Winners Announced at Scottish Financial Technology Awards
Welcome to the latest edition of the DIGIT Tech News Roundup.??
In this week’s newsletter, we will cover some of our top-trending tech news stories, features and op-eds from the week beginning the 3rd of October.?
Digital Transformation 2022?
Our next conference is the Digital Transformation Summit, held live and in-person at Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth on Wednesday 12th October.?
Now in its eighth year, the Summit is Scotland’s largest annual conference focused on digital transformation and organisational change, and is an ideal opportunity to reconnect with industry peers and broaden your professional network.?
To secure your free place at the Summit, please visit: www.digifutures.co.uk?
DIGIT’s top-trending stories?
Scottish Financial Technology Awards Winners Announced?
The winners of the 2022 Scottish Financial Technology Awards have been announced.?
Hosted live at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand Hotel, the awards brought together more than 250 people from across the Scottish financial services and fintech landscape to recognise outstanding companies and individuals.?
Unfolded raises ￡1.2m to drive sustainability in fashion industry?
Unfolded, an Edinburgh-based sustainable and ethical clothing production platform, has raised ￡1.2 million in a pre-seed funding round.?
Led by Techstart Ventures, the investment will enable Unfolded to accelerate its mission to reduce waste in the fashion industry and create new, sustainable ways to shop for clothing.?
LiberEat secures six-figure funding to pioneer AI allergen detection?
Scottish tech startup LiberEat has secured ￡209,000 in grant funding from Innovate UK.?
The investment will be used to accelerate development of the Aberdeen-based firm’s allergen platform and further advance its machine learning capabilities.?
Adarma to create 50 jobs after ￡2m investment round?
Cyber threat management firm Adarma has been awarded a ￡2 million grant from Scotland’s national economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise.?
The funding will be used to create over 50 cybersecurity roles, supporting the company’s innovation roadmap which is set to expand its suite of cybersecurity services and Intellectual Property (IP).?
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New accelerator to support Scottish biotech firms?
Scottish biotech startups are set to be offered free support following the launch of a new accelerator programme.?
Developed by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), the Biotech Innovators accelerator will provide SMEs, spin-outs and startups with vital access to commercial and technical expertise.?
Lack of digital skills jeopardising Edinburgh growth?
A new report from AND Digital has revealed that 59% of workers in Edinburgh believe a lack of digital skills is having a negative impact on their organisation.??
The Nature of the Digital Skills Gap report found that over half (61%) of business growth depends on digital outcomes.??
Behavioural Finance takes top prize at Phoenix Group Innovation Group?
Edinburgh-based startup Behavioural Finance has been unveiled as the winner of the inaugural Phoenix Group Innovation Forum.?
Judges noted that the company’s ‘WealthPersonality’ tool concept stood out for its “ingenuity, creativity and ability to engage customers”.?
The innovative financial tool uses psychometric testing so users can see how their personality will affect their relationship with money.?
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DIGIT Movers and Shakers?
The September 2022 edition of Movers and Shakers features another bumper crop of partnership, awards, relocation and recruitment news from across Scotland.?
DIGIT Deal Roundup?
The latest edition of DIGIT Deal Roundup explores the latest investment and deals from firms across Scotland, including Brillband, Trojan Energy, and Pufferfish.?
DIGIT Events | Join us in-person!?
We understand the last two years have introduced new ways of working and coming back to in-person events may need a little more time to plan.?
So, we’ve released our full event calendar for 2022 to help you plan around work and other commitments to ensure you can join us.?