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

This reassessment has contributed to a notable downturn for several fintech companies. —Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

From mobile money in Kenya to electric vehicles in Ghana, Africa's innovators are leading in fintech, green tech, and creative industries. —Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Time, 8 May 2025

Caz Investments, one of the world’s larger asset allocators into private equity funds, inked a deal Tuesday with a fintech platform, iCapital Marketplace, to streamline access for financial advisors looking to get their clients into professional sports team ownership. —Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 7 May 2025

Charles Sykes | NBCUniversal | Getty Images For a brand such as CNBC, that may include acquiring personal finance or fintech platforms, Lazarus said. —Alex Sherman, CNBC, 6 May 2025

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