Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Masterclass - Virtual Learning
Course Methodology
Participants in this Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance training course will gain an overview of best practices in combating Anti-Money Laundering and terrorist financing. The training methodology incorporates case studies, live group instruction, presentations, and ongoing discussions of worked examples, videos, and encourages interactive participation.
Course Objectives
By the end of this Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance training course, you will be able to understand:
- The process of money laundering
- Applicable Laws and Regulations
- FATF's roles in anti-money laundering
- Penalties for non-compliance with AML legislation
- How might anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (CTF) be prevented?
- How can a firm/bank and its staff protect themselves against the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing?
- Due diligence measures to deter money laundering and terrorist financing
- The "red flags" that may help identify, prevent, and report any suspicious or actual criminal activity
Target Audience
This Gulf Rowad Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Training Course is designed to deliver the knowledge and skills, providing details of the latest policies and procedures to:
- Staff with specific anti money laundering duties
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Compliance Professionals
- Senior Management
- All Staff working in financial services who want an introduction to anti money laundering
- Anyone who works within the regulated financial sectors, or to a career in anti-money laundering or fraud prevention
- Consultants
- Treasury Managers
- Auditors
- Lawyers
- Regulator or Advisor of Product / Services
- Credit Managers
Target Competencies
Organisational Impact
This training course is highly relevant for combating financial crime, and as a result, organizations will greatly benefit from their employees' participation. The organization will gain the following advantages:
- Enhanced risk management in the identification, assessment and mitigation of money laundering and terrorist financing risks in a complex global landscape
- Improved regulatory compliance, reducing the risk of noncompliance penalties and reputational damage
- Increased organisational integrity through fostering a culture of compliance and vigilance across all levels and collective responsibility for financial crime prevention
- Increased operational efficiency in the detection and prevention of illicit transactions and streamlining of operational processes
- Enhanced reputation by demonstrating a strong commitment to financial crime prevention, building trust with customers, stakeholders and the wider community
- Improved data management and sharing of information both internally and externally across the industry
Personal Impact
This Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance training course will be of personal benefit to delegates by providing you with:
- Advanced skills in the detection, prevention and mitigation of ML and TF using the latest techniques and global insights
- Sophisticated risk-based approaches for financial crime compliance, enabling robust frameworks to be developed
- Confidence to navigate complex global and jurisdictional-specific regulatory environments, staying ahead of emerging challenges
- Enhance career prospects and organisational value through future-focused knowledge
- Strategic capabilities to drive effective financial crime prevention organisation-wide
- Comprehensive insights beyond technical skills, empowering you to make more meaningful contributions to global financial integrity
Course Outline
Foundations and Emerging Threats in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF)
- Current Focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Countering Terrorist Financing: global context and emerging developments
- Definitions and key stages Money Laundering & the Financing of Terrorism
- Differences and Similarities between Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
- Understanding evolving Proliferation Financing Risks
- Emerging threats & typologies, including crypto, DeFi, deepfake and AI fraud, and complex cross-border networks (such as Hawala and informal value transfer systems)
- Products and Services Vulnerable to Money Laundering or Terrorism Financing, including Trade-Based Money Laundering and new risks in digital finance and emerging technologies
- Money Laundering Trends in (Jurisdiction) local context and recent case studies
International Frameworks and Regulatory Landscapes
- FATF’s evolving role and recent initiatives
- Other key international bodies’ responses to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF)
- Proliferation Finance Risk Assessment requirements and global focus on risk mitigation
- Global Regulatory Environments and International measures for prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
- Areas of regulatory divergence and impacts on compliance strategies
- Sanctions compliance and the implications of divergence
- Key risk management challenges across complex and interrelated Money Laundering, Sanctions and other financial crimes risk
- The Role and Responsibilities of (Front / Back Office / AML / Compliance Officer), and how these fit within the financial crime risk-management life cycle
Compliance Strategies and Program Enhancement
- Jurisdiction-specific Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Terrorist Financing (CTF) Laws and Regulations
- Expected Regulatory changes
- The Requirements for Robust Anti-Money Laundering Operations, Internal Controls, Procedures and Policies
- Enhancing AML programs for emerging priorities, automation and third-party risk management
- Implications of Offshore Financial Centres on ML and the importance of international cooperation
- Know Your Customer (KYC) and ID&V Rules
- Tipping-off regulations
- Market Abuse and Insider Dealing Prevention
- Cooperation with Authorities and sharing of information, including whistleblowing as a tool for intelligence gathering
Recognizing and Reporting Suspicious Transactions
- Statutory Obligations
- Identifying Suspicious Transactions
- Internal and External Reporting of Suspicious Transactions
- The Role of the MLRO
- Identifying High-risk Indicators – Red flags for emerging threats and escalation procedures
- Setting up effective monitoring and record-keeping processes
- Responsibilities of Individuals and Institutions
- Penalties for non-compliance
Advanced Money Laundering Detection Techniques & Sanctions Compliance
- Designing robust ML/TF risk assessments for Prevention, Detection and Due Diligence of emerging threats
- Know your Client (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) in the digital age
- Risk Management of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), risk management strategies and screening techniques
- Navigating complex sanctions landscapes and use of technology for improved screening
- Best Practices in implementing risk-based approaches, leveraging digital solutions and industry collaborations
2026 Schedule & Fees
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
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