Tatsuya Sugiura is an Advisor at the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he focuses on digital currencies and cross-border payments. Prior to joining the IMF, Tatsuya built his career at Japan's Ministry of Finance (JMOF) and the Inter-American Development Bank. At JMOF, he served as Director responsible for cross-border financial regulations. He led key amendments to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act to regulate crypto assets and stablecoins, and coordinated international financial sanctions. He was also a member of the inter-ministerial council on AML/CFT/CPF and oversaw Japan's policies at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Tatsuya holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a Master in Finance from the University of Cambridge.
