Dr Danilo V. Mascia

Dr Danilo V. Mascia

Profile

Danilo V. Mascia (IPA: /mæˈʒiːæ/) is an Associate Professor in Banking and FinTech. Prior to joining Leeds, he was an Assistant Professor in Banking at the University of Nottingham.

 

Research

Dr Mascia’s main research interests include SME Finance, Banking, and Financial Technology (FinTech).

From August 2020 to February 2021, Dr Mascia contributed to the government review of the UK FinTech sector (The Kalifa Review of UK FinTech), which was launched by HM Treasury in July 2020.

He serves as an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Finance (ABS 3*).

 

Teaching

Dr Mascia has experience teaching banking and finance modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels (including MBA). He currently teaches “International Banking and Finance” at the master’s level, and “Banks and Banking Systems” at the undergraduate level. Previous teaching experience includes: “Bank Risk Measurement and Management”, “Contemporary Issues in Banking”, “Applied Finance”, “Theory of Risk and Insurance”, and “Financial Markets”.

 

Responsibilities

Dr Mascia currently holds the following roles:

He was the Director of the MSc Banking and International Finance from 2020 to 2024.

 

Awards

Dr Mascia received the following awards:

  • LUBS Feedback and Assessment Award (2024)
  • LUBS Overall Partnership Award (2022)
  • University-wide Academic Personal Tutor/Supervisor Award (2022)

 

External Roles

Dr Mascia is an External Examiner for the Banking and Finance modules (MBA Programmes) at the University of Birmingham.

 

Responsibilities

  • Deputy Director, PhD Programme (A&F)
  • Deputy Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance (CASIF)
  • Deputy Director, International Banking Institute

Qualifications

  • Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
  • PhD Business Administration – Banking track
  • MSc Business Economics – Finance track
  • MSc Economics
  • BSc Economics & Finance

Research groups and institutes

  • International Banking Institute
  • Centre for Advanced Studies in Finance

Current postgraduate researchers