A development agency for the Scottish government, Scottish Enterprise, and its investment arm, the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB), have agreed to fund loans on the LendingCrowd platform; they will invest up to £2.75 million in Scottish small-to-midsized businesses, acting in parallel to the retail investors on the platform; the Scottish government earlier identified SMEs needing financing up to £150,000 as an economic development priority. Source
The first Crypto Nexus Workshop is Sept. 20 in Edinburgh in partnership with the Fintech Scotland Festival.
Fintech Scotland publishes a roadmap to drive innovation in Scottish fintech as part of a response to the Kalifa Review's recommendations for national financial inclusion and connectivity.