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The article considers the relevance of the Russian organizations Agile transformation operating in the financial technology industry. The current concepts of Agile-transformation are presented. The experience of implementing Agile transformations in large Russian banks is presented. The current processes occurring during the transformation of fintech companies are presented. The conditions and features of Agile transformation depending on the scale of a fintech company are considered. Changes in the corporate culture are analyzed from the point of view of project teams and the Agile companies as a whole. Approaches to the transformation of the company’s organizational structure are presented, with the identification and description of new implemented structural elements and roles. The change in the project methodology of a Fintech company during Agile transformation is presented as a transition, implementation and adaptation of popular Agile frameworks and hybrid project approaches based on the project methodologies of Waterfall, Scrum and SAFe. The current and practical stages of Agile transformation of large fintech companies operating in the banking market are analyzed and described in detail. Assumptions are made about the potential problems caused by the escalating competition, restrictions and consequences caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Medium-term challenges and prospects for the transition of companies to Agile in the Russian fintech market are presented.