When you dig deep into certain sectors of the market, this year...

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    When you dig deep into certain sectors of the market, this year has been brutal ! One of the worst hit sectors is the FinTech, some stocks have had massive declines, as much as 80% in some cases.

    A few have rallied hard in the recent few trading days. Looks more convincing with the bounce than a dead cat. Maybe the cat managed to climb on a pogo stick while falling...
    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4606/4606075-c9690d9be952b2791cf043a6c9147cee.jpg
    So I decided to buy some shares of Tyro Payments Ltd (TYR) for this portfolio. I think Tyro is one of the more established players in this sector. Below is a quick summary of what they do...

    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4606/4606076-2adc08607203d45a511c1340471341bd.jpg

    I have even come across some small business that use the Tyro POS (Point of Sale) terminals, that look like these:

    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4606/4606081-97098c7d5970385fb25e41f94d50a53b.jpg

    So I know it's a legit business, not a dot com internet hype. As Peter Lynch would say:

    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4606/4606084-017dde970aa5c0735fc2a9d71c6dc285.jpg

    Being a down day on the asx, there was a sea of red across the watchlists. So it felt uncomfortable to purchase shares in anything. But I managed to pull the trigger on TYR...

    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4606/4606090-96d48be60342698e1336b109848ac997.jpg


    Open Portfolio:
    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4606/4606087-f821df3708be0c9f9e7024db52eb69c8.jpg

 
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