UK fintech rockets to £24 billion valuation after fundraising round
A UK digital banking app is worth £24 billion after its latest funding round – making it the nation’s most valuable private tech startup ever. London-headquartered Revolut, which has more...
World leaders could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at Cop26
World leaders – including President Biden and Pope Francis – could dine on ‘vertically farmed’ vegetables at the global climate change summit in Glasgow later this year, it has been...
70% of Scottish financial services staff want two days maximum in the office post-Covid
The vast majority of Scottish financial staff – 70 per cent – would prefer to work two days maximum per week in the office following the pandemic, according to new...
Astronaut Tim Peake joins Scottish space mission to rescue satellite
Astronaut Tim Peake has teamed up with an Edinburgh-based rocket company to launch a mission to rescue a British satellite which was propelled into space over 50 years ago. Skyrora has called...
Movement could double size of Scotland’s ‘climate tech’ sector by 2025
An innovation movement must be launched to double the size of Scotland’s climate technology sector in the next four years, a leading business think tank said today. The Scottish Council...
Government must invest more to ‘stay ahead of the curve’ in global space race, says Scottish rocket CEO
A leader in Scotland’s space industry has urged the UK Government to continue investing in its space capabilities in order to establish itself as a legitimate space nation. Chief executive...
Scotland’s national economic development agency appoints new chief executive
Scotland’s national economic development agency has appointed a new chief executive to lead the post-Covid recovery and boost growth. Adrian Gillespie – who spent 16 years in leadership positions with...
Edinburgh fintech firm seals multimillion-pound investment to launch ‘groundbreaking’ AI tool
An Edinburgh financial technology company has secured an investment of £1.1 million to launch a “groundbreaking” artificial intelligence (AI) platform for speech analytics in business. Aveni Detect uses the latest...
Scottish insurance technology startup plots US expansion after doubling revenue in one year
A Dundee-based insurance technology startup backed by one of Scotland’s most well-known tech entrepreneurs is gearing up for US expansion after it doubled revenue to £2.25 million in its second year...
FinTech Scotland launches roadmap to encourage economic growth
A new roadmap to support the growth of Scotland’s digital economy and the development of financial technology is being launched by a leading financial organisation. FinTech Scotland, a not-for-profit which...