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

Saudi fintech Hakbah is pushing to formalize one of the region’s oldest financial habits, jameya savings circle, as the kingdom prepares a new National Savings Strategy aimed at bringing more household money into the banking system. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026

The Tech Hub will be a place where startups, established businesses and students can collaborate on innovation work sectors including AI, fintech and cybersecurity. —Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026

Patrick O'Connell was appointed CFO of OnePay, a consumer fintech. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026

Jordan Katz, a former product manager at Asana, and Michael Mattheakis, an early employee of fintech unicorn Brex, decided to start a company together in late 2021. —John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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