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

BankingMost Powerful Women $50 billion fintech CEO says stop selling AI. —Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

The typical crypto buyer is in their early 40s, a fintech professional, Northeast transplant who’s been living and renting in Miami for more than four years. —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2025

And fintech companies including PayPal and Square parent Block have been adding more banking services to their portfolios. —Jaures Yip, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025

But the fintech company has also been dealing with some setbacks too. —Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 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