Sustainable Fintech Revolution : Building a Greener Future for Finance

The fintech industry has transformed the way individuals handle their finances, conduct transactions, and access financial services over the past decade. With increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness, fintech has emerged as one of the most profitable industries globally. However, the growth of fintech also presents an opportunity to promote sustainability and social responsibility in the financial sector. Fintech can contribute to financial inclusion, reduce economic disparities, and advance sustainable development goals through the integration of technology. The Sustainable Fintech Revolution: Building a Greener Future for Finance explores how fintech can be used to promote sustainability in the financial industry. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fintech ecosystem and its potential for advancing sustainability goals, including case studies of companies that have integrated sustainability into their business models. It also offers insights and recommendations for policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, and fintech companies on how they can promote sustainability in the financial industry. This book is ideal for academics and researchers in finance, technology, sustainability, and development studies, as well as practitioners in the fintech industry, policymakers and regulators, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working on sustainable finance and development issues.

Kuldeep Singh is a Professor at the Faculty of Management Studies, CMS Business School, JAIN (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India. His research area is Financial Management and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He obtained his Doctorate in Finance from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India, in 2022. Dr. Singh possesses expertise in various statistical methods and analytical techniques, including Inferential statistics, Mediation-Moderation analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Time Series Analysis, forecasting through regression modeling, PLS-SEM, Difference-in-Difference (DiD) analysis, Propensity Score Matching, Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM-MICMAC), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Systematic Literature Review, among others. In recognition of his scholarly work, he was honored with the Best Paper Award at the 6th Management Doctoral Colloquium, IIT Kharagpur in 2020. Dr. Singh has also contributed to the academic community by publishing several research papers in renowned journals and publishers. Furthermore, he has presented his research findings at esteemed international conferences such as IEEE and the Academy of Management (AOM).

Rebecca Abraham is a Finance Professor at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. She obtained her Doctorate in Business Administration-Finance from the U.S. International University in 1989. After serving as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Management Science at the National University, Dr. Abraham joined the Farquhar Center of Nova Southeastern University in the Fall of 1989. Throughout her career, Dr. Abraham has taught a wide range of courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including corporate finance, investments, portfolio theory, financial management, business strategy and policy, quantitative methods, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. Her dedication to teaching excellence was recognized when she received the first Farquhar Center Award for Teaching Excellence in 2000, as well as the Teacher of the Year Award from the Huizenga School in 2006, highlighting her exceptional service to students. Dr. Abraham has made significant contributions to her field through extensive publications in reputable journals. She is a member of the Editorial Review Board of Personality and Individual Differences and has authored a book chapter in a prestigious journal. Together with Dr. Robert Trippi, formerly of California State University-Long Beach, she has pioneered a methodology for determining implicit interest rates in option prices. Her research work has also been featured in the Conference Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute and the Association of Management.

Prasanna Kolar is an Assistant Professor in the College of Agriculture at KL University, Vijayawada, A.P., India. With a strong educational background and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, India, he has established himself as a knowledgeable and accomplished researcher in his field. Dr. Kolar has also qualified in ASRB NET in Agricultural Economics and KSET in Economics, showcasing his 2 expertise in these subjects. Throughout his career, Dr. Kolar has made significant contributions to the field of agricultural economics through extensive research and publications. His work has garnered wide recognition, with numerous research papers published in prestigious national and international journals that have received high ratings from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), as well as indexing in Scopus and the Web of Science. In addition to his scholarly achievements, Dr. Prasanna Kolar actively engages in various sustainability and agricultural conferences, seminars, webinars, and training programs. Notably, he presented his research at various conferences, including prestigious IEEE conferences. His research areas include finance, marketing, development economics, micro and macroeconomics, international economics, statistical data analysis, linear programming, regression models, time series, cross-sectional and panel data analysis, and more. Through the dissemination of his findings to a wide range of experts and scholars, Dr. Kolar not only shares his knowledge but also plays a vital role in advancing the collective understanding and fostering the development of the agricultural economics and sustainability field.