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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.
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
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
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
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.

www.fintechscotland.com/scottish-fin...

#FinTech #Pensions #RetirementPlanning
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#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
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
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
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
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
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:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fcas-n...
September 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
#ClimateChange is disrupting economies and lives.

#FinTech can accelerate a #NetZero transition via: better #ESGdata, credible #CarbonMarkets/#CarbonOffsetting, and innovation to reinvent finance.

Scotland and the UK can lead through research and collaboration.
August 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Fintech innovation is transforming how people and businesses engage with money. It’s a significant economic and social disruptor across financial services and the wider economy.

Here are 5 key highlights of fintech in Scotland:

#FinTech #Scotland #FinancialServices
August 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We’ve extended the deadline for the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) programme’s latest innovation call.

This is your chance to collaborate with industry experts and secure grants of up to £50,000 to develop your proposition.

Apply now: www.fintechscotland.com/research-inn...
August 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Delighted to welcome CMS and Mastercard as #StrategicPartners in the Scottish FinTech Cluster. Their world-class financial and professional services expertise will support #FintechInnovation and help accelerate #EconomicGrowth across #Scotland and the UK.

www.fintechscotland.com/fintech-scot...
August 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Getting documents signed is routine for #FinancialFirms and #Fintechs, but in regulated sectors it’s rarely a simple click. Our latest blog explores Syngrafii’s approach: biometric ink signatures, live video signing and tamper‑proof audit trails.

Read more: www.fintechscotland.com/tackling-the...
August 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Ensuring the #FinancialSector is operationally resilient is crucial.

Have a solution for #OperationalResilience? Apply to FRIL for a chance to win up to £50,000!

www.fintechscotland.com/research-inn...

Julia Salmond, CEO of CienDos and past winner, shares insights:

#FinTech
August 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM