
Clock’s ticking for digital lenders as VC funding plunges 50% in 2025
Published on: Sept. 24, 2025, 6:01 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Funding into digital lending startups slumped to $462 million between January and August 2025 from $1.1 billion a year earlier, according to data from market intelligence platform Tracxn. Only around 50 of the 154 fintech deals reported this year involved digital lenders, the data showed.