A central bank needs to be established. Personal and business accounts need to be set up. Loans can continue to be paid in Sterling or the new currency. Pensions can also be paid in the same way.
An independent Scotland needs its own currency. First requirement is a Central Bank. Then there the details of bank accounts, customer accounts (business and personal), repayment of loans, payment of pensions, and the printing and coining of money. All these are technical details which financial institutions are well versed in.