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Fintech development has accelerated as more of us embrace digital banking.

Fintech milestone: The ten Scottish fintech scale-ups taking to the global stage
“Scotland’s fintech sector continues to go from strength to strength” – Lorraine Anderson, Scottish Enterprise
Scott Reid

Part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Higgs Centre is co-located with the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) and the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh. Picture by Jason Cowan

£25m boost for space and tech firms at Royal Observatory’s Higgs Centre

Dr Ross Donaldson checks the telescope at Heriot-Watt University’s new HOGS facility in Edinburgh. Picture by Chris Watt Photograph

Scottish uni takes ‘quantum leap’ forward in fight against cyber attacks

Energy Mutual's Kyle Smith and Sam Gray.

Scottish energy transition pioneer wins big in Shell LiveWire global competition

Keychron's new keyboards are pricey, but among the best on the market

We test two high-end Keychron keyboards - the K5 Max and the Q6 Max

Tech

The Jackery Explorer 240 V2 is the most compact AC power station in the range

Jackery Explorer 240 V2: compact power station just £159 in rare deal

The best of Amazon's Spring Deals

Amazon Spring Deal Days 2025: Save over £1k with these five deals

Gtech CLM50 Cordless Lawnmower

Gtech launches rare spring sale: 20% off gadgets with code SPRING20

How a VPN can save you money on holidays as flight myths busted

Start up Scale up

Robert Begbie, chief executive of NatWest’s commercial and institutional franchise, pictured in the Edinburgh accelerator hub.

NatWest to support 10,000 more entrepreneurs as accelerator network expands

The study, which looked at the universities that are the best at commercialising their research work, placed the University of Edinburgh in eighth place.

How Scotland’s universities rank in new study of commercial spinout activity

The UNA Watch design allows users to repair, replace and upgrade components instead of discarding entire devices.

Scottish start-up behind ‘Lego-like’ smartwatch secures £300,000 boost

Audience members at a Converge programme event. Picture: Converge

Converge: Record £400,000 prize pot for Scottish academic enterprise programme

Innovators

Orbex has seen it internship applications skyrocket. Picture by Michal Wachucik/Abermedia

Rocket firm leading Scotland’s space race sees internship applications hit 2,000

Jimmy Williamson, executive director, net zero, Scottish National Investment Bank; Laura Fidao, investment director, net zero, Scottish National Investment Bank; Jon Machin, executive director, Subsea Micropiles; Derek Robertson, CEO and founder, Subsea Micropiles. Picture: Nick Mailer

Offshore wind specialist nets £9.2m to build Scottish plant and support 100 jobs

Work has already begun on the optical benches at UK ATC. The assembly process utilises robotically assisted bonding (RAB), developed by UK ATC and the University of Glasgow.

£10m investment will see Scottish tech at heart of ‘staggering’ space mission

Infix founder and CEO Dr Matthew Freer and David Bowerman. Picture by Stewart Attwood

Hospital waiting times in Scotland could be cut thanks to Glasgow firm’s AI tech

Big Ideas

Heriot-Watt PhD students Arran Sykes and Harmony Li in conversation regarding a quantum sensing system. Picture: Chris Watt Photography/Heriot-Watt University

How a Scottish university is developing the 'near unhackable' quantum internet

'We're just scratching the surface with this, so the potential for growth is there,' says Greenock of Go Swag. Picture: contributed.

How this entrepreneur aims to turn gift boxes into the next Scottish unicorn

The grand front entrance of the new Edinburgh Futures Institute, the result of a major 'recycling' project which has transformed the historical Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh building into a state-of-the-art innovation hub and public space

Inside story: Look what happened to Edinburgh’s grand old Royal Infirmary

Researchers have been conducting virtual-reality and real-life tests to assess the best way of communicating to cyclists the intentions of self-driving vehicles

How can cyclists avoid crashes with driverless cars?

Data

Karen Meechan, the ScotlandIS chief executive, pictured at the ScotSoft conference in 2023. Picture: Greg Macvean

Scotland’s digital tech leader on how to grow a £7.5 billion industry

Murray Collins is one of the founders of Edinburgh's Space Intelligence. Picture: Andrea Thomson Photography

Edinburgh firm that maps the world's forests from space eyes new horizons

The University of Edinburgh has been at the forefront of supercomputing for decades.

Axed: £800m Edinburgh University supercomputer victim of Labour spending cuts

The growth in fintech comes as more and more of us switch to digital banking to manage a range of services such as savings, investments and pensions.

FinTech Scotland Festival: Where and what is taking place in 2024

FinTech

Sustainability-focused fintech company ESG360° provides businesses with the tools and insights needed to navigate the complexities of environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance.

Fast-growing fintech firm chooses ‘ideal location’ Glasgow to add 30 jobs

Fintech - financial technology - development has accelerated as more of us embrace digital banking and use apps to manage a range of services such as savings, investments and pensions.

How Scotland’s fintech boom is leading innovation and creating thousands of jobs

Sandy Begbie is the chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE). Picture by Graham Flack

How Scotland’s crucial financial services sector added 13,000 jobs in 2024

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Life Sciences

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Founded in 1992, Archangels is a business angel syndicate investing in early-stage Scottish life sciences and technology companies. Pictured are Niki McKenzie, David Ovens, Dan McKiddie, Sarah Hardy and Shaolei McKie.

Edinburgh's Archangels helps propel Scottish start-ups with £27.3m investments

Mark Beaumont, partner at Eos; Jessica Birt, CEO and co-founder; Dr Matthew Dale, CSO and co-founder, Professor David Venables, chair of board; Professor Susan Rosser, chair of scientific advisory board. Picture by Stewart Attwood / Canva

How Edinburgh pioneer behind 'holy grail' gene therapy technology raised £3m

Ad Feature Glasgow is home to new precision medicine hub

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