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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The best fintechs embed compliance into their innovation process, not after it has been developed.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Technology companies — mainly software and fintech providers — accounted for two-thirds of total investments.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Shortly thereafter, online ad company The Trade Desk and fintech firm Block joined the S&P 500, replacing companies that were getting acquired.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Crush Capital, the media and fintech company behind the click-to-invest streaming series Going Public, has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Technology companies — mainly software and fintech providers — accounted for two-thirds of total investments.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Shortly thereafter, online ad company The Trade Desk and fintech firm Block joined the S&P 500, replacing companies that were getting acquired.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Crush Capital, the media and fintech company behind the click-to-invest streaming series Going Public, has signed with Paradigm Talent Agency for representation.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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“Fintech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fintech. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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