As COVID slowed down the growth of fintech stocks in 2022, the S&P 500 also faced a lag simultaneously. Even the biggest IBD group ranks 147 out of 197 in fintech stocks. Investors have to be cautious of buying because of the Fed rate hikes.

As per 2022 statistics, the payment stocks have been down by 24% due to underperformance. Questions are being raised on the positioning of payment stocks and how they will withstand a downturn in business. Forecasts by Adobe etimate that the U.S online sales during holidays will hit 209.7 billion dollars from the first of November to the thirty-first of December. This represents an overall growth of 2.5% from the growth rate in 2021.

In 2022, SQ (Square-parent Block) stock went down by 64%, whereas PYPL (PayPal holdings) retreated by 52%. AFRM (Affirm Holdings) crashed by 81%, and SOFI (Sofi Technologies) plunged by 68%. PAYO (Payoneer Global) has 97 relative strengths rating out of 99, whereas FISV (Fiserv) has a RS 77 rating, and PCTY (Paylocity Holdings) owns a RS rating of 94.

The private company valuation fall states that public fintech companies have impacted the capital world tremendously. Klarna offered a valuation of 6.7 billion dollars from its previous valuation of 45.6 billion dollars. As per reports, Stripe was valued at 95 billion dollars, and its internal value experienced a reduction to 74 billion dollars. Besides these, tech giants like Amazon and Apple are reaching out to fintech companies.

Although the CR ratings are only 80, credit card networks like Mastercard and Visa are the best fintech stocks in composite strength ratings. The earnings for fintech stocks include shares in PayPal and Sofi Technologies, which performed better unexpectedly. Square made earnings before taxes, interest, amortization, depreciation, or EBITDA. Eventually, the fintech industry experienced a 153% increase, per the PitchBook report.

Apple and Amazon are becoming rivals for fintech stocks through their BNPL policies. However, fintech startups have started pushing aside several credit card companies and traditional banks. If you want to move into fintech stocks, use technical charts and assess the payment stocks before moving forward.

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