Ph.D. in Finance from Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad - 2020-2026
Integrated MBA (BBA+MBA) in Financial Markets from Department of Business Administration, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha - 2015-2020
Work Experience
Working as an Assistant Professor in OP Jindal University, Raigarh (C.G), from September 2026 (Current)
Research
FinTech
Digital Payments
Technology Adoption
Financial Inclusion
International National Journals
Sunar, A., Krishna, A., and Pal, A., 2024. Multi-dimensional herding behavior of mobile payment users. Journal of Computer Information Systems, pp.1-14. Published in: Journal of Computer Information Systems (ABDC-A, IF- 6.6), Taylor & Francis Online: (https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2024.2375378)
International National Conferences
Sunar, A., Krishna, A. and Pal, A., 2023, December. “We Do What Everyone Else is Doing”–Investigating the Herding Behavior of Mobile Payment Users. In International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT (pp. 170-186). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Presented at the IFIP WG 8.6 Conference 2023, IIM Nagpur, 15–16 December 2023.Online: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-50192-0_16)
Sunar, A., Krishna, A. and Pal, A., 2024. “Evolution of Mobile Payments Research” (2024). GlobDev 2024. 12.
Presented at the 16th Annual AIS SIG GlobDev Pre-ICIS Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, 15 December 2024.
Online: (https://aisel.aisnet.org/globdev2024/12
“We Do What Everyone Else is Doing- Investigating the Herding Behavior of Mobile Payment Users” Presented at the 9th Pan IIM World Management Conference, IIM Sambalpur, 22–24 January 2024.
“Mobile Banking and Payments: A Bibliometric Analysis of Literature” Presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development & Management Practices (ICSDMP 2024), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, 9–10 February 2024.
“We Do What Everyone Else is Doing- Investigating the Herding Behavior of Mobile Payment Users” Presented at the 6th International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2024), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, 6–7 July 2024.
“Two Decades of Mobile Payments Research: Theoretical, Technological, and Contextual Shifts” Presented at the International Conference on Empowering Viksit Bharat @2047: Innovations in Financial Inclusion & Economic Growth, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, 13–14 February 2025.
“Two Decades of Mobile Payments Research: Theoretical, Technological, and Contextual Shifts” Presented at the 1st India Conference on Information Systems, IIM Calcutta, 13–14 February 2025.
“A Tale of Two Decades: Evolution of Mobile Payments Research using a Two-Phased Literature Review” Presented at the 8th International Conference on Financial Markets & Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2024), IIT Madras, 3–5 July 2026
NSE Academy Certified Market Professional (NCMP) – Level 4, NCFM Registration No.: 00001206334
NSE Academy Certified Investment Analyst – Pro Certification, NCFM Registration No.: 00001206334
Workshops
Online Certification Program on “Advanced Multivariate Data Analytics: Moderation and Mediation Analysis using AMOS & PROCESS Macro”; Organised by IIM Visakhapatnam, conducted online, 29 August – 2 September 2022. (Certificate Reg. No. IIMV5022FDP3_3)
Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Advanced Structural Equation Modelling Techniques: PLS-SEM to FsQCA using SmartPLS”; Organised by ServiceSetu Academics, conducted online, 17 November- 21 November 2025 (Total duration: 10 hours).
Editor/Reviewer
Information Technology for Development (ABDC – A) (2)
