FinTech and inclusion
How digital finance expands access to financial services.
Banking, finance & FinTech research
Dr Hasanul Banna
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Banking and Finance
Manchester Metropolitan University
I study how FinTech, artificial intelligence, inclusion and sustainability shape banking.
Research agenda
Sustainable finance and ESG
How sustainability and governance shape financial institutions.
Banking risk and stability
How banks manage risk and what supports a resilient financial system.
Artificial intelligence
How AI and machine learning inform financial decisions, forecasting and bank risk management.
Research Impact
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Engagement and recognition
- Contributes to the AAOIFI working group on digital banking governance and ethics.
- Served as an external academic for MSc FinTech course validation at the University of Essex.
- Received a Best Paper Award at Bank Indonesia’s 2019 International Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance Conference.
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Publications
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Biography
Dr Hasanul Banna is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Banking and Finance in the Department of Finance and Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. He previously served on the academic staff of Universiti Malaya in Malaysia.
He earned a PhD in Finance and Banking from Universiti Malaya and earned a BSc in Economics and Finance from International Islamic University Malaysia. He also holds a postgraduate certificate in learning and teaching in higher education from Manchester Metropolitan University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Education and qualifications
- PhD in Finance and BankingUniversiti Malaya
- BSc in Economics and FinanceInternational Islamic University Malaysia
- Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher EducationManchester Metropolitan University
Research interests
His research covers AI, digital finance, financial inclusion, sustainable finance, ESG, bank efficiency, risk-taking and stability. His project work includes fintech, cybersecurity, digital financial inclusion and sustainable banking.
Academic service
His university profile lists associate editor roles with Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and SN Business & Economics, as well as research fellowships at MMU’s Business Transformations Research Centre and Universiti Malaya’s Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies.
Academic career timeline
- 2023–presentSenior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Banking and FinanceManchester Metropolitan University
- 2021–2023Lecturer in Banking and FinanceManchester Metropolitan University
- 2018–2021Research FellowUniversiti Malaya
Honours and recognition
Global Talent — The British Academy (2024)
Teaching and supervision
Teaching in banking and finance at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Undergraduate
- Risk Management in Banking Unit lead
- Islamic Finance Unit lead
Postgraduate
- Business Model Innovation and FinTech MSc · Unit lead
- Financial Technology
- Critical Reading, Writing and Literature Research
Doctoral supervision
Research areas listed in my university profile.
- Financial stability
- Bank risk and efficiency
- FinTech and digital banking
- ESG and sustainable banking
- Access to finance
- Microfinance
Research portfolio
Research Projects
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Ongoing
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Curriculum vitae
Dr Hasanul Banna
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Banking and Finance
Manchester Metropolitan University
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Academic appointments
Education and qualifications
Funded research projects
Teaching and supervision
Honours and recognition
- Best Paper Award, International Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance Conference, Bank Indonesia (2019)
- Global Talent — The British Academy (2024)
- Teacher of the Year nomination, The Union’s Teaching Awards (2025)
- Supervisor of the Year nomination, The Union’s Teaching Awards (2026)
Engagement and professional service
- Digital Banking Governance and Ethics working group, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (since 2021)
- Adjunct Research Fellow, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (since 2024)
- International Advisor to the Department of Economics, Presidency University, Bangladesh (since 2025)
Research impact
Publications
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Contact Me
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Email directly at b.banna@mmu.ac.uk.