INTRODUCING

 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maya Puspa Rahman

Country of Origin
Malaysia

Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (Islamic Banking and Finance), IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF), Malaysia. (2015)

Email

Phone Number
+603 7651 4021

A Brief Introduction

Dr Maya Puspa has over a decade of experience teaching economics and finance in esteemed higher learning institutions in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. With a background in fund management, investment and takaful, she held a pivotal role as Deputy Manager, Investment Division in a prominent Malaysian takaful firm. After completing her PhD in Islamic Banking and Finance in 2015, she transitioned into the academia and contributed significantly to the Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences at the International Islamic University Malaysia until 2021. Prior to her current role in INCEIF University, she was affiliated with the College of Economics and Management, Al Qasimia University, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

She has been actively involved in research collaborations with national and international agencies including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Asian Institute of Finance (AIF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK), Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and has published in several areas namely on digitalisation, green energy, crowdfunding, sukuk, bonds, complementary currencies and structured products.

Dr Maya Puspa actively conducts training and seminars for local and foreign universities including institutions such as the Istanbul School of Central Banking, SAHARA Group Training and Consultancy Istanbul, IIUM Centre for Continuing Education and the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A strong advocate for economic and financial education among youth, she emphasizes practical elements when teaching courses about money and banking, Islamic banking and finance as well as financial economics, for effective learning.

Publications

  • Klinc-Ata, N and Rahman, M. P. (2024) Digitalization and financial development contribution to the green energy transition in Malaysia: Findings from the BARDL approach. Natural Resource Forum A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12509
  • Duasa, J., Husin, A. M., Thaker, M. A. M. T., & Rahman, M. P. (2021). An alternative source of collagen for Muslim consumers: halal and environmental concerns. Journal of Islamic Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIMA-09-2020-0268
  • Indrawan, I. W., Rahman, M. P., & Senusi, N. A. (2020). Financing-To-Value (FTV) Policy and Its Impact on Residential Property Prices in Indonesia. Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance, 6(3), 577-596. https://doi.org/10.21098/jimf.v6i3.1176
  • Rahman, M.P., Mohd Thas Thaker, M.A. and Duasa, J. (2020), Developing a Sharīʿah-compliant equity-based crowdfunding framework for entrepreneurship development in Malaysia, ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 239-252. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJIF-07-2018-0085
  • Bhuiyan R.A., Rahman M.P., Saiti, B. & Ghani G.M (2019). Does the Malaysian sukuk market offer any portfolio diversification opportunity for global fixed income investors? Evidence from Wavelet Coherence and Multivariate-GARCH Analyses. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 47, 675-687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2018.07.008

Applied Research / Achievement

Applied Research / Achievement

     

  • Winner of Best Paper: Would Muslim Entrepreneurs Use Shariah-Crowdfunding Model for Financial Sustainability? at the 10th Foundation of Islamic Finance Conference 2019, 28 November 2019, Sunway University, Malaysia (Main Author).
  • Sponsored paper presenter at the 3rd Gulf Research Meeting (GRC), August 11-14, 2012, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  • Sponsored paper presenter International Conference on Islamic Capital Markets, June 19-2012, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Sponsored for PhD Islamic Banking and Finance by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education – Biasiswa Skim Latihan Akademik Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam (SLAI) Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi.
  • Sponsored for Bachelor Degree Programme, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Australia – under the scholarship of the Malaysian Public Services Department (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam JPA).

Teaching Courses