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fintech

fintech

4.5
A company or service that uses digital tools for banking and payments
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪnˌtɛk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fintech
  • He's the CEO and founder of Europe's most highly valued fintech privately held company.
  • fintech startup
  • fintech companies
  • fintech firm

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Examples

  • The one her day job currently is Global Mobile Finance Inc, which is a fintech startup company.

  • Investors are increasingly interested in supporting innovative fintech startups that aim to transform traditional banking.

  • Welcome to Fintech shaping the world of finance.

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  • Yeah, well, I mean, I'm sure that you take banks and fintech, for example.

    Julian Dorey

  • Now they stand up a fintech or crypto company, right?

  • I'm including fintech apps who invest your money into small banks on your behalf.

  • They were both classified as fintech companies.

  • For both my checking and savings accounts, I use an online only bank account with a fintech platform called HM Bradley.

  • Synapse was a fintech company that connected other fintech companies like Yatta to banks.

  • Many consumers prefer to manage their money through a fintech app that offers convenient services.

How Digital

fintech
  • Specialized
4.5

Surface Forms

fintech singular
fintechs plural

Morphology

fintech = finance + technology (transparent) = fin + tech

The meaning is directly predictable as a fusion of 'finance' and 'technology' (i.e., financial technology).

Etymology

Fintech comes from joining financial ('about money') and technology ('digital tools or software'). That's why a fintech is a company or product that uses software to offer money services like payments, banking, or investing.