintech Forum. Mark Wilkinson (The Data Lab) and Alison Munro (Scottish Enterprise), chaired by Ioannis Monios (EY), will discuss collaboration, accelerators and the role of data and AI in fintech.
Read more: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin....
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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23 Sept: FCA at FinTech Scotland Festival - hear from Aidan McEvoy, Ian Phoenix and Val Smith. Panel on innovation, authorisation & supervision, plus networking with FCA and industry. Open to fintechs, trade bodies, VCs & FS firms.

Register here:
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September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Clare Reid joins FinTech Scotland as Strategic Innovation Director. She’ll help deliver our Research & Innovation Roadmap, focusing on the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL). Clare brings 20+ years’ experience in innovation, FS and policy.

Read more: www.fintechscotland.com/fintech-scot...
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Delighted to welcome Kostas Oikonomako to our team. Seconded from the FCA, where he supervised wealth and stockbroking firms and championed proactive, data-driven supervision. Before the FCA, Kostas spent seven years at J.P. Morgan leading market expansion, transformation and product development.
September 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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New speaker announcement: Darren Kennedy (J.P. Morgan) joins leaders from Morgan Stanley, BlackRock & PwC UK for our Global Fintech Forum session, 'Opportunities for fintechs in the UK financial services investment landscape'.

Details and agenda: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...
September 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Excited for a fireside chat on Securing Investment for Growth at the #GlobalFinTechForum (part of the FinTech Scotland Festival) with Joseph Twigg (Aveni) and Bruce Harvie (CMS).

Details and agenda: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...
September 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Next up in the Global FinTech Forum: partnership models and innovation pathways with UK financial institutions.

The FinTech Scotland Festival is just around the corner!

Read more here: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...

#GlobalFintechForum #ScotlandFintechFestival #FinTech
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Join Khalid Rafiq, Nick Viney and Jamie Drysdale for ‘Opportunities for fintechs in the UK FS investment landscape’ at the Global Fintech Forum, 23 Sep 2025 (part of the FinTech Scotland Festival).

More: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...
September 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Join us at the Global Fintech Forum on 23 September. Connect with Scotland’s FinTech Cluster and meet major UK players.

In our second session, Yvonne & Clare will share guidance on cross‑border ops, legal and market entry.

Details: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...
September 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Only 3 weeks to go until the #FintechScotlandFestival!

Join us 23 September for the Global Fintech Forum - connect with Scotland’s #FintechCommunity and hear real case studies.

More: www.fintechscotland.com/scotland-fin...
September 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Join The Data Lab Community for an event at JPMorganChase in Glasgow, focusing on the evolving skills required of finance professionals in the age of AI and machine learning. Explore how to develop existing employees and what skills newcomers need.

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Re-thinking Data & AI Skills in Finance: Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow
The financial sector is undergoing a profound transformation. As data, AI, and machine learning become deeply embedded across everything from risk management and compliance to trading strategies and c...
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August 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Team update: We’re delighted to welcome Grace Harrod as High Growth Adviser at the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab, run in partnership with FinTech Scotland and the University of Glasgow. Grace brings 8 years’ experience in innovation, start‑ups and community building. #FinTech #Startups
August 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM