Barbara Manubea Koranteng

Dr Barbara Manubea Koranteng PhD, MSc, BSc.

Lecturer in Executive Education

Dr. Barbara Manubea Koranteng is a lecturer in Finance at the University of Greenwich Executive Business Centre. She received her PhD in Finance and Accounting from the University of Greenwich where she also obtained an MSc in Finance and Investment. Prior to this, Barbara obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Ghana Business School and the Ghana Securities Exchange Certification.

Barbara is a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network, CFA Society UK and the Centre for Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA). Her research interests include Fintech, corporate finance, financial markets and inclusion. Her PhD thesis applied spatial econometrics to emphasize the significance of crowdfunding and P2P lending in driving efficient capital allocation and capital access to marginalized groups while also highlighting the risk fintech competition poses to the traditional banking sector.


Barbara’s portfolio of teaching experience cuts across both undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as International Business Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Quantitative methods and Financial aspects of marketing and public relations. She is also the academic tutor for MBA Finance and placement supervisor for MBA professional practice module.

Business and management

Responsibilities within the university
  • Module tutor: FINA1141International business finance and FINA1163 Financial resource management
  • Academic tutor MBA Finance
  • Placement supervisor BUSI1360 Professional Practice

Awards
  • University of Greenwich PhD Research Support Scholarship (2021)
  • Overall Best Postgraduate Accounting and Finance Student, University of Greenwich (2017/2018)

Recognition
  • CFA Level 1- Passed
  • Ghana Securities Exchange Certificate.

Research / Scholarly interests
  • Fintech
  • Corporate finance
  • Financial markets and inclusion.

Key funded projects

Project “Financial Technologies and Its Implication for Financial Stability, Financial Inclusion and Bank Risk: Evidence from Spatial Analysis”, awarded $5000 by the University of Greenwich for data collection, July 2021.

Recent publications
  • Koranteng, B. and You, K. (2024) Fintech and financial stability: Evidence from spatial analysis for 25 countries. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 93, p.102002.
  • Koranteng (2023) Financial Technologies and Its Implication for Financial Stability, Financial Inclusion and Bank Risk: Evidence from Spatial Analysis. Doctor of Philosophy Thesis in Accounting and Finance. University of Greenwich, UK. Unpublished.
  • Koranteng (2018) Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on UK Equity Fund Performance. Master of Science Thesis in Finance and Investment, Accounting and Finance Department. University of Greenwich, UK. Unpublished.

Presentations
  • September 2024 - How Does Fintech Affect Bank Risk: New Spatial Evidence? At the British Association of Accounting and Finance 2024 Conference, University of Greenwich, UK.
  • April 2021- Implications of fintech on financial stability: A spatial regression analysis. At the PEGFA- Banking and Finance Seminar.
  • July 2020 - The Impact of Fintech on Bank Risks: A literature review. At the PEGFA- Banking and Finance Seminar.