The Royal Bank of Scotland said it would host an event for tech entrepreneurs at its Edinburgh headquarters. The bank did not release a specific date of the “Disrupt 17” event. The purpose of the event is for RBS to meet and discuss trends with local fintech entrepreneurs.
Finextra reports that Disrupt 17 will be a full-day event, with speakers from tech incubator RocketSpace and Silicon Valley think tank Singularity University among others.
This announcement comes as the bank still struggles to cut costs. The bank recently said it will lay off 800 IT jobs by 2020, in an effort to downsize and limit its focus on the U.K. and Ireland.
Read more: Finextra and FutureScot.