Md Nasim Akhtar is a financial risk management professional with 15 years of experience across leading investment banks. He currently works at Deutsche Bank, where he specializes in the risk management of the FX and Rates businesses. He has held roles in both risk control and risk audit functions. His previous experience includes working with major investment banks, such as JP Morgan, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Barclays.

Akhtar has a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and explores the intersection of AI and crypto compliance, focusing on regulatory frameworks related to tokenization and smart contracts. During his tenure at JP Morgan as a credit risk due diligence expert, he performed supervisory reviews of know your customer control results, including Regulation B and KWG18 regulatory requirements in the wealth management lending business.

Akhtar earned his Certified Cryptoasset AFC Specialist (CCAS) certification on October 10, 2025.