Live Online Strategic AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Oct 26, 2026 · from USD 800
Money launderers and terrorist financiers move quickly, and institutions that rely on rule-of-thumb controls find out too late. Regulators, correspondent banks and boards now expect compliance leaders to show that controls are matched to measured risk and that monitoring actually surfaces suspicious behaviour. Over five days, senior compliance staff learn to set the strategic direction of a money laundering and terrorist financing programme and to back it with data.
Sessions cover enterprise-wide risk assessment, FATF Recommendations, customer due diligence, beneficial ownership, sanctions screening and politically exposed persons. The analytics strand looks at alert tuning, scenario design, network and link analysis, anomaly detection and the quality of suspicious transaction reports. You work on anonymised transaction samples and typology cases from trade finance, mobile money, real estate and cross-border payments. The programme suits MLROs, compliance officers, internal auditors, risk managers, financial intelligence and law enforcement analysts, and fintech and mobile money compliance teams. It runs in classroom sessions across our cities, online, or in-house for your institution. Afterwards you can defend a risk-based approach to regulators, brief your board, and direct analysts toward the patterns that matter. Participants receive a CPD-accredited certificate.
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 is shifting faster than most compliance frameworks. Banks, microfinance institutions, insurers, forex bureaux and mobile money providers across Africa face scrutiny from supervisors, the Financial Action Task Force and international correspondent banks, and a weak programme can mean fines, de-risking and lost market access. Strategy, not box-ticking, is what separates institutions that cope from those that struggle.
This programme starts with the strategic architecture of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: governance, risk appetite, the enterprise-wide risk assessment and the three lines of defence. It then moves to the controls that carry most of the weight, including customer due diligence, beneficial ownership, sanctions and PEP screening, and correspondent banking. The second half applies analytics to the problem, from building and tuning monitoring scenarios to segmenting customers, spotting structuring and layering, and mapping networks of related accounts.
Teaching is case-led. Participants work through realistic typologies and anonymised data sets, test the effect of changing thresholds, and draft the narrative of a suspicious transaction report. By the end, each person leaves with a risk-based strategy outline and a monitoring improvement plan for their own organisation.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Set the strategy, governance and risk appetite for an AML and CFT programme.
- Conduct an enterprise-wide money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment.
- Apply risk-based customer due diligence, beneficial ownership and enhanced due diligence measures.
- Evaluate transaction monitoring scenarios and tune thresholds to cut false positives.
- Use link analysis and anomaly detection to uncover hidden relationships and unusual behaviour.
- Recognise typologies in trade finance, mobile money, real estate and cross-border payments.
- Draft clear, evidence-based suspicious transaction reports.
- Report programme effectiveness to the board and to supervisors.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave the course with:
- A draft risk-based AML and CFT strategy outline for their own institution.
- A structured enterprise risk assessment template covering customers, products, channels and geography.
- A checklist for reviewing and tuning monitoring scenarios.
- A tested approach to writing suspicious transaction report narratives.
- A set of red-flag indicators drawn from real typologies.
- A board reporting outline that shows programme effectiveness.
Training Methodology
The programme treats compliance as an analytical discipline, and teaching reflects that through:
- Facilitator briefings that link regulatory expectations to practical controls
- Anonymised transaction samples analysed in guided spreadsheet labs
- Typology case files drawn from banking, mobile money and trade finance
- Group workshops on risk assessment and strategy drafting
- Peer exchange on supervisory experiences across participating institutions
Day 1: Strategy, Governance and Risk Appetite
- The money laundering and terrorist financing cycle and why strategy matters
- FATF Recommendations and mutual evaluation expectations
- Board oversight, three lines of defence and the role of the MLRO
- Defining risk appetite and compliance culture
- Enterprise-wide risk assessment methodology
- Workshop: scoring inherent and residual risk
Day 2: Customer Due Diligence and Screening
- Risk-based onboarding and customer risk rating models
- Beneficial ownership and complex corporate structures
- Politically exposed persons and enhanced due diligence
- Sanctions and watchlist screening, including name-matching limits
- Correspondent banking and third-party reliance
- Exercise: rating and reviewing five customer files
Day 3: Transaction Monitoring and Analytics Foundations
- Rule-based scenarios, thresholds and customer segmentation
- Data quality and the data lineage behind alerts
- Measuring false positives, alert yield and coverage
- Introduction to anomaly detection and behavioural profiling
- Model validation and governance for monitoring systems
- Lab: tuning a scenario on a sample transaction set
Day 4: Typologies, Network Analysis and Investigations
- Structuring, layering, trade-based laundering and mule accounts
- Mobile money, virtual assets and cross-border payment risks
- Link and network analysis to connect related parties
- Terrorist financing indicators and proliferation financing
- Alert investigation steps and evidence handling
- Case file: following funds through a layered network
Day 5: Reporting, Effectiveness and Action Plan
- Writing suspicious transaction report narratives that investigators can use
- Tipping-off, confidentiality and record keeping
- Key risk indicators and board dashboards
- Preparing for supervisory inspections and independent audits
- Training and awareness for staff and business lines
- Personal action plan and course review
The course is aimed at professionals who design, run or review financial crime controls, including:
- Money laundering reporting officers and heads of compliance
- Compliance and AML analysts in banks and microfinance institutions
- Internal auditors and risk managers
- Mobile money, fintech and payment provider compliance teams
- Financial intelligence unit and law enforcement analysts
- Insurance, capital markets and forex bureau compliance staff
- Legal advisers and company secretaries handling regulatory matters
- Central bank and sector supervisors
Delegates who attend the sessions and complete the practical exercises are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy, a record of professional development in financial crime compliance.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Strategic 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 Strategic AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Strategic AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics programme, you'll be able to set the strategy, governance and risk appetite for an aml and cft programme, conduct an enterprise-wide money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment, apply risk-based customer due diligence, beneficial ownership and enhanced due diligence measures, and evaluate transaction monitoring scenarios and tune thresholds to cut false positives. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is aimed at professionals who design, run or review financial crime controls, including: Money laundering reporting officers and heads of compliance, Compliance and AML analysts in banks and microfinance institutions, Internal auditors and risk managers, Mobile money, fintech and payment provider compliance teams, Financial intelligence unit and law enforcement analysts, Insurance, capital markets and forex bureau compliance staff, Legal advisers and company secretaries handling regulatory matters, and Central bank and sector supervisors.
Strategic 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.
Strategic 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 Strategic 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 Strategic 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.
Strategic AML / CFT & Financial Crime Analytics Training Course is pitched at intermediate 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 Strategic 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 — Strategic 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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