Pejman Zameni

Pejman Zameni is a finance professional with over a decade of experience in higher education and business. He holds a PhD in finance, an MBA, and a master’s in business, entrepreneurship, and technology from the University of Waterloo. He has worked in prestigious programs, such as the Henley Business School, Schulich School of Business, and University of Niagara Falls Canada.

Pejman’s professional journey spans finance, risk management, and industry leadership. He has excelled as a program lead, contributing to curriculum development and advancing academic standards at SEGi University in Malaysia.

In research, Pejman is known for his contributions to financial markets, particularly in IPOs, fintech, and cryptocurrency regulation. In addition to having his work widely published in ranked journals and he has received various awards, including Best Paper from the Malaysia Finance Association. He has co-authored several book chapters and a top 20 fintech book.

Courses taught

Finance for Managers, Data Analytics for Managers

Areas of academic interest

Fintech, finance, statistics, mathematics of finance, financial modelling with Excel

Areas of specialization

Fintech domain, cryptocurrency regulations, initial public offerings (IPOs)

Professional designations

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)

Awards

• Recipient of the GMAC scholarship, University of Waterloo, 2021
• Co-author of a top 20 best new Fintech book in 2020-21
• Awarded Best Paper, Malaysian Finance Association Conference, 2017
• Awarded Best Personal Tutor, University of Reading Malaysia, 2017

Publications

• Subramaniam, M., Zameni, A., Yu, O. T., & Tee, P. K. (2022). Generation Y’s Intention to Invest in Retirement Planning. Management, 12(2), 495-509.
• Raji, A. A., Zameni, A., & Mansur, M. (2021). Effect of Electronic Banking on Customer Satisfaction in Kwara State, Nigeria. Social Sciences, 11(7), 1571-1585.
• Alam, N., & Zameni, A. P. (2021). Central Banks and Financial Authorities: Towards the Advancement of I-Fintech. In Islamic FinTech (pp. 59-72). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  (https://bookauthority.org/books/best-fintech-books?t=bwrwe4&s=award&book=3030246655)
  (https://bookauthority.org/books/new-fintech-books?t=15p07v&s=award&book=3030246655)
• Zameni, A., & Alam, N. (2021). Regulatory Issues in Cryptocurrency Usage. In Fintech, Digital Currency and the Future of Islamic Finance (pp. 127-146). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Valibeigi, M., Mohammadi, A., Valibeigi, M., & Zameni, A. (2020). A Framework for Knowledge-Based Enterprise Financial Support in Iran. Global Economics Science, 50-55.
• Alam, N., Gupta, L., & Zameni, A. (2019). Digitalization and Disruption in the Financial Sector. In Fintech and Islamic Finance (pp. 1-9). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. (https://bookauthority.org/books/new-fintech-books?t=15p07v&s=award&book=3030246655)
• Alam, N., Zameni, A. (2019). ‘Existing Regulatory Frameworks of Cryptocurrency and the Shari’ah Alternative’ in Springer Nature- Palgrave-Macmillan. Halal Cryptocurrency Management. ISBN 978-3-030-10749-9.
• Alam, N., Zameni, A. (2019). ‘The Regulation of Fintech and Cryptocurrencies’, in Routledge. Fintech in Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice. ISBN 9781138494800 - CAT# K350378.
• Zameni, A., Yong, O (2017). “Substantial Shareholders and Their Trading Behaviour around Lock-Up Expiry: Evidence from Emerging Markets”. Capital Markets Review Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 1-18 (2017)
• Zameni, A., Yong, O (2017). “Share Price Performance of Malaysian IPOs around Lock-up
  Expirations”, Advanced Science Letters, Volume 23, Number 9, September 2017, pp. 80948102(9) https://doi.org/10.1166/asl.2017.9842 (SNIP_2016: 0.225, SJR_2016:0.135)
• Zameni, A., Yong, O (2017). “Effects of lock-up expiry on bid–ask spread of Malaysian IPOs”.
  American J. of Finance and Accounting (AJFA), Vol. 5, No. 1, 2017,
  10.1504/AJFA.2017.10007017 (ERA Listed)
• Zameni, A, Yong, O (2016). “Lock-up Expiry and Trading Volume Behaviour of Malaysian IPO’s” International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues. Vol 6, NO 3S (2016) (SNIP_2016: 1.064, SJR_2016: 0.186)