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 nounJason Raznickthe fintech sector
… a leading fintech firm, a new breed of companies that offer loans through online platforms.—Hugo Martin
Hugo MartinFrom 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
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
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For his part, Tinkov has taken a few years to retrench and is newly visible in 2025, recently emerging as a backer of Plata, a Mexican fintech led by former Tinkoff Bank executives.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
And to me, that’s more like a fintech-level platform.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
On one side is Harper, determined to undermine upstart fintech company Tender, helmed by newcomer Max Minghella, who aligns himself with Yasmin and Henry (Kit Harington), newlyweds well past their honeymoon phase.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The payments network and rivals across the fintech industry are racing to build tools that allow consumers to task artificial intelligence agents with completing certain transactions.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
And to me, that’s more like a fintech-level platform.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
On one side is Harper, determined to undermine upstart fintech company Tender, helmed by newcomer Max Minghella, who aligns himself with Yasmin and Henry (Kit Harington), newlyweds well past their honeymoon phase.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The payments network and rivals across the fintech industry are racing to build tools that allow consumers to task artificial intelligence agents with completing certain transactions.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Fintech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fintech. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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