financial intermediaries Businesses such as banks or investment banking firms that act as middlemen between people who have money to save and invest and those who need money to spend and borrow. Related Related Articles: Glossary: disintermediationHow Hamilton Gave Us IndependenceWhich Firm Was the First Robinhood?The Sad Tale of the Tuna Bond AffairWhen a Cryptocurrency Almost Bought the Constitution Ann Mills Share This Previous Articleeconomic growth Next Articlehorizontal integration December 17, 2020