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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 6h

#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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 3d

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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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 6d

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

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 10d

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

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 17d

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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 21d

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.

Read more: www.fintechscotland.com/regulatory-i...

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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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 22d

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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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 23d

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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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 27d

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.

www.fintechscotland.com

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · 29d

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....

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 9

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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 9

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...

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 8

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.

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 8

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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 5

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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 4

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

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 3

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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 2

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...

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Sep 1

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...

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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Aug 25

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.

community.thedatalab.com/events/188585

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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FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Aug 21

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

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Aug 20

#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.

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Aug 18

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

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Aug 14

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...

FinTech Scotland @fintechscotland.com · Aug 14

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...