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£150M Floatation for Nucleus Financial?

£150M Floatation for Nucleus Financial?

Multiple media channels report that Nucleus Financial, the Scottish fintech is planning to float on the junior Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in July 2018, in a move which could value the company at £150 million.

Valuation

While the exact share price of the floatation has yet to be fixed, the Times reports that the company could be valued at as much as £150 million.

The floatation is…

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FinTech Scotland Announces Board Members

FinTech Scotland Announces Board Members

FinTech Scotland the industry body for Scotland’s financial technology sector has announced the board members who will work with CEO Stephen Ingledew to oversee and enable the organisation’s strategic plans to make Scotland one of the top five fintech hubs in the world.

The announcement follows the recent appointment of David Fergusson, the Chief Executive of Nucleus Financial, as chair of the…

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IBM & Equifax Join Fintech Scotland

IBM & Equifax Join Fintech Scotland

FinTech Scotland, the industry body which champions Scotland’s booming financial technology sector, has announced the appointment of IBM and Equifax as new strategic partners.

The addition of IBM and Equifax means that FinTech Scotland has now appointed sixstrategic partners following last month’s announcement confirming the selection of Pinsent Masons, Deloitte, Dentsu Aegis Network and Sopra…

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Scottish Fintech Powers HSBC's First Open Banking Loan

Scottish Fintech Powers HSBC’s First Open Banking Loan

Following a successful pilot programme, HSBC UK is using Castlight Financial’s Catgorisation as a Service (CaaS) tool, to process live loans for customers.

After a customer has securely linked their bank account to HSBC UK, the bank uses its open banking technology to pull down all the transactional data.

Informed Lending Decisions

HSBC UK then runs this transactional data through the CaaSengine,…

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Investment in Scottish Fintech Reaches £37 Million

Investment in Scottish Fintech Reaches £37 Million

Scotland’s rapidly evolving Fintech ecosystem, which brings together start-ups, global corporations, universities and the public sector, has attracted nearly £37 million investment over the last 10 years according to new Scottish Government figures.

Many of the world’s leading financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, NCR, Ingenico and Avaloqhave a significant presence in…

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FinTech Scotland Events: Collaboration, Innovation, Inclusion

FinTech Scotland Events: Collaboration, Innovation, Inclusion

After two very busy and exciting months setting up the FinTech Scotland organisation and meeting with members of the whole ecosystem, we thought it was time to play our part in enabling collaboration and knowledge sharing.

FinTech Scotland has created three new events, or symposiums (which literally means ‘meeting of minds’, exactly what we’re aiming for).

The symposiums are informal events…

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Fintech Scotland Appoints New CEO

Fintech Scotland Appoints Stephen Ingledew As CEO

Fintech Scotland has appointed Stephen Ingledew as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Ingledew’s role as Fintech Scotland CEO will be to ensure the organisation drives sustainable economic growth through innovation, collaboration and inclusion.

Fintech Scotland is the organisation co-created by the Scottish Government and industry, led by Scottish Financial Enterprise, and the University of Edinburgh,…

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