"fintech" meaning in English

See fintech in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-fintech.ogg Forms: fintechs [plural], FinTech [alternative], Fintech [alternative], fin-tech [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of finance technology Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|finance technology}} Clipping of finance technology Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} fintech (countable and uncountable, plural fintechs)
  1. (uncountable) Financial technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on finance. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Technology Translations (finance technology): 金融科技 (jīnróng kējì) (Chinese Mandarin), fintech [feminine] (Dutch), financiële technologie [feminine] (Dutch), rahoitusteknologia (Finnish), Fintech [neuter] (German), Finanztechnologie [feminine] (German), фінансові технології (finansovi texnolohiji) [feminine, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fintech-en-noun-C4VncqXr Disambiguation of Technology: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'finance technology': 58 42
  2. (countable) A company in the finance sector, such as one dealing with payments, fundraising or loans. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Business, Finance Translations (company in the finance sector): 金融公司 (jīnróng gōngsī) (Chinese Mandarin), fintechbedrijf [neuter] (Dutch), fintech-yhtiö (Finnish), Fintech [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-fintech-en-noun-~0wUDKbW Disambiguation of Business: 22 78 Disambiguation of Finance: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'company in the finance sector': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: DeFi, neobank, paytech

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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