Robinhood, Affirm, Lightspeed Commerce lead fintech rally as stock market rebounds
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Fintech stocks like Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) +24%, Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) +24% and Canada's Lightspeed Commerce (NYSE:LSPD) +27% are soaring in Friday midday trading, erasing most losses incurred over the past week amid a broader risk-on sentiment. 
The tech-heavy Nasdaq (COMP.IND) +3.8% is rising the most among the three major stock market indices, with S&P 500 (SP500) +2.5% and Dow Jones (DJI) +1.5%.
Looking at the fintechs individually, financial services platform Robinhood (HOOD) is catching bids intraday as investors weigh a recently disclosed 7.6% stake from Samuel Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. 
As for Buy Now, Pay Later platform Affirm (AFRM), shares are regaining some ground after it lifted its full-year profit guidance and also extended its partnership with Shopify (SHOP). Take a look at SA contributor Michael Wiggins De Oliveira's bearish take on Affirm. 
Other fintechs: PayPal (PYPL
+6.0%), LendingClub (LC
+8.9%), Block (SQ
+10.6%), Fiserv (FISV
+3.8%), Rocket Companies (RKT
+5.8%), Blend Labs (BLND
+23.9%), Paysafe (PSFE
+17.2%), SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI
+19.4%) and Dave (DAVE
+27.8%). 
Earlier, consumer sentiment slid more-than-expected in May.