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

Sea’s three business divisions—Shopee, video game developer Garena, and fintech unit Monee—all grew their revenue by double digits last quarter. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025

Worries of a pullback in discretionary spending due to tariffs ignited fears across the fintech sector. —Samantha Subin,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025

Through these methods, the company keeps its fintech tactics anchored in empathy and authenticity. —William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

The rise of fintech has driven up savings and payments volumes in Africa, but only 2% of about 700 million African bank accounts are applied towards investments, by Aig-Imoukhuede’s estimation. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 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