The fintech stocks had their heyday back in 2020-21 when it was thought they’d pose a serious threat to the market share of traditional financial institutions (think the banks). When the pandemic lockdowns happened and online shopping went into overdrive in what was a “roaring start” to the 2020s, it seemed like the market’s fintech darlings could only go higher. The blistering momentum eventually ran out of steam, and fintech stocks were among the first of the dominoes to fall as the 2022 market sell-off u ...