Dr. Binita Nanda, Assistant Professor (Finance) School of Management Studies (FMS), Sri Sri University. Email: binita.nanda18@gmail.com, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-binita-nanda-62209373 Dr. Binita Nanda is an accomplished academician & researcher, earned her (M.Com. (Gold Medalist), M.Phil., Ph.D. from Ravenshaw University. Dr Nanda is presently working as Assistant Professor specialized in Finance at School of Management Studies, Sri Sri University. With over a decade of teaching and research experience, Dr Nanda has assured meaningful academic and research contribution and interest include Financial Markets, Banking, Taxation, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Indian Knowledge System and Innovation, FinTech, Digital Finance, AI in Commerce, Dr. Nanda has undertaken empirical collaborative project funded by ICSSR and many relevent organization. She served in various academic and administrative capacities; she has participated and presented in national and international seminars, faculty development programmes and workshops. She has also published more than 30 research papers in various national and international journals including Scopus, ABDC, UGC CARE, and peer reviewed journals. Along with having 3 Indian Design patents to her credit, Dr Nanda authored 5 books, 2 edited books and contributed 10 chapters in various national and international books and been a member of professional bodies such as Odisha Commerce Association and been reviewer of many reputed Journals. Dr Nanda also mentor startups and entrepreneurs including MSMEs in emerging sectors in financing innovation, value addition and inward investment and financial management.