Founded in 2020 out of Edinburgh, the firm expanded to Glasgow as part of its ambitious plan to triple revenue each of the next two years. 

The company specialises in robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) to handle tasks that would otherwise require human intervention. 

The company currently has 25 employees across the UK, 12 of which already based in Glasgow, and the remaining 13 between Manchester and London. 

“This technology has the capacity to resolve many of the current issues with staff shortages by freeing people from repetitive tasks to get involved in more customer-focused activities,” said Andrew Guy, founder and chief executive of FD Intelligence, as reported by Insider.

“I believe that our software helps to both retain existing staff and attract new employees who will no longer be assigned the more mundane tasks, as these will be completed by our highly-trained robots, allowing staff to be given work which is more engaging and challenging in the long term.”

The company is making this move on the heels of a recent partnership with UiPath, which developed projects in accountancy, finance, and hospitality. FD Intelligence has also implemented its solutions in tax management, payroll processing, as well as banking and supplier reconciliation. 

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In many cases, automation had taken on repetitive tasks which freed up time for staff to engage in more customer-facing roles. 

Guy predicted that 90% of the top 100 firms in the UK accountancy market will be using this software in the next two years. He also said that RPA and AI will become more widely adopted in most sectors over the next five years. 

According to Grand View Research, the global RPA market size is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 39.9% between this year and 2030. The biggest push towards this growth, according to the report, was the pandemic, which shifted business models to automate workflows.