However, myriad headwinds, including global recession fears, soaring inflation (and the subsequent erosion of purchasing power) and rising competition in the fintech space contributed to the downfall of PYPL. Ticker Company Recent Price PYPL PayPal $81.05 KRON Kronos Bio $5.18 GP GreenPower Motor Company $3.62 CRCT Cricut $7.11 NFLX Netflix $220.44 LYFT Lyft $13.54 VERI Veritone $6.99 PayPal (PYPL) One of the world’s most popular financial technology (or fintech) firms, PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) enjoyed a meteoric ascent throughout much of the post-coronavirus new normal. At its peak, PYPL stock was trading for several dollars above the $300 level.