The Scottish Financial Enterprise ( SFE ) is setting up the FinTech Strategy Group , chaired by Royal Bank of Scotland ’s head of design , Louise Smith , to explore fintech opportunities in Scotland . It comprises government and higher education representatives , as well as specialists from companies including Aberdeen Asset Management , Avaloq and the Royal Bank of Scotland . SFE chief executive Graeme Jones said Scotland ’s financial services were “ second only to London ” , while David Hastie , deputy global head of business systems at Aberdeen Asset Management , said : “ We ’ve got a great opportunity in Scotland to really invest in this market . ”
The Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) is setting up the FinTech Strategy Group, chaired by Royal Bank of Scotland’s head of design, Louise Smith, to explore fintech opportunities in Scotland. It comprises government and higher education representatives, as well as specialists from companies including Aberdeen Asset Management, Avaloq and the Royal Bank of Scotland. SFE chief executive Graeme Jones said Scotland’s financial services were “second only to London”, while Derrick Hastie, deputy global head of business systems at Aberdeen Asset Management, said: “We’ve got a great opportunity in Scotland to really play in this market.”