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AML and Sanctions Screening Foundations

Course format: self-paced online
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    4 ACAMS Credits
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    Digital Certificate

    Detect and Mitigate Risks Associated with Customers and Transactions 

    Anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions screening play an integral role in detecting, controlling, and mitigating risk as part of an organization’s sanctions screening, AML and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) efforts. Our online course, AML and Sanctions Screening Foundations, provides an understanding of screening types and processes, and the controls used to manage anti-financial crime (AFC) risk.

     

    This course is suitable for anyone looking to better understand and limit the risks associated with risk scoring customers and transactions, and who wants to learn how AML sanctions screening can protect their organization.

     

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    AML and Sanctions Screening Foundations Course Content

    This course will help those working in sanctions, screening, know your customer (KYC), and analyst roles to detect and mitigate risks associated with the screening for AML and screening for sanctions process for customers and transactions.

    This course will help you understand:

    • Screening as a solution to regulatory requirements, including the components of a compliance program and the essential elements that support a screening process
    • The sanctions screening process, including trade finance and cryptoassets
    • The process for name and payment screening
    • The alert management process used for screening, including technology and controls
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    Pricing

    Prices are subject to local tax.

    ACAMS Members

    $595.00

    Non-Members

    $795.00

    Intended audience:

    This AML and Sanctions Screening Foundations Certificate course is designed for those working in sanctions, AML compliance, financial analysis, screening, or frontline KYC. 

    Applicable areas of expertise include:

    • KYC professionals
    • Screening professionals
    • Customer due diligence (CDD)/transaction/risk analysts
    • Customer onboarding analysts and specialists
    • AML/AFC representatives
    • Compliance professionals
    • Sanctions professionals
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    Course structure:

    • Online and self-paced
    • Four hours of coursework
    • 20-question final assessment
    • Results available immediately