About r/fintech
Where financial services meets its future. r/fintech is a community of practitioners, founders, investors, and curious minds tracking the builders, breakthroughs, and business models reshaping banking, payments, lending, insurance, and investing — from AI to stablecoins to the next thing nobody's named yet.
The community at a glance
r/fintech is a Subreddit for Business Owners and Fintech Enthusiasts with roughly 93K members. It has been around since 2012. It has a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #6 in the Fintech communities list.
Roughly 45K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Fintech, Tired, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a realtime chat
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 26 members
- 2014: 78 members
- 2015: 355 members
- 2016: 1K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2018: 3K members
- 2019: 3K members
- 2020: 5K members
- 2021: 7K members
- 2022: 5K members
- 2023: 5K members
- 2024: 7K members
- 2025: 20K members
- 2026: 33K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 1K members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 1K members
Themes
- Solution Requests11 posts in the past month
- Are there any effective OCR solutions for bank KYC? I need some recommendation
- The 5 stock market API's i use for my bot trading
- Tokenization of securities in Europe is Lympid a good solution?
#111Solution RequestsAre there any effective OCR solutions for bank KYC? I need some recommendation · The 5 stock market API's i use for my bot trading · Tokenization of securities in Europe is Lympid a good solution? - Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- resume help
- How to get into Fintech?
- Yoo please gimme some advice
#26Advice Requestsresume help · How to get into Fintech? · Yoo please gimme some advice - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Offering 60 Days of Full-Time Technical/Product Support for Registered Personal Finance & Investing Startups
#31Self-PromotionOffering 60 Days of Full-Time Technical/Product Support for Registered Personal Finance & Investing Startups
Topics
- Fintech14 posts in the past month
- Meow Fintech for Business Banking
- How to get into Fintech?
- How many exemptions do i get in ACCA after BS FINTECH
#114FintechMeow Fintech for Business Banking · How to get into Fintech? · How many exemptions do i get in ACCA after BS FINTECH - Tired8 posts in the past month#28Tired
- Struggling7 posts in the past month#37Struggling
- Finance4 posts in the past month
- What Is the 30% Rule in AI and Finance?
#44FinanceWhat Is the 30% Rule in AI and Finance? - Stablecoin4 posts in the past month
- The last-mile problem with Stablecoins
- What stablecoin payment provider would you pick for the US market
- What stablecoin payment provider would you pick for the US market?
#54StablecoinThe last-mile problem with Stablecoins · What stablecoin payment provider would you pick for the US market · What stablecoin payment provider would you pick for the US market?
Flair
- Discussion52 posts in the past month
- Seems like API wasn't the hard part of adding payroll
- Testing enterprise voice AI for banking
- How many vendors are usually involved before a card is issued?
#152DiscussionSeems like API wasn't the hard part of adding payroll · Testing enterprise voice AI for banking · How many vendors are usually involved before a card is issued? - Ask the Community34 posts in the past month
- Meow Fintech for Business Banking
- How are teams reconciling stablecoin vendor payments back to their AP system?
- resume help
#234Ask the CommunityMeow Fintech for Business Banking · How are teams reconciling stablecoin vendor payments back to their AP system? · resume help - News & Analysis11 posts in the past month
- EU sanctions on HTX
- What Is the 30% Rule in AI and Finance?
- What is the portable artefact when two OTC desks’ internal logs disagree?
#311News & AnalysisEU sanctions on HTX · What Is the 30% Rule in AI and Finance? · What is the portable artefact when two OTC desks’ internal logs disagree? - Crypto / DeFi6 posts in the past month
- Every business wants a Stablecoin account but nobody wants to run one
- The last-mile problem with Stablecoins
- The parts of stablecoin infrastructure most teams underestimate before launch
#46Crypto / DeFiEvery business wants a Stablecoin account but nobody wants to run one · The last-mile problem with Stablecoins · The parts of stablecoin infrastructure most teams underestimate before launch - looking forward to connect1 post in the past month
- Offering 60 Days of Full-Time Technical/Product Support for Registered Personal Finance & Investing Startups
#51looking forward to connectOffering 60 Days of Full-Time Technical/Product Support for Registered Personal Finance & Investing Startups
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/fintech for?
- Best for Business Owners and Fintech Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with live chat.
- Is r/fintech free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/fintech have?
- Roughly 93K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/fintech on?
- r/fintech runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/fintech cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/fintech is organized under Business Owners, Fintech Enthusiasts.
- How do I join r/fintech?
- You can join r/fintech by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Business communities like?
- A broad topic that covers everything from solo business owners to startup teams and larger operators. You will find communities on Discord, Reddit, and Slack focused on strategy, growth, operations, and the day-to-day grind of running something. Good for getting outside perspectives, finding collaborators, or just talking through problems with people who actually get it.
Monthly Stats
- 5
- Views /mo (+67%)
- 5
- Visitors /mo (+67%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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