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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This may have been the case for the recent mass layoffs at fintech Block; some saw it as an effort by CEO Jack Dorsey to regain investors’ confidence after its stock tanked.
—Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
All about the Marquis data breach Marquis, a fintech company based in Texas, provides data analytics tools to hundreds of banks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Durant has made more than 100 investments via 35V in fintech, artificial intelligence, media, and health and wellness.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
As banking giveaways go, fintech company Acorns is offering Chicagoans something a little more valuable than the traditional pens and calendars.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Gary Marcus, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
All about the Marquis data breach Marquis, a fintech company based in Texas, provides data analytics tools to hundreds of banks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Durant has made more than 100 investments via 35V in fintech, artificial intelligence, media, and health and wellness.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
As banking giveaways go, fintech company Acorns is offering Chicagoans something a little more valuable than the traditional pens and calendars.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Fintech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fintech. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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