KYC Foundations
Your Introduction to KYC
Know your customer (KYC) and customer due diligence (CDD) AML training helps you understand how to mitigate the anti-money laundering (AML) risks associated with customer acquisition and retention activities.
Our KYC Foundations certificate is an online AML course for both new and experienced professionals. Undertaking KYC and CDD training prepares compliance teams to meet increasing regulator expectations and establishes a fundamental baseline of knowledge in this area.
Course Content
You’ll learn to
- Perform CDD and assess the customer information required to manage your risk
- Use data to source relevant customer information
Key course topics
- Organize customer information in a meaningful way
- Present a compelling customer profile to internal and external audiences
Intended audience
- Entire compliance teams looking to establish a baseline of AML KYC/CDD knowledge
- Professionals new to KYC compliance
- Those looking for a CDD and KYC training refresher
- Those working in frontline KYC positions
- Professionals looking for KYC training as a stepping stone towards the Certified KYC Associate (CKYCA) designation
Course structure
- Four-week online KYC course
- Available on desktop or mobile (and most other devices)
- Complete the KYC course at your own pace (within four weeks)
- Pass a short assessment to receive the KYC Foundations certificate
- Results available immediately
FAQs
No, there are no prerequisites for the KYC certificate course. This KYC, CDD, and AML course is suitable for those new to the topic and those who wish to build on or refresh their existing knowledge.
ACAMS offers the KYC certificate in English, Dutch, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Pricing
- Access your self-paced online course
- 400 hours of training webinars live and on demand
- Practitioner toolkits and best practice guides
- Perspectives from 115,000+ global members
- Discounts on all ACAMS products