Fintech Careers for Freshers and Experienced Professionals
By JobKarle Editorial Team · Published · 2 min read
What fintech is, the roles inside it, the mix of finance and technology skills needed, and how to enter or switch into a fintech company.
The short version
Fintech means financial technology: companies that use software to offer payments, lending, investing, insurance and banking services. They need engineers, but also operations, risk, compliance, customer support and product people.
Where fintech works
- Digital payments and wallets
- Online lending and buy-now-pay-later
- Investment and wealth platforms
- Insurance technology (insurtech)
- Banking software and infrastructure
- Accounting, tax and business finance tools
Roles in a fintech company
- Software, data and security engineers
- Product managers and designers
- Risk, fraud and credit analysts
- Compliance, KYC and operations teams
- Customer support and success
- Sales, partnerships and marketing
Skills that stand out
- Basic finance knowledge plus comfort with technology
- Data skills: SQL and Excel at minimum
- Understanding of regulations and why they matter
- Attention to security and accuracy
- Adaptability, as products change fast
How to enter
- Choose a function: engineering, operations, risk, support or business.
- Learn how the products work by using several fintech apps and reading their help pages.
- Build a small project or analysis that shows you can combine finance and technology.
- Apply for associate and analyst roles, including operations and support.
- Use your first role to learn the business and then specialise.
Next step
Register on JobKarle and watch for fintech and BFSI-technology roles.
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