Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds and some government sponsored enterprises. Financial services India is also the term used to describe organizations that deal with the management of money. Banks, investment banks, insurance companies, credit card companies and stock brokerages, are examples of the types of firms comprising the industry, which provides a variety of money and investment related services.

Sometimes called intermediaries, sometimes called money brokers, finance consultants assist corporate clients with the process of finding Good finance services. They vary in the types of services they provide, but first and foremost they provide introductions to lenders or investors; they help open doors to sources of capital. This is important because being referred to a source of Good finance services by someone the capital source knows often gets better results than if the entrepreneur just "cold calls" the investor or lender himself. If the intermediary has a strong relationship with the investor, meaning the investor has worked with the intermediary before and knows the intermediary brings him "good deals",  it can mean your venture gets to the top of the investor's typically large stack of business plans on his desk rather than getting lost in the paper shuffle.