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Three leading tech for good entrepreneurs have been selected for the Startup Summit Competition final, where they will compete for a top prize worth over £220,000.

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has appointed partner Derek Gemmell as head of innovations tax. Mr Gemmell has been with the firm for eleven years.

AM Bid, the business bid specialist, has revealed that David Gray has been appointed as the firms' new managing director. Mr Gray will replace current managing director Andrew Morrison, who founded the North Berwick company in 2014. He joined AM Bid in 2016 after working at EDF Energy.

The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for September has revealed that the British manufacturing sector is still struggling.

Building activity has fallen at the second-fastest rate since April 2009, new figures have revealed.

Edinburgh-based fintech Paysend has launched Paysend Connect, a business account in collaboration with Crassula, an open banking software provider. The collaboration will also enable businesses to provide fintech solutions to their customers.

The Government Actuary has confirmed that the discount rate in Scotland remains unchanged at -0.75% following the completion of his review. A report has been prepared in accordance with the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) Act 2019 and follows from the September 2018 r

Mastercard has announced the arrival of Threat Scan, a global service which helps banks to find potential vulnerabilities in their authorisation systems.

A group of cryptocurrency exchanges have come together to create the Crypto Currency Council to bring clarity to the regulatory rules surrounding the trading of digital assets.

British public relations company Quatro is to open its first base in Scotland.

Dentons is to defend the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over allegations the bank's staff falsified a customer’s loan documents, The Lawyer reports.

Loans providing financial support to farmers ahead of Brexit will arrive in bank accounts from October 4th, the Scottish Government announced yesterday.

A former Chinese mayor could face the death penalty after thirteen tons of gold worth £300 million and $20 billion of cash were found at his home.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (Prudential) £23,875,000 for failures related to non-advised sales of annuities. Between July 2008 and September 2017, Prudential’s non-advised annuity business focused on selling annuities directly

Law firm Burges Salmon has appointed Stuart McMillan as a partner in its banking team in Edinburgh. Prior to joining Burges Salmon, Mr McMillan was a partner at DLA Piper in Scotland, based in its Edinburgh office. He advises a wide range of banks and borrowers in project finance (including PFI/PPP