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
Mark Calvey Examples of fintech in a Sentence
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But the more interesting story sitting underneath that label is not about fintech consolidation at all.
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Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This week, Meta’s back at it with a $900 million investment in the Indian fintech firm Cred, giving it a roughly 20% stake as well as founder Kunal Shah, who will replace Will Cathcart as the global leader of WhatsApp.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
According to investors in Cred, the serial fintech entrepreneur has been pivotal to the firm's success, creating an engaged userbase of over 170 million creditworthy Indians.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
On Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that Kunal Shah, the founder of an Indian fintech startup called Cred, is taking over as the head of WhatsApp.
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Emma Roth,
The Verge,
22 June 2026
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Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This week, Meta’s back at it with a $900 million investment in the Indian fintech firm Cred, giving it a roughly 20% stake as well as founder Kunal Shah, who will replace Will Cathcart as the global leader of WhatsApp.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
According to investors in Cred, the serial fintech entrepreneur has been pivotal to the firm's success, creating an engaged userbase of over 170 million creditworthy Indians.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
On Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that Kunal Shah, the founder of an Indian fintech startup called Cred, is taking over as the head of WhatsApp.
—
Emma Roth,
The Verge,
22 June 2026
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“Fintech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fintech. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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