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 nounJason Raznickthe fintech sector
… a leading fintech firm, a new breed of companies that offer loans through online platforms.—Hugo Martin
Hugo MartinFrom 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
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
Mark Calvey Examples of fintech in a Sentence
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In the first quarter of 2025, fintechs raised roughly $10.3 billion in funding globally, according to CB Insights, the highest quarterly total since the first quarter of 2023.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Affirm announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Revolve Clothing Group to use in the U.S. — the buy now, pay later fintech company will allow consumers to use Affirm to purchase from Revolve’s collections of apparel, footwear, accessories and beauty on Revolve’s website and mobile app.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Bokhari’s professional background is in fintech, or financial technology, including founding the Carolina Fintech Hub.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
According to the fintech, in the decade between 2012 and 2022, California saw the most branch closures with 1,114.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Affirm announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Revolve Clothing Group to use in the U.S. — the buy now, pay later fintech company will allow consumers to use Affirm to purchase from Revolve’s collections of apparel, footwear, accessories and beauty on Revolve’s website and mobile app.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Bokhari’s professional background is in fintech, or financial technology, including founding the Carolina Fintech Hub.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
According to the fintech, in the decade between 2012 and 2022, California saw the most branch closures with 1,114.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Fintech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fintech. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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