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fintech

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɪntɛk/
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  • rhymes with -ɪntɛk

1

noun

Meaning 1

Financial technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on finance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2016, Laura Sanicola, Will fintech help or hurt traditional advisors?, CNBC Financial technology, commonly known as fintech, has exploded globally since 2008.
  • 2016, Martin Wolf, Good news — fintech could disrupt finance, Financial Times Why might one hope that new financial technology, or “Fintech” as it is known, will transform these businesses?
  • 2016, Frank Sorrentino, For Fintech Disruptors, Regulatory Freedom Will Be Fleeting, Forbes Lacking their size, scope, geography, capital or insurance; fintech companies have established themselves as free, to an extent, from the regulatory scrutiny that governs traditional financial institutions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A company in the finance sector, such as one dealing with payments, fundraising or loans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of fintech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A clipping of finance technology.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 金融科技 (jīnróng kējì) — finance technology
  • Dutch: fintech — finance technology
  • Dutch: financiële technologie — finance technology
  • Finnish: rahoitusteknologia — finance technology
  • Georgian: ფინტექი (pinṭeki) — finance technology
  • Georgian: ფინანსური ტექნოლოგია (pinansuri ṭeknologia) — finance technology
  • German: Fintech — finance technology
  • German: Finanztechnologie — finance technology
  • Italian: tecnofinanza — finance technology
  • Ukrainian: фінансові технології (finansovi texnolohiji) — finance technology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金融公司 (jīnróng gōngsī) — company in the finance sector
  • Dutch: fintechbedrijf — company in the finance sector
  • Finnish: fintech-yhtiö — company in the finance sector
  • German: Fintech — company in the finance sector