IRDH International Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (IRDH IJSCH)
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2026): June

The Influence of Digital Financial Literacy and Trust on Fintech Lending Among Gen Z in Malang City

Moch Nurhidayat (Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Tribhuwana Tunggadewi, Malang, Indonesia)
Warter Agustim (Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Tribhuwana Tunggadewi, Malang, Indonesia)
Fransiska Susanti (Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Tribhuwana Tunggadewi, Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of digital financial literacy and trust on the use of fintech lending among Generation Z in Malang City, both partially and simultaneously. This study employed a quantitative research method. The sample was determined using a purposive sampling technique, resulting in 100 respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires. The data analysis method used was multiple linear regression with the assistance of SPSS version 26. The results showed that partially, digital financial literacy had a significant effect on the use of fintech lending with a t-value of 5.769 and a significance value of 0.001, and trust also had a significant effect on the use of fintech lending with a t-value of 4.310 and a significance value of 0.001. Simultaneously, digital financial literacy and trust had a significant effect on the use of fintech lending with an F-value of 127.088, which was greater than the F-table value of 3.097 and a significance value of 0.001. The results indicate that the higher the level of digital financial literacy and trust, the higher the tendency of Generation Z to use fintech lending services.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijsch

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Social Sciences

Description

IRDH International Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (IRDH IJSCH) is a periodical scientific journal (three times a year) February, June & October. The main purpose of this journal is to disseminate scientific articles in the field of social sciences and humanities, which have a theoretical ...