Bengaluru: India has emerged as the world’s third-largest FinTech startup ecosystem, raising $1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a new report said on Friday.

The country trailed only the US and the UK in terms of funding, underlining the growing significance of India’s FinTech sector globally, according to data compiled by Tracxn, an AI-powered private market intelligence platform.

Early-stage startups saw an uptick in funding, attracting $598 million, compared to $555 million in 2024, signalling sustained investor confidence in emerging companies.

Late-stage funding, however, fell to $863 million from $1.2 billion in 9M 2024, and seed-stage funding also recorded a decline to $129 million.

Despite this, the sector witnessed two major $100 million-plus funding rounds, includ

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