Mohammad Irfan is a Professor at the School of Business and Commerce, Chandigarh University, Uttar Pradesh, Unnao, India. He earned his Ph.D. from the Central University of Haryana and holds an MBA in Finance, an M.Com in Accounts and Law, and an MA in Economics. A UGC-JRF/SRF/NET qualifier in Management and Commerce, he also holds certifications from NSE (NCFM) and BSE. With more than sixteen years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Irfan's expertise includes Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (SAPM), Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Green Finance, Alternative Finance, and Financial Engineering. He has authored over 109 Scopus-indexed research papers in reputed journals, including The Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development (Q2), International Journal of Business Excellence, Montenegrin Journal of Economics (Q2), Cogent Business & Management (Q2), and Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance. His work has received 700+ citations with an H-index of 15. He has also published 12 books with Springer and IGI Global and is listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists. Adel Sarea is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Economics, he received his PhD in Economics and Muamalat Administration (Accounting) from the Faculty of Economics and Muamalat at the Islamic Science University of Malaysia in 2011. He joined Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain in September 2011 and has been Director of the Ahlia MBA Program since 2013. Dr. Sarea Received the Best Paper Award in 2014 [Emerald Group Publishing, UK]. He conducts research in the areas of Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions, International Accounting Standards, Financial Reporting, Earning Quality, Earning Management, Intellectual Capital and Accounting Education. Dr Sarea has published 2 books, 3 book chapters, more than 40 papers in internationally renowned journals and he has been appointed as a recognized PhD supervisor by Brunel University London. He also serves as a member of the editorial boards in several international journals; for example, as editor for IGI Global Publisher (USA) of the book ""Challenges and Impacts of Religious Endowments on Global Economics and Finance"". Editor (Associate) ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, Emerald Group Publishing, Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Emerald Group Publishing, UK. He also serves as a Trainer for Accounting for Non-Accountants, Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions, IFRS and Financial Reporting and as an external evaluator, reviewer and examiner for the MBA and Accounting programs locally and internationally.