The Three Best Stocks in Fintech

Fintech, short for financial technology, is the practice of incorporating new and innovative technologies to better perform traditional financial services. Fintech applications include everything from the fairly mundane, like online bank accounts, to the much more exotic, like blockchain technology and bitcoin. While there are several ways to invest in this growing trend, I believe three leaders in this field stand out in the universe of publicly traded companies.

Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA), PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL), and Square Inc (NYSE: SQ), are all fintech front runners, pioneering innovation in their spaces ahead of their peers. This year, these three stocks have all rewarded investors with out-sized returns, crushing the market in the process. Let's take a closer look at all three to help determine why these companies might make the best fintech investments right now.

Source: Fool.com