Live Online Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Oct 26, 2026 · from USD 800
Money launderers and terror financiers exploit every gap in a bank, a fintech or a public body, and the penalties for weak oversight land on senior leaders as much as on compliance staff. Over five days, executives learn to judge whether their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework works in practice, not merely on paper. Sessions cover the FATF Recommendations, enterprise-wide risk assessment, customer due diligence, sanctions screening, suspicious transaction reporting and the governance a board must show to examiners.
A strong analytics thread runs through the week. You interpret typologies, red-flag scenarios, network and link analysis, alert tuning and model validation, and you question vendors and data teams with confidence. Case files from retail banking, mobile money, trade finance and cross-border remittance keep the discussion grounded. The programme suits chief compliance officers, MLROs, heads of risk, internal audit leaders, board members and senior regulators. It runs in the classroom, online or in-house, and ends with a CPD-accredited certificate. Afterwards you can set risk appetite for financial crime, challenge management information and present a credible assurance story.
At a Glance
How Live Online Training Works
Live online training, led by a trainer in real time, for participants anywhere.
More about live online training →- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 800 (KES 80,000)
- Next start dates
- Oct 26, 2026, Nov 23, 2026, Dec 21, 2026
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- What you need
- A computer with a reliable internet connection, a webcam and a headset
About this course
Financial crime has become a boardroom issue. Regulators in East Africa and worldwide now expect senior management to own the money laundering and terrorist financing risk, to fund the controls that match it and to evidence effective oversight. At the same time, criminals move faster through digital channels, virtual assets and layered corporate structures, which means static rule-based monitoring is no longer enough on its own.
This executive programme brings the two halves together. It starts with the international standards and the enterprise risk assessment that should drive every control decision. It then moves through customer due diligence, beneficial ownership, politically exposed persons, sanctions and correspondent relationships, before turning to the analytics that make detection work: scenario design, threshold calibration, anomaly detection, network mapping and the measurement of false positives. Leaders also examine investigations, reporting to the financial intelligence unit and the response to examiner findings.
Delivery favours discussion over lecture. Participants work through anonymised case studies, review sample dashboards and management information packs, and role-play a board challenge session. By the close they hold a draft risk appetite statement, a set of questions to put to compliance and data teams, and a prioritised plan for strengthening their institution's defences.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the FATF Recommendations and what they require of senior management and boards.
- Evaluate an enterprise-wide money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment for quality and coverage.
- Challenge customer due diligence, beneficial ownership and sanctions screening arrangements.
- Interpret transaction-monitoring outputs, typologies and network analysis findings.
- Assess alert quality, threshold calibration and model validation evidence from compliance and data teams.
- Direct investigations and suspicious transaction reporting to the financial intelligence unit.
- Set financial crime risk appetite and report meaningful assurance to boards and regulators.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave the programme with:
- A draft financial crime risk appetite statement tailored to their institution.
- A board-level question list for testing AML/CFT controls and analytics.
- A practical scorecard for judging the quality of transaction-monitoring and screening results.
- A clear view of the management information a board should see each quarter.
- An outline response plan for examiner findings and remediation.
- A prioritised twelve-month roadmap for strengthening financial crime defences.
Training Methodology
The programme is designed for busy executives and keeps theory brief. It uses:
- Short briefings on standards followed by structured leadership discussion
- Anonymised case files from banking, mobile money and trade finance
- Dashboard and alert-sample reviews that build analytic judgement without coding
- A simulated board challenge session with feedback from the facilitator
- Peer exchange on how participants' own institutions handle common control gaps
Day 1: The Financial Crime Landscape and Executive Accountability
- Money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing explained for senior leaders
- The FATF Recommendations and mutual evaluation expectations
- Roles of the board, senior management and the three lines of defence
- Emerging threats: mobile money, virtual assets and cross-border payments
- Personal and institutional consequences of control failure
- Case study: a bank sanctioned for weak oversight
Day 2: Enterprise Risk Assessment and Risk Appetite
- Methodology for an enterprise-wide risk assessment
- Customer, product, geography and channel risk factors
- Inherent risk, control effectiveness and residual risk
- Writing and approving a financial crime risk appetite statement
- Linking risk assessment to budget and resourcing decisions
- Exercise: rating the risk of a sample business line
Day 3: Due Diligence, Sanctions and Reporting Duties
- Customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence and simplified measures
- Beneficial ownership and complex corporate structures
- Politically exposed persons and correspondent relationships
- Targeted financial sanctions screening and list management
- Suspicious transaction reporting and tipping-off risk
- Exercise: reviewing a high-risk customer file
Day 4: Analytics for Detecting Financial Crime
- Rule-based scenarios versus behavioural and machine-learning detection
- Typologies and red flags in trade, retail and remittance flows
- Network and link analysis for mapping illicit relationships
- Alert tuning, false positives and below-the-line testing
- Model governance, validation and data quality issues
- Lab: reading a monitoring dashboard and sample alerts
Day 5: Assurance, Investigations and Executive Action
- Running effective investigations and case management
- Management information and board reporting packs
- Responding to regulatory inspections and remediation orders
- Culture, training and whistleblowing as control levers
- Working with vendors, data teams and external auditors
- Action plan and board briefing simulation
The programme is designed for senior leaders who carry accountability for financial crime risk, including:
- Chief compliance officers and money laundering reporting officers
- Heads of risk and chief risk officers
- Executive directors and board audit or risk committee members
- Heads of internal audit and assurance
- Senior managers in retail, corporate and trade finance
- Fintech, mobile money and payment service executives
- Regulators, supervisors and financial intelligence unit leaders
- Heads of data, analytics and fraud functions
Executives who attend the full programme and complete the practical exercises are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics programme, you'll be able to explain the fatf recommendations and what they require of senior management and boards, evaluate an enterprise-wide money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment for quality and coverage, challenge customer due diligence, beneficial ownership and sanctions screening arrangements, and interpret transaction-monitoring outputs, typologies and network analysis findings. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is designed for senior leaders who carry accountability for financial crime risk, including: Chief compliance officers and money laundering reporting officers, Heads of risk and chief risk officers, Executive directors and board audit or risk committee members, Heads of internal audit and assurance, Senior managers in retail, corporate and trade finance, Fintech, mobile money and payment service executives, Regulators, supervisors and financial intelligence unit leaders, and Heads of data, analytics and fraud functions.
Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics starts October 26, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Executive AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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