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Yes Securities Benchmark 2023 Finale

Yes Securities Benchmark 2023 Finale was held on July 29, 2023, at the SPJIMR Mumbai campus. After an extensive review process, the top 5 papers from each track were selected for presentation in front of our esteemed jury. The top 3 papers were selected after much deliberation by our illustrious jury panel. The stimulating round of presentations was followed by an engaging roundtable discussion on the future of fintech. The panellists shed light on the progress in cross-border payments, profitability, and the evolving regulatory framework shaping the finance industry’s landscape.

Yes Securities Benchmark 2023 Winners

Young Scholars Track

Doctoral Track

SBI Caps Theme Winners

Round Two Results

Following papers have been selected for presentation at S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research Campus on 29 July 2023.

Young Scholars Track

Doctoral Track

How to Conduct Practitioner Research?

CFI had organised a two-day workshop on ‘How to Conduct Practitioner Research?’ where our esteemed speakers, Dr. Nirupama Kulkarni, Senior Research Director at CAFRAL, and Prof. Arunima Haldar, Assistant Professor,  Finance and Economics at SPJIMR, shared valuable insights on pursuing industry-relevant research.

Key Takeaways

Round One Results

Following abstracts have been shortlisted for the second round and are invited to submit full papers by 31st May 2023.

Young Scholars Track

Doctoral Track

Following abstracts under SBI Caps themes are invited to submit full papers by 31^th May 2023:

About CFI

SPJIMR’s Centre for Financial Innovation (CFI) contributes perspectives and policy advice to the financial services industry in the areas of Financial Innovation and Markets & Risk. CFI focuses on research & consulting, education and finTech accelerator; to enhance thought leadership in Financial Innovation and Markets & Risk.

 

Participants Profile

The contest is open to participants from India or abroad. Applications will be accepted from participants applying, as individual participants or in a team of two.

The contest has two tracks:

Structure of the Contest

The contest will have three rounds as follows:

Themes of the Contest

The topics for the research papers need to be based on any topic pertaining to the following broad themes:

• Financial Innovation which includes FinTech, ESG, innovative ideas or practices in Finance
• Markets & Risks, which includes all areas of Financial Markets and Risk Management

The participants are free to choose a research question of their choice pertaining to any area in the above-mentioned topics or they may choose to research in one of the four specific sub-themes given below.

Sub Themes

1. Payment Gateways, including virtual cards, voice payments and blockchain technology
2. Artificial intelligence predictions, big data growth and smart algorithms
3. Eco-system enablers required for the participation of Indian Banks for financing M&A transactions in the country*
4. Proactive role to be played by players in the Financial sector in the country for effective adoption of ESG framework*

* The best research papers in the sub-themes numbered 3 and 4 above will receive an honorarium of Rs. 10,000/- each from SBI Caps and under each of the tracks – Young Scholars & Doctoral tracks. This honorarium is over and above the cash prize that will be awarded to winning teams.

Evaluation

Benchmark 2023 aims to enhance industry – academia engagement. So, the focus is to enhance thought leadership that maximises practitioner benefits. Hence the research papers submitted should necessarily have the following 4 aspects.

1. Define the problem statement from a practitioner’s perspective.
2. Theoretical foundations / expositions / academic literature referred to build the solutions for the problem statement.
3. Practical examples from industry that illustrate the relevance of the problem statement and the solutions.
4. Solutions and recommendations that may be based on industry feedback (surveys, interviews, etc.), similar cases, quantitative or qualitative analysis or a unique idea. The Paper should illustrate validation of the idea / solutions / recommendations and the results achieved or may be achieved from a practitioner’s perspective.

Participants are allowed to use their research published in the last 2 years to build a practitioner focused version of the published research paper. However, submission of an existing published paper with minimal incremental work would not be favourably considered.

Jury will focus on practitioner relevance and accordingly would give higher weightage to aspects 3 and 4 listed above and ideally at least 50% of the paper should focus on these two aspects.

Participants must properly give references to the publications they have referred to for their submission.

Awards

The top 3 papers from each of the tracks will be awarded cash prizes along with certificates as given below

*Doctoral Track

In addition to cash prizes, the participants ranking first and second under the Doctoral Track would be eligible to apply for Faculty positions at SPJIMR and would be invited for Faculty Research Seminars.

Submission Guidelines

Submission Process

Participants must register and submit their abstract as well as the final paper through

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Timelines

Registration Link

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In case of any queries or clarifications please email to cfs@spjimr.org

Other aspects to note

• The decision of Selection Committee & Jury would be final.
• CFS reserves its right for making amendments to any aspects of the contest.
• The following would be provided for teams shortlisted for final presentation at SPJIMR campus in Mumbai. This would be provided only for outstation teams.
  • Food & Accommodation (for one night)
  • Travel Reimbursement of up to Rs.12,000/- per team. Travel reimbursement will be restricted to the cost incurred by the teams on their own personal account and would be against actual receipts i.e., Original Ticket / E-Ticket, Boarding Pass, Proof of Payment.