fintech

Sometime in the last decade, software is eating the world became fintech is eating the world. The term “fintech” is a portmanteau of “finance” and “technology” and was coined in the 1990s but became popular after 2010. It’s a catchall term for companies that use technology to deliver better financial service experiences. In popular discourse, the term fintech often conjures images of new-age tech-first startups kicking old-school arthritic financial services businesses in their knees. But like all buzzwords, it’s largely a meaningless term. …