Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
Masanori Matsuo currently serves as Deputy Director at the Ministry of Finance in Japan since July 2023, following a role as Policy Analyst for AML/CFT at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) since July 2020. Previously, Masanori held various positions at the Ministry of Finance, including Special Officer for Research on Foreign Exchange Transactions and Deputy Director for the Development Policy Division, focusing on bilateral development financing for Mongolia and Myanmar. Experience includes working at the OECD in the Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, and serving as Advisor to the Executive Director for Japan at the World Bank. Education includes an LLM with Merit in International Finance and Banking from Queen Mary University of London, an LLM in Commercial Laws, and a Bachelor of Laws in Commercial Laws and International Laws from Kansai University.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. The FATF is therefore a “policy-making body” which works to generate the necessary political will to bring about national legislative and regulatory reforms in these areas.