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Smart Data Foundry has been selected to partner with the FCA and the City of London Corporation to provide cutting-edge synthetic data in support of their drive to encourage innovative solutions to tackle the problem of Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud. Smart Data Foundry’s leading-edge aizle® synthetic data engine is being used to create an…

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Thursday 21 September 2023 | 11:00–16:00 | McEwan Hall, Edinburgh (or livestream) Don’t miss the Usher Institute’s highly anticipated Annual Lecture and Showcase – a free event for everyone! Join us at the picturesque McEwan Hall, or online, to hear Professor Susan Hopkins from the UK Health Security Agency discuss Zeno’s Paradoxes and Pandemic Preparedness.…

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TSB is taking applications for fintechs to participate in its third annual TSB Innovation Labs programme – as the bank and Fintech Scotland encourage a new round of fintech collaboration. Winning fintechs will officially partner with TSB to offer innovative services and money-saving solutions to customers, as the Bank expands its fintech partnership programme. The…

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A new exhibition at Inspace Gallery is bringing together international artists working with sound and emerging technologies to explore deep fake audio. Premiering as part of the 2023 Edinburgh Festivals, the exhibition is a collaboration between Inspace Gallery, the Institute of Design Informatics, and Creative Informatics. Each artist asks what it means to synthesise and…

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FinTech Scotland and Smart Data Foundry have joined forces to launch a UK Fintech innovation challenge in collaboration with some of the leading UK banks. This innovation challenge seeks to find innovative solutions that will support and strengthen the relationships between Financial Institutions and their SME clients.  Successful applicants will be able to access a…

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The Bayes Centre, the University of Edinburgh’s Innovation Hub for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence is delighted to announce that Professor Ruth King, an international leader within the field of statistics, will take up the position of Director in August 2023.  Professor Ruth King is the Thomas Bayes’ Chair of Statistics in the School of…

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Scotland is set to host the 6th edition of its Fintech Festival, which celebrates remarkable achievements in fintech innovation. From September 21st to October 12th 2023, the festival will bring together fintech leaders, innovators, and enthusiasts from the UK, and beyond. The Scotland Fintech Festival has firmly established itself as a leading platform for showcasing…

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A report into the University of Edinburgh’s economic and social impact has found that the institution has more than 10 times the impact on the UK economy than the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The independent financial study found that the University generates £7.52 billion per year to the UK economy compared with £740 million over seven…

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A pioneering autonomous robot is set to help farmers better monitor the health status of individual crop plants and reduce herbicide use. Experts from the National Robotarium, the UK’s world-leading centre for robotics and artificial intelligence, and the James-Hutton Institute will use Small Robot Company’s ‘Tom v4’ agritech robot to remotely scan agricultural fields to…

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