Scotland’s first Fintech Fortnight debuts

Scotland’s first Fintech Fortnight that celebrates the “growing and lucrative” financial technology sector and aims to showcase it globally gets under way today.

Taking place in conjunction with Fintech Scotland and Visitscotland Business Events, the two weeks will feature 23 events across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk and Fife, including a special fintech edition of Visitscotland Business Events’ Innovate the Nation series.

Visitscotland said Innovate the Nation brings together experts, influencers and the next generation of pioneers and innovators in a series of engaging talks, looking at the “incredible” innovation taking place across Scotland.

And Innovatefintech a week today in Stirling will feature speakers from Fintech Scotland, the University of Strathclyde, Encompass Corporation and Sustainably.

Rory Archibald, business development manager at Visitscotland Business Events, said: “Through these events we want to seize the opportunity to showcase Scotland’s fintech sector to the world. By doing this we hope it will act as a springboard to attract more business events into Scotland by showcasing this is the place to be for fintech.

Stephen Ingledew, chief executive of Fintech Scotland, said: “Creating Fintech Fortnight with Visitscotland Business Events’ team broadens our collaboration and allows us to be even more inclusive by sharing the fintech opportunities more widely.” He previously outlined the target for Scotland to be a top five global fintech centre by 2020. 0 Stephen Ingledew hails the two-week initiative