Navigating the Future of Finance

Ranjan Chaudhuri, Director and Full Professor of Digital Marketing Business at EMLV Business School, Paris, has over 25 years of industry, teaching, and research experience. He holds an MBA in Marketing and a PhD in Management Sciences. A Fulbright Fellow at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, he previously taught at IIM Ranchi, IIM Mumbai, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Delhi. He has worked academically across multiple countries, earned notable honors, and published over 170 works in marketing.Vijay Prakash Gupta, Associate Professor at GLA University, Mathura, has two decades of academic and research experience. He holds a PhD in Management, an MBA, an MA in Economics, and the UGC NET qualification. He has edited about 13 books with leading publishers, all indexed in major databases, and reviews for international journals. Dr Gupta has authored over 50 papers in reputed national and international journals, including ABDC, Scopus, Web of Science, and UGC CARE.Navita Nathani, Professor and Director at Amity Business School, Gwalior, has nearly twenty years of expertise in teaching, training, and academic administration. Specializing in core finance, cognitive finance, and entrepreneurship, she serves on academic and editorial boards of reputed institu- tions. She has produced 82 research works, including papers, case studies, and book chapters. Dr Nathani also mentors start-ups through the Smart City Incubation Centre and MSME, conducts Management Development Programs, and supervises PhD scholars, with 13 having completed their research under her guidance.Dipak Saha, Professor of Marketing at the Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, brings over 20 years of corporate and academic expe- rience. Holding a PhD from the University of North Bengal, he has published widely in respected journals. He co-authored the textbook Marketing: A Conceptual Framework and consults in Critical Thinking @ Workplace and Strategic Management Decisions. Recipient of the Academic Excellence Award 2020, his primary interests include marketing analytics, consumer behaviour, and brand management, supported by extensive teaching and training contributions.

• List of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Series Editor’s Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction Part I: Innovations in Finance: Navigating Market Dynamics 1. Statistical Analysis of Firm Specific Factors Affecting Financial Stability of Housing Financial Companies in India 2. Machine Learning-Driven Insights for Stock Market Analysis and Trading 3. Role of Industry Affiliation in the Relationship between CSR Expenditure and Firm Performance: An Emerging Market Perspective 4. Modelling Oil Prices in India as a Function of Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, Gold, and Assets on Central Bank Balance Sheets 5.Exploring Factors Influencing Individuals’ Intentions to Engage in Socially Responsible Investing: A Study of Individual Investors in India 6. A Comprehensive Study of the Correlation between Blockchain Dynamics and Cybersecurity: Complementing Digital Trust and Security for Cryptocurrency Transactions 7. Examining the Impact of VAT Implementation on Business Performance in Dubai's Manufacturing Sector 8. Identifying the Inherent Key Challenges of Financing Indian Energy Sector: An AHP Approach 9. Regulatory And Implementation Challenges in The Digital Currency Market 10. Customer’s Adoption Towards Fin-Tech in The New Financial Intermediation 11. The Pandemic Shock: An Analysis of Impacts and Responses of Indian Stock Market 12. Factors Influencing Consumer Buying Behavior while Using Cashless Economy Part II: Evolving Banking Landscape: Navigating Financial Resilience 13. The Role of Digital Financial Services on the Efficiency of Commercial Banks in India: A Window Data Envelopment Analysis Approach 14. Development of a Theory of Resilience of India’s Banks 15. Importance-Performance Analysis of Semi-Urban Nationalised and Private Banks' Service Quality: A Comparative Study 16. Comparative Study of Digital Banking Legal Framework Across Five Countries 17. The Immortal Aura of Au in Indian Homes Amidst the Spike in Gold Price: An Analysis 18. Understanding the Impact of Finfluencers on Indian Investors 19. Nationalization and privatization: A case of Indian Banking Industry 20. Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking Industry: Trends and Impacts. Index