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

In 2026, fintech will enter a phase defined by consolidation. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026

Under this first investment, the Together Fund has taken a 45% stake in Caviar alongside Belgian serial fintech entrepreneur Jürgen Ingels (SmartFin, Clear2Pay), with the management team taking a 55% majority stake. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026

There’s a new company at the show’s center in Tender, a fintech startup looking to buy and bully its way into monopolistic dominance. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026

Beyond the daily livestream, podcast and newsletter, Jordan builds and advises high-impact AI systems across media, fintech and enterprise sectors. —Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 5 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