Mastering Financial Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering

In this course, you will learn the end-to-end lifecycle of financial compliance, moving beyond basic checklists to a strategic approach that includes understanding regulations, assessing gaps, and implementing efficient, AI-assisted controls.

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Course curriculum

1. Segment 00: Welcome to the Course: Course Overview
2. Segment 01: Intro Video to Course 
3. Segment 02: Module Introduction
4. Segment 03: Comparing Global Standards: FATF Recommendations vs. Local Laws
5. Segment 04: Analyzing the Extraterritorial Reach of US and EU Regulations
6. Segment 05: Mapping Regulatory Obligations to Business Contexts with AI
7. Segment 06: FATF 40 Recommendations
1. Segment 07: The Philosophy of the Risk-Based Approach (RBA)
2. Segment 08: Building the Risk Scoring Matrix
3. Segment 09: Scoring and Weighting Risks
4. Segment 10: Reading - EBA Guidelines on ML/TF risk factors
1. Segment 11: Leveraging AI for Regulatory Intelligence and Updates
2. Segment 12: Summarizing Complex Directives and Regulations with AI
3. Segment 13: Engineering Prompts for Accurate Legal Interpretation
4. Segment 14: Reading - Wolfsberg Group Principles for Auditing for Effectiveness
5. Segment 15: Hands-On-Learning - Build a Risk Assessment Matrix
6. Segment 16: Role-Play Activity
7. Segment 17: Quiz - AI as Your Regulatory Co-Pilot
1. Segment 18: Module Introduction
2. Segment 19: Articulating the ROI of Compliance to Secure Board Buy-In
3. Segment 20: Defining Governance Structures and MLRO Independence
4. Segment 21: Assessing Organizational Compliance Culture and Maturity
5. Segment 22: Reading - FATF GUIDANCE Money Laundering National Risk Assessment Guidance
1. Segment 23: Fundamentals of Audit Methodology: Design vs. Operating Effectiveness
2. Segment 24: Setting Up a Compliance Gap Analysis Tracker
3. Segment 25: Identifying Control Gaps in a Compliance Scenario
4. Segment 26: Reading - World Bank – “Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: A Practical Guide for Supervisors”
1. Segment 27: High-Level Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
2. Segment 28: AI-Assisted Policy Drafting
3. Segment 29: Validating and Refining AI-Generated Compliance Documentation
4. Segment 30: Reading - Digital Identity Guidelines - NIST SP 800-63-4
5. Segment 31: Hands-On-Learning - Conduct a Compliance Gap Assessment
6. Segment 32: Role-Play Activity
7. Segment 33: Quiz - Policy Engineering with AI
1. Segment 34: Module Introduction
2. Segment 35: Core Pillars of Customer Identification Programs (CIP)
3. Segment 36: Designing a Compliant Customer Onboarding Workflow
4. Segment 37: Digital Identity Verification
5. Segment 38: Reading - EU Commission – eIDAS Levels of Assurance
1. Segment 39: Understanding Corporate Structures: Shell Companies and Ownership Layers
2. Segment 40: UBO Investigation Techniques: Tracing Ownership via Public Registries
3. Segment 41: Calculating Beneficial Ownership: Visualizing Control and Percentages
4. Segment 42: Reading - What is Beneficial Ownership Transparency?
1. Segment 43: Understanding Screening Algorithms: Exact vs. Fuzzy Matching
2. Segment 44: Configuring Matching Thresholds to Balance Risk and Efficiency
3. Segment 45: Adjudicating Sanctions Alerts and False Positives with AI
4. Segment 46: Reading - OpenSanctions Documentation Page
5. Segment 47: Hands-On-Learning - The ‘Who Owns This?’ Challenge
6. Segment 48: Role-Play Activity
7. Segment 49: Quiz - Smart Screening & False Positives
1. Segment 50: Module Introduction
2. Segment 51: Key Money Laundering Typologies: Smurfing and Trade-Based Schemes
3. Segment 52: Differentiating Between Behavioural Analysis and Threshold Monitoring
4. Segment 53: Identifying Data Anomalies and Transaction Spikes
5. Segment 54: Reading - Bank of England - Implementation of Basel 3.1: Final rules (Policy statement 1/26)
1. Segment 55: Drafting Effective SAR Narratives: The 5 Ws Framework
2. Segment 56: Accelerating SAR Drafting with Generative AI
3. Segment 57: Creating Defensible Documentation for Regulatory Exams
4. Segment 58: Reading - FinCEN Clarifies Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements
1. Segment 59: The Feedback Loop: Updating Risks Based on Investigations
2. Segment 60: Preparing Evidence and Strategies for Regulatory Examinations
3. Segment 61: Managing Remediation and Drafting Management Action Plans (MAPs)
4. Segment 62: Reading - Hong Kong Monetary Authority – Guidance Paper on Transaction Monitoring, Screening and Suspicious Transaction Reporting
5. Segment 63: Hands-On-Learning - Draft a SAR Narrative
6. Segment 64: Role-Play Activity
7. Segment 65: Quiz - Continuous Improvement & Audit Prep
8. Segment 66: Project - Execute a Full-Cycle AML Investigation and Remediation (NeoPay Case)
9. Segment 67: Course Wrap-Up

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Mastering Financial Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering

Course curriculum

Module 1: The Global Regulatory Mosaic

Module 2: Mastering the Risk-Based Approach (RBA)

Module 3: AI as Your Regulatory Co-Pilot

Module 4: Tone at the Top & The Business Case

Module 5: The Compliance Gap Analysis

Module 6: Policy Engineering with AI

Module 7: KYC 2.0 & Digital Onboarding

Module 39: Unmasking the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)

Module 40: Smart Screening & False Positives

Module 41: Transaction Monitoring & Red Flags

Module 42: The Art of the SAR/STR (Suspicious Activity/Transaction Report)

Module 43: Continuous Improvement & Audit Prep

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