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HSBC has launched a trade finance API which allows partner financial organisations and their clients observe the status of their bank guarantees in real-time, from their own platforms. The bank guarantee API is now being tested by ING and Standard Bank and it will allow partners to create their own

A man has spent £30,000 of his children's inheritance fighting a £100 speeding fine.

Johnston Carmichael has opened its first premises outside of Scotland with a new office based in London. The new office has opened as part of a strategic expansion of its financial services sector offering.

Kelvin Capital has led a £2m funding round for biotech business ProFactor Pharma to accelerate its work in developing a treatment for Haemophilia A. Kelvin Capital led the funding round, supported by Ingenza Ltd and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise.

The Bank of Scotland Business Barometer's new survey published today has revealed that businesses in Scotland are the least confident in the UK.

Chartered Accountancy firm Wylie & Bisset has welcomed the Debt Arrangement Scheme reforms, which it says will improve accessibility and streamline bureaucracy. A formal Scottish debt solution allowing individuals struggling with debt to repay it back over a longer period, the Debt Arrangem

Claire Reid, the new leader of PwC in Scotland, has revealed her excitement at the opportunity to make a difference at the company. In an interview for The Herald published today, Ms Reid discusses how her appointment to the role will allow her to make a difference within the firm and has given her

SET Ventures and Ascension Ventures have contributed to the latest investment round at UK heat network control company Minibems to enable it to pursue fast growth across the UK and Europe. With heating and cooling consuming half of Europe’s energy, the heat sector is increasingly being challen

The winners of DIGIT's inaugural Scottish Technology Awards have been revealed.

A leading property lawyer has been appointed head of Pinsent Masons’ Scottish and Northern Irish operations. Katharine Hardie takes over the role of chair of Scotland and Northern Ireland from Richard Masters, 29 years to the day since she joined the firm as a trainee lawyer in 1990. She will

Bosses at Goals Soccer Centre, the five-a-side football pitch provider, have admitted that the £12 million blanks in their accounts could be much higher.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its latest list of companies whose reports and accounts have been reviewed. The companies reports and accounts have been reviewed by the FRC's Corporate Reporting Review function.

Highland Spring has blamed the impact of rising costs for the decrease in profits experienced by the firm in its most recent financial year. The company saw pre-tax profits dive to £520,000 for the year ended December 31st, a decrease from £3.3 million last time, as it struggled with the

Following the Ogden discount rate change, car insurance premiums have risen 0.7% in just three months, with prices now 2% higher than a year earlier, analysis from Consumer Intelligence shows.

Coastal communities are to benefit from £7.5 million of revenue generated from the Scottish Crown Estate’s marine assets in the first year of devolved management. The new arrangement, which has been agreed with COSLA, means that 26 local authorities will receive an allocation from the ne