fintech

noun

fin·​tech ˈfin-ˌtek 

plural fintechs

: products and companies that employ newly developed digital and online technologies in the banking and financial services industries

The impact that fintech is making throughout our economy is still in its infancy stages. Fintech is really just about innovating and bringing solutions to the banking, lending and capital markets.

—Jason Raznick

—often used before another noun

the fintech sector

… a leading fintech firm, a new breed of companies that offer loans through online platforms.

—Hugo Martin

From payments to wealth management, from peer-to-peer lending to crowdfunding, a new generation of startups is taking aim at the heart of the industry … . Like other disrupters from Silicon Valley, "fintech" firms are growing fast.

—The Economist

also : a business that uses or creates such technologies

Traditional banks are eager to court fintechs as clients, partners or vendors—often in all three roles at once.

—Mark Calvey

Examples of fintech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the week, see business travelers and the fintech crowd attending events and meetings; on weekends, the hotel is a hotspot for visitors from near and far. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Rather than focus on fintech, the founding quartet, who knew each other through mutual friends, decided to look at where the puck was going and zeroed in on AI for robots. —Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 June 2026

That same month, another fintech, Step, was acquired by the YouTube star MrBeast for an undisclosed amount, leading investors to speculate that the purchase price was far below the approximate $500 million the startup raised before the deal. —Hugh Son, CNBC, 1 June 2026

For example, early digital payments platforms like PayPal focused on secure online transactions before spurring a broader fintech revolution. —Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for financial technology

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fintech

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck