(finance) The lending of money to profitable private companies that intend on going public in the near future.

plural of mezzanine financing

(finance) A form of corporate financing based on debt which is senior to common stock shares but subordinate to other equity.

finance that aims at reducing emissions, and enhancing sinks of greenhouse gases and aims at reducing vulnerability of, and maintaining and increasing the resilience of, human and ecological systems to negative climate change impacts", as defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Standing Committee on Finance.}

An experimental form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries, but instead utilizes smart contracts on blockchains.