Globalization, Inclusive Growth, and Sustainable Futures in Southeast Asia brings together cutting-edge research at the intersection of finance, financial inclusion, technology, risk, sustainability, and regional development. Spanning household financial behaviour, corporate resilience, digital innovation, and cross-border economic dynamics, this volume offers a multidimensional view of what it means to build inclusive and sustainable financial ecosystems in a rapidly globalizing world. The chapters 1 to 2 explore themes ranging from the financial management skills and spending behaviour of university students to Sarawak Pay in fostering financial inclusion. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on the transformative power of digital payment systems such as financial inclusion impact on firms’ default risk and the success of equity crowdfunding. Contributors in Chapter 5 to 8 investigate the evolving landscape of risk—from cryptocurrency volatility, tail-risk modelling, oil price shock, and firm-specific investor sentiment impact on stock returns. Corporate sustainability, customer concentration, and tax policy emerge as critical levers, with studies in chapters 9 to 12 examining how customer concentration impact on Malaysian stock returns, determinants of firms’ sustainable growth rate, and how preferential tax policies of China–Malaysia economic ties shape firm performance and investment flows. The chapters 13 to 14 also shed light on the role of innovation in corporate leverage decisions, and the implications of debt financing on corporate performance in China’s real estate sector. Rich in empirical evidence and global-regional perspectives, this book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, financial practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the forces shaping sustainable and inclusive growth in Southeast Asia and beyond.