Gone are the days at the peak of the growth bubble, in 2021, when there were few areas that were hotter than fintech. Venture capital funds invested an astonishing $132 billion into fintech startups globally during 2021, according to Dealroom.co's data. Digital wallets, buy-now, pay-later offerings, one-click checkout models and crypto trading were all the buzzy fintech trends that captured investors’ imaginations. Even as the growth bubble popped in 2022, VCs invested another $85 billion...