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Read the latest blogs exploring how our data is being used to tackle poverty and promote economic wellbeing.
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AllIncome VolatilityPartnershipPress ReleaseCost of Living CrisisFinTechSMEEconomic WellbeingResearchInsightsReport
12 Feb 20264 min read
New research-ready datasets available in myFoundry
There are six new datasets in the data catalogue on myFoundry; Income and Spend microdata datasets, and Small Business microdata datasets.
ResearchFINDSSmart dataSME
22 Jan 2026
Podcast: Building Trust at Scale Through Smarter Financial Data
Recently Smart Data Foundry CEO Dougie Robb was a guest on the podcast Digital Customer Communications: Regulated with Sam Kendall.
InsightsSmart dataData Protection
5 Dec 20258 min read
Creating meaningful data visualisation from 5m de-identified bank accounts
How do we make sure our data insights can have immediate impact upon viewing?
InnovationSmart dataEconomic Wellbeing
15 May 20255 min read
Using banking transaction data for social good
A practitioner's SWOT analysis of de-identified consumer banking data for researchers.
ResearchFINDSSmart data
1 Apr 20257 min read
Leveraging Smart Data to Complement Official Statistics in Responsive Policy Design
Whilst the challenges of using official statistics are not new, what is new is the availability of alternative data sources which can complement them.
PolicyNowcastSmart data
5 Mar 202510 min read
Is there a Net Zero Poverty Premium?
Only 20% of people in Scotland can comfortably afford the home upgrades required to meet the Scottish Government’s net zero targets for buildings by 2045.
InsightsEconomic WellbeingSmart data
