Vikas Garg, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Noida, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. With more than 20 years of academic experience, he serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment and is a book series editor with Taylor & Francis and Apple Academic Press.Krishnendu Ghosh, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Area Chair of Accounting and Finance at Bennett University, Greater Noida, India. With over 20 years of teaching and research experience, he has contributed extensively to academic journals, edited books, and serves as a regular reviewer for leading international journals.Ronita Ram, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, and Director of the Henley Centre for Accounting, Regulation & Practice. Her research focuses on sustainability reporting and financial regulation, and she holds leadership roles in international advisory and editorial boards.

• Preface 1. Green Fintech: Growing Profits and Going Green! 2. Factors Affecting the Performance of ESG Reporting: A Study on Select PSEs in India 3. Role of Green Finance in Positioning Financial Practices with Sustainability Goals 4. Identifying the Risks Connected with Green Finance and Developing Policies to Address Them 5. Green Finance Nexus: Unveiling Mechanisms for Environmental Sustainability 6. Fintech and Green Finance: Status of Indian Climate Financing 7. Addressing Protection Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Private-Public Partnership in Insurance Risk Pools in Mitigating Natural Disaster Vulnerabilities 8. ESG Reporting Towards Sustainable Development 9. Enabling Green Finance in Developing Nations: Significance, Opportunities, and Consequences for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, an Ecosystem Services Values Assessment in Morocco’s Protected Areas: A Case Study of Ifrane National Park 10. Money in the Digital Age: Exploring the Influence of Financial Technology and Digital Currencies 11. Global Insights, Indian Innovations: The Fintech Revolution for Inclusive Growth in Financial Services 12. Linkage of Green Finance and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, a Bibliometric Analysis Index

Vikas Garg, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Noida, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. With more than 20 years of academic experience, he serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment and is a book series editor with Taylor & Francis and Apple Academic Press.Krishnendu Ghosh, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Area Chair of Accounting and Finance at Bennett University, Greater Noida, India. With over 20 years of teaching and research experience, he has contributed extensively to academic journals, edited books, and serves as a regular reviewer for leading international journals.Ronita Ram, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, and Director of the Henley Centre for Accounting, Regulation & Practice. Her research focuses on sustainability reporting and financial regulation, and she holds leadership roles in international advisory and editorial boards.

• Preface 1. Green Fintech: Growing Profits and Going Green! 2. Factors Affecting the Performance of ESG Reporting: A Study on Select PSEs in India 3. Role of Green Finance in Positioning Financial Practices with Sustainability Goals 4. Identifying the Risks Connected with Green Finance and Developing Policies to Address Them 5. Green Finance Nexus: Unveiling Mechanisms for Environmental Sustainability 6. Fintech and Green Finance: Status of Indian Climate Financing 7. Addressing Protection Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Private-Public Partnership in Insurance Risk Pools in Mitigating Natural Disaster Vulnerabilities 8. ESG Reporting Towards Sustainable Development 9. Enabling Green Finance in Developing Nations: Significance, Opportunities, and Consequences for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, an Ecosystem Services Values Assessment in Morocco’s Protected Areas: A Case Study of Ifrane National Park 10. Money in the Digital Age: Exploring the Influence of Financial Technology and Digital Currencies 11. Global Insights, Indian Innovations: The Fintech Revolution for Inclusive Growth in Financial Services 12. Linkage of Green Finance and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, a Bibliometric Analysis Index

Vikas Garg, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management at the Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Noida, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. With more than 20 years of academic experience, he serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment and is a book series editor with Taylor & Francis and Apple Academic Press.Krishnendu Ghosh, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Area Chair of Accounting and Finance at Bennett University, Greater Noida, India. With over 20 years of teaching and research experience, he has contributed extensively to academic journals, edited books, and serves as a regular reviewer for leading international journals.Ronita Ram, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, and Director of the Henley Centre for Accounting, Regulation & Practice. Her research focuses on sustainability reporting and financial regulation, and she holds leadership roles in international advisory and editorial boards.

• Preface 1. Green Fintech: Growing Profits and Going Green! 2. Factors Affecting the Performance of ESG Reporting: A Study on Select PSEs in India 3. Role of Green Finance in Positioning Financial Practices with Sustainability Goals 4. Identifying the Risks Connected with Green Finance and Developing Policies to Address Them 5. Green Finance Nexus: Unveiling Mechanisms for Environmental Sustainability 6. Fintech and Green Finance: Status of Indian Climate Financing 7. Addressing Protection Gaps in Developing Countries: The Role of Private-Public Partnership in Insurance Risk Pools in Mitigating Natural Disaster Vulnerabilities 8. ESG Reporting Towards Sustainable Development 9. Enabling Green Finance in Developing Nations: Significance, Opportunities, and Consequences for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, an Ecosystem Services Values Assessment in Morocco’s Protected Areas: A Case Study of Ifrane National Park 10. Money in the Digital Age: Exploring the Influence of Financial Technology and Digital Currencies 11. Global Insights, Indian Innovations: The Fintech Revolution for Inclusive Growth in Financial Services 12. Linkage of Green Finance and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, a Bibliometric Analysis Index