Nobuyasu Sugimoto is a Deputy Division Chief of Financial Supervision and Regulation Division, Monetary & Capital Markets Department of the IMF. He joined the Fund from the Japan Financial Services Agency in October 2012, where his experience covers banks, insurance and securities. In the IMF, he has been involved in Financial Sector Assessment Programs and Technical Assistances. He also contributed to number of Global Financial Stability Reports and is one of the authors of Fintech Notes (Regulating the Crypto Ecosystem and BigTech in Financial Services). He holds a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University (MBA).