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Edinburgh’s Smart Data Foundry receives £3m funding for financial data service

Published 2 days ago

Smart Data Foundry (SDF) has been awarded £3 million funding to operate a new financial data service, enabling more researchers to study the financial health of millions of households across the UK, by providing secure access to financial behaviours, economic resilience, and regional economic activity.

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Edinburgh design agency eyes international growth with Dubai office

Published 1 month ago

Scottish design agency Fifth House has expanded its operations into the Middle East following a financial boost from Midlothian Council Local Business Support funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

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Scottish start-up SENGUARD wins £75,000 to shield over-50s from cybercrime

Published 1 month ago

A Scottish company dedicated to defending the over-50s from online threats has secured £75,000 from Scottish EDGE that will enable it to accelerate product development and support upcoming investment rounds.

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Lanarkshire firm OPG wins slew of national contracts as it targets record turnover

Published 2 months ago

Lesmahagow-based fleet vehicle graphics firm, OPG, is on track to increase turnover by 40% following continued business growth since a management buy-out (MBO) in late 2022.

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Digital partnership leads to US expansion for Ayrshire firm

Published 2 months ago

Picture (L-R): Kylie Moles and Matt Sandham of bspoq with Toni Baxter and Jed Simpson of TYGRIS

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Bitcoin breaks $80,000 barrier after US election

Published 2 months ago

Bitcoin has surged above $80,000 (c. £62,000) for the first time, following last week’s US election result.

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CBI partners with Zumo to track digital asset sustainability

Published 2 months ago

Edinburgh-based fintech Zumo, a digital-assets-as-a-service platform, and United Arab Emirates-based bank Commercial Bank International (CBI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

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Smart Data Foundry and Research Data Scotland collaborate to enhance financial data access

Published 3 months ago

Smart Data Foundry (SDF) and Research Data Scotland (RDS) have partnered to streamline secure researcher access to public sector and financial data.

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Aveni looks to scale rapidly in next two years following £11m funding and top award win

Published 3 months ago

Edinburgh-based Aveni.ai has revealed its growth plans following its recent £11 million Series A investment round, and Fintech of the Year award win at the Scottish Fintech Awards 2024.

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Iomart bolsters cloud capabilities with £57m Atech buyout

Published 3 months ago

Glasgow-based cloud computing company iomart has acquired Atech Support, a Microsoft solutions provider, for £57 million.

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Diane Rennie appointed digital director at Kingdom Group

Published 3 months ago

Kingdom Group has appointed Diane Rennie as its new digital director.

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Aveni.ai crowned Fintech of the Year at Scottish Financial Technology Awards

Published 3 months ago

Edinburgh-based AI fintech firm Aveni.ai has won the coveted “Fintech of the Year” award at the 2024 Scottish Financial Technology Awards.

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Maven exits QikServe in sale to The Access Group

Published 3 months ago

Maven Capital Partners has completed a profitable exit from Edinburgh-based QikServe through a sale to business management software provider The Access Group, for an undisclosed sum.

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Scottish AI robotics firm secures £7.9m to scale robotics in manufacturing

Published 3 months ago

A new £7.9 million investment, led by £3.5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank, will enable scale and growth for Leap Automation Ltd (Leap AI), an emerging leader in low-cost industrial AI robotics.

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England: AI performs 81 years’ policing work in six hours

Published 3 months ago

The UK’s most notorious cold cases could be solved using AI.

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