Prof. Nyankomo Marwa is an Associate Professor of Digital Transformation, Development Finance and Applied Econometrics at Johannesburg Business School (JBS). Prior to JBS, he was the head of the Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. Prof. Marwa earned his Ph.D. in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch Business School. He attended his Doctoral Course Work in Economics, Econometrics, and Public Policy from the University of Nebraska Lincoln (USA) and Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, Canada. In addition, he holds an M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Nebraska Lincoln (USA), an M.Sc. in Applied Statistics and Biostatics from Hasselt University (Belgium), and a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). Prof. Marwa’s recent research focuses on The Role of Blockchain Technology in Financial Inclusion, Empirical Modeling of Efficiency, and Sustainability of Financial Institutions and Agricultural Value Chain Financing. He has been awarded several prestigious scholarships and awards, including the vice chancellors’ Outstanding Researcher of the year 2020, MITACS, Siemens International, American Fulbright Scholarship, Teacher-Doctoral Scholar Fellowship, Nixen Fellowship, Stellenbosch University Merit-Based Bursary, Belgian Technical Cooperation scholarship, etc.