Community Overview
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 99K members. It has been around since 2012. It has a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Fintech communities list.
Roughly 48K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Tired, Fintech, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a realtime chat
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +48K members
Growth: +92.2% / year
Member 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: 40K members
2013
+26 new
2014
+78 new
2015
+355 new
2016
+1K new
2017
+2K new
2018
+3K new
2019
+3K new
2020
+5K new
2021
+7K new
2022
+5K new
2023
+5K new
2024
+7K new
2025
+20K new
2026
+40K new
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 2K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 949 members
December 2025
+6K new
January 2026
+12K new
February 2026
+4K new
March 2026
+3K new
April 2026
+3K new
May 2026
+4K new
June 2026
+3K new
July 2026
+3K new
August 2026
+2K new
September 2026
+3K new
October 2026
+2K new
November 2026
+949 new
Themes
- Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- I’m a Compliance Officer and former FINRA regulator. Here are a few tips.
- Help on how to get into a fintech
- Requesting Advice - Postgraduate Degree
#18Advice RequestsI’m a Compliance Officer and former FINRA regulator. Here are a few tips. · Help on how to get into a fintech · Requesting Advice - Postgraduate Degree - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- How long should it take to add native payments to a SaaS?
- Questions about SWIFT messaging, software, access requirements and costs
- UK partners for a cross-border lending product? Direct Debit, credit reporting, debt recovery
#24Solution RequestsHow long should it take to add native payments to a SaaS? · Questions about SWIFT messaging, software, access requirements and costs · UK partners for a cross-border lending product? Direct Debit, credit reporting, debt recovery - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Solving the Pain of Regulatory Compliance Teams
#31Pain & AngerSolving the Pain of Regulatory Compliance Teams - News1 post in the past month
- OPay IPO is a ‘disaster’ after a Chinese regulatory inquiry caught New York bankers off guard
#41NewsOPay IPO is a ‘disaster’ after a Chinese regulatory inquiry caught New York bankers off guard
Topics
- Tired7 posts in the past month#17Tired
- Fintech6 posts in the past month
- Fintech culture/ worklife
- Anyone ran into issues using Cinefi (fintech)? What have been your experiences with them?
#26FintechFintech culture/ worklife · Anyone ran into issues using Cinefi (fintech)? What have been your experiences with them? - Struggling6 posts in the past month#36Struggling
- Credit5 posts in the past month
- Why is shared credit still not that common?
- Would banks and credit unions license a white-label budgeting + investing layer? Student prototype inside
#45CreditWhy is shared credit still not that common? · Would banks and credit unions license a white-label budgeting + investing layer? Student prototype inside - Bank4 posts in the past month
- What platforms do banks and insurers use to run LLMs in production compliantly?
- claude now reads your bank data through plaid too. banks are kinda losing the conversation here
- Would banks and credit unions license a white-label budgeting + investing layer? Student prototype inside
#54BankWhat platforms do banks and insurers use to run LLMs in production compliantly? · claude now reads your bank data through plaid too. banks are kinda losing the conversation here · Would banks and credit unions license a white-label budgeting + investing layer? Student prototype inside
Flair
- Discussion56 posts in the past month
- I’m a Compliance Officer and former FINRA regulator. Here are a few tips.
- URGENT: Global Payments / Worldpay redundancies and massive offshoring to India
- The UAE now requires a licence for DeFi protocols that facilitate payments. Is anyone actually complying?
#156DiscussionI’m a Compliance Officer and former FINRA regulator. Here are a few tips. · URGENT: Global Payments / Worldpay redundancies and massive offshoring to India · The UAE now requires a licence for DeFi protocols that facilitate payments. Is anyone actually complying? - Ask the Community22 posts in the past month
- How long should it take to add native payments to a SaaS?
- Looking for a high risk payment processor
- Which platforms still let you lend money directly to people online, rather than through a fund?
#222Ask the CommunityHow long should it take to add native payments to a SaaS? · Looking for a high risk payment processor · Which platforms still let you lend money directly to people online, rather than through a fund? - News & Analysis12 posts in the past month
- Allium security breach disrupts services used by Visa, Stripe, Coinbase
- Whop is putting its $200M round into international growth and payments
- Ramp vs Brex Ended Very Differently. How Much of It Was Distribution?
#312News & AnalysisAllium security breach disrupts services used by Visa, Stripe, Coinbase · Whop is putting its $200M round into international growth and payments · Ramp vs Brex Ended Very Differently. How Much of It Was Distribution? - Crypto / DeFi1 post in the past month
- Tronex Energy and TRON payouts: where should resource handling sit?
#41Crypto / DeFiTronex Energy and TRON payouts: where should resource handling sit?
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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 99K 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
- 16
- Views /mo (-30%)
- 15
- Visitors /mo (-29%)
- 4
- Referrals /mo (+33%)
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