Dr. Shivi Mittal is an Associate Professor (Finance & Accounting) in School of Business at IILM University, Greater Noida. She holds Ph.D. and MBA degree in management. She is having a rich experience of more than 15 years. Her areas of specialization are Finance, Banking & Investment and Microfinance. Her area of research includes Microfinance, Women Empowerment, Women entrepreneurship, Financial Inclusion, Financial literacy. Dr. Mittal has presented and published a good number of research papers in Scopus and national, international journals of good repute. Also, she has worked on the research papers in the area of Blockchain and cryptocurrency.