Journal of Economic and Financial Transformation

Prof. (Dr.) Bhupendra Kumar is a Professor of Finance and International Relations Officer at Amity Business School, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India. He holds a PhD in Business Management from Dayalbagh University, an M.Phil. in Economics as a Gold Medalist from Bundelkhand University, and an MBA in Finance. He has more than 25 years of academic, research, administrative and international professional experience.

His academic and professional expertise includes finance, accounting, banking and insurance, financial markets, international business, corporate governance, financial analysis and data analytics. He has extensive international academic exposure through visiting professorships, research collaborations, PhD thesis examination and academic engagements across Asia, Africa, Europe and other regions.

Prof. Kumar has served as a visiting professor, international relations officer, research collaborator, PhD supervisor and foreign thesis examiner. He has also contributed to academic collaborations, international MoUs, conferences, expert lectures, workshops and institutional development initiatives. His professional engagements include work with SEBI, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in financial and investor awareness activities.

• Finance and Financial Management
• Banking and Insurance
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Financial Derivatives and Capital Markets
• Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy
• Artificial Intelligence in Finance and Business
• Data Analytics using SPSS, STATA, SmartPLS and SigmaXL
• International Business and Global Academic Collaboration
• Cryptocurrency and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

• Professor (Finance) and International Relations Officer at Amity Business School, Amity University Madhya Pradesh.
• PhD Supervisor with experience supervising doctoral researchers.
• Foreign PhD Thesis Examiner for universities across India, Africa and Asia.
• Visiting Professor and international academic collaborator with universities in Russia, Vietnam, Rwanda and other countries.
• International Relations Officer involved in global MoUs and academic cooperation agreements.
• Research collaborator and member of international research/academic committees.
• Regular reviewer and editorial board member for academic journals.
• Organizing Secretary of the 12th International Conference on Business 5.0: Innovation, Technology and Sustainability in Global Prospects.
• Technical Program Committee Member for the International Conference on Applied Artificial Intelligence (2AI) 2026.
• Keynote and invited speaker at international and national conferences, FDPs and academic programmes.
• Resource Person for financial awareness programmes associated with SEBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and IICA.
• Conducted and participated in finance, research methodology, data analytics and management training programmes.
• Presented research papers at international conferences in Azerbaijan, India, Oman and other countries.
• Active in academic consultancy, institutional development, international collaboration and global university engagement.
• Member of professional and academic organizations including IEEE and World Research Union.
• Author/editor of books and chapters in finance, business management, strategic management, banking, research methodology, AI and Business 5.0.

• A Review of AI-Enabled Economic Decision-Making in Intelligent Financial Systems — 2026, Conference Paper. DOI: 10.1109/ICISESSC68634.2026.11542663.
• AI for Real-Time Fraud Detection in Banking and Financial Institutions — 2026, Conference Paper. DOI: 10.1109/ICISESSC68634.2026.11542641.
• Generative AI and the Future of High-Skill vs. Low-Skill Work: A Sector-Wise Forecasting Model — 2026, Conference Paper. DOI: 10.1109/ICISESSC68634.2026.11542754.
• Emotional Drivers and Machine-Learning Prediction of Impulse Buying Among Indian Centennials in Retail Sector — 2026, SSRN Preprint. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6596458.
• Harnessing AI for Competitive Intelligence: Real-Time Market Monitoring and Analysis — 2025, Conference Paper. DOI: 10.1109/UPWIECON67212.2025.11390203.
• The Economic Impact of Generative AI on Labor Markets and Income Distribution — 2025, Conference Paper. DOI: 10.1109/UPWIECON67212.2025.11390506.
• The Role of AI-Generated Real-Time Product Recommendations in Impulse Buying Among Centennials — 2025, Book Chapter. DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-898-1_22.
• Analyzing the Impact of Economic Trends on Hospitality Security Strategies — 2025, Book Chapter. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7357-6.ch007.
• Financial Sector Hyper-Automation — 2024, Book Chapter. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-3803-2.ch012.
• Analyzing the Financial Risk Factors Impacting the Economic Benefits of the Consumer Electronic Goods Manufacturing Industry in India — 2023, Journal Article. DOI: 10.1142/S0219686723500385.
• Stock Price Prediction using Hybrid Deep Learning Technique for Accurate Performance — 2022, Conference Paper. DOI: 10.1109/ICKECS56523.2022.10060833.
• Optimized Deep Learning for Emotion Recognition Using Facial Features — 2022, Journal Article, Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience.
• A Study on the Role of Financial Literacy in Women Empowerment and Financial Inclusion in Developing Economies During COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak — 2022, Journal Article. DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.5.NQ22601.
• Innovation in Corporate Cash Holding & Management: An Empirical Investigation — 2021, Journal Article.
• Determinants of Internet Financial Reporting: In the Case of Ethiopian Insurance and Banking Sector Companies — 2021, Journal Article.
• Effects of Intellectual Capital Efficiency on the Financial Performance of Share Companies with Special Reference to Ethiopian Banks and Insurance Companies — 2021, Journal Article.
• Special Economic Zones – A Comparative Study of Export and FDI Performance with India — 2011, Journal Article, Metamorphosis – A Journal of Management Research, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. DOI: 10.1177/0972622520110104.