Purpose: This research paper aims to explore the link between financial innovation (FINV), green finance (GRF) and sustainability performance (SUSP) with the overarching objective of driving sustainable growth. The purpose is to understand how the integration of FINV and GRF can contribute to improved SUSP for businesses and organizations.Design/methodology/approach: The study adopts a survey-based approach, synthesizing existing scholarly works, empirical studies and industry reports. It examines the theoretical foundations and empirical evidence to understand the relationship between FINV, GRF and SUSP.Findings: The findings highlight a positive relationship between GRF and SUSP. GRF acts as a catalyst for FINV by providing the necessary financial resources and incentives for organizations to invest in sustainable technologies and practices. It enables businesses to enhance their SUSP by adopting environmentally friendly processes, reducing carbon emissions and promoting resource efficiency. The integration of FINV and GRF fosters sustainable growth by aligning economic, environmental and social objectives.Originality/value: This research paper contributes to the existing literature by offering a comprehensive examination of the link between FINV, GRF and SUSP. It consolidates and synthesizes previous studies, providing a holistic view of the topic. The paper also presents practical implications for businesses and policymakers, emphasizing the need for strategic integration of GRF and FINV to drive sustainable growth. The identification of future research directions adds originality to the study, guiding scholars and practitioners toward areas of further investigation.

Purpose: Sustainable agriculture is essential to reconciling agricultural productivity with environmental conservation. This paper analyses how digital financial inclusion affects sustainable agriculture and provides empirical data to support its function in encouraging sustainable farming practices. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses panel data covering all provinces of Pakistan from 2014 to 2024, compiled from national statistical yearbooks and related official reports. The regional level of sustainable agriculture is estimated using the entropy method. To test the impact of digital financial inclusion, we apply panel fixed effects, mediation effect models, and a threshold regression approach. This analysis explores how the breadth, depth, and digitalisation level of financial inclusion affect sustainable agriculture, and shows that its effect strengthens notably once key threshold levels are crossed. Findings: This study found a double-threshold effect: digital financial inclusion intensifies sustainable agriculture when it exceeds critical thresholds. After endogeneity and robustness testing, this finding is robust. The mechanism analysis shows that digital financial inclusion promotes technical innovation and farmer income, greening agriculture. Heterogeneity research shows that digital financial inclusion has a greater influence on sustainable agriculture in eastern Pakistan than in the central and western areas. Originality/value: This paper advocates for the expansion and enhancement of digital inclusive financial services to include them in agriculture, thus establishing a sustainable development model that fosters shared wealth and environmentally friendly agriculture.

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between capital adequacy, liquidity management, credit risk management, and financial performance with moderating role of bank ownership. This study used secondary data approach and collect 10 years panel data from 2012-2021 from the financial statements of the 15 Pakistani commercial banks. State software is used to analyze the data. Results show that there is a positive relationship between capital adequacy, liquidity management, credit risk management, and financial performance. But, on the other hand, there is not a strong moderating effect of bank ownership. The outcomes have been nearly the equal in all samples indicating that foreign ownership is not an important component of profitability in the quarter and as such a public coverage to encourage the presence of foreign banks might also, therefore, no longer yield any advantage in terms of financial institution profitability. This result is robust to the use of regulate- local measures whilst endogeneity concerns are controlled for. Furthermore, the findings imply that the stock liquidity issue of profits management is undoubtedly associated with future stock returns in Chinese corporations. Our outcomes reveal that the inventory liquidity thing of quick- termism in managerial choices performs a crucial role in figuring out destiny inventory returns.

Purpose: This paper investigates gender disparity in investment decisions within the popular American TV show Shark Tank.Design/methodology/approach: The research uses a comprehensive dataset of 925 pitches from 14 seasons and 316 episodes, covering August 2009 to May 2023.Findings: Contrary to previous studies, the findings indicate that female entrepreneurs do n'ot face discrimination in terms of their pitching success rates, regardless of their industry affiliation. However, the authors did observe that female entrepreneurs tend to receive lower valuations, both self-assessed and in final deals. This suggests a self-imposed gender gap in venture capital and angel investing, likely stemming from lower entrepreneurial aspirations among women.Originality/value: To tackle this issue, the authors propose promoting female venture capital by increasing the representation of female entrepreneurs and business angels on Shark Tank. Such role models can inspire aspiring women in these fields. Additionally, the authors believe that mixed-gender founder teams, comprising both men and women, can play a significant role in developing promising startups with viable business models.

The key objective of this research paper is to estimate the impact of financial literacy, investor’s personality and overconfidence bias on investment decisions by using risk tolerance as a mediator variable. Inclusive finance makes numerous financial products and services accessible and affordable to the micro-finance community, remarkably those absent from the conventional financial system. Financial literacy is a leading factor affecting an individual's ability to access financial services. This study employed Structural Equation Modeling to investigate whether financial literacy and other personality traits affect investment decisions. The Regression results showed that financial literacy, investors' personality, and overconfidence bias are significantly relevant to risk tolerance and investment decisions (β = 0.128***, S.D = 0.047, t = 2.746; p < 1%; β 0.378***, S.D = 0.051, t = 7.414, p < 1%; β 0.269***, S.D = 0.052, t = 5.155, p < 1%; β 0.195***, S.D = 0.054, t = 3.619, p < 1%; β 0.371***, S.D = 0.055, t = 6.706, p < 1%; β0.195***, S.D = 0.061, t = 3.190, p < 1%). As mediation results showed, risk tolerance plays a significant role in financial literacy, investors' personality, overconfidence bias, and investment decisions (β = 0.024**, S.D = 0.011, t = 2.15, p < 5%; β = 0.024**, S.D = 0.011, t = 2.17, p < 5%; β = 0.047**, S.D = 0.018, t = 2.55, p < 5%). The implications of this study also provide valued recommendations for regulatory institutions to improve financial inclusion in the emerging market context. JEL Classification: G40, G41