FinTech Scotland proudly announces the launch of the 7th Annual FinTech Scotland Festival, running from September 25th to October 4th, 2024.
This year’s festival promises to bring together the dynamic and collaborative Scottish fintech community, showcasing its remarkable growth, innovation, and energy. Attendees will engage in critical discussions on topics shaping the global fintech landscape.
Building on the success of previous years, Scotland will welcome over 2,000 fintech professionals and enthusiasts from Scotland, the UK, and around the world. The programme kicks off with the Fintech Summit at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on September 25th, organised by leading tech publisher Digit. This summit will pave the way for a series of insightful and forward-thinking discussions and presentations throughout the festival.
Spotlight on Data Innovations
The 2024 FinTech Scotland Festival will highlight data innovations revolutionising the fintech and financial industry, including AI, Distributed Ledger Technologies, Open Finance, and new data sources aimed at achieving ESG objectives. The festival will feature various events, round tables, and panel sessions designed to support the growth and development of fintech companies.
Nicola Anderson, CEO of FinTech Scotland, expressed her excitement: “We are thrilled to launch the 7th edition of the FinTech Scotland Festival. Each year, the festival allows me time for reflection on the thriving nature of the Scottish fintech cluster and its achievements. This year’s program is packed with events that will serve to inspire, educate, and foster collaboration across the industry.”
The FinTech Scotland Festival provides a unique platform for networking, learning, and innovation. It brings together industry leaders, startups, investors, and policymakers to discuss the latest trends and challenges in the fintech sector.
This year, Scottish fintech Appointedd, will be the official festival technology partner, providing their solution to allow attendees to book events. As official media partner, Digit will offer coverage of the festival through videos, articles and much more.
To explore events, register and get involved visit www.scotlandfintechfestival.com
About FinTech Scotland
FinTech Scotland is an independent not for profit cluster body jointly established with the financial services sector, universities and Scottish Enterprise to ensure that Scotland seizes the FinTech opportunities and achieves positive economic and social outcomes by encouraging financial innovation, collaboration and inclusion as part of the broader digital economy objectives.
The organisation acts as a strategic enabler and cluster management body focused on leveraging the potential economic (i.e. productivity, innovation, business creation, employment) and social (i.e. financial inclusion, well-being and accessibility) benefits arising from becoming a leading global centre focused on Fintech innovation.
FinTech Scotland’s objectives are to develop an innovative community of FinTech firms, generate impactful collaborations between firms of all sizes and foster an inclusive cluster which is UK and globally recognised and connected.
FinTech Scotland was founded in January 2018 as a joint initiative by University of Edinburgh, Lloyds Banking Group, HSBC and Scottish Enterprise. The organisation is now supported by a broad range of global financial services, technology and professional services firms as well as major universities, the Financial Conduct Authority and Scottish Enterprise.
In August 2022, FinTech Scotland was formally recognised for the development of the Fintech cluster and accredited with the silver label for Cluster Management Excellence by the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA).
In 2019, FinTech Scotland was one the founding bodies along with FinTech North and Innovate Finance of the UK FinTech National Network which drives collaborative fintech innovation and development across all UK regions.
You can read more about the FinTech Scotland Cluster in our recently published “Building a Global Fintech Cluster”.