By the end of this training course, trainees will be able to :

-       Explain the end-to-end AML/CFT transaction monitoring cycle, from alert generation through investigation, documentation, and case closure.

-       Apply a risk-based approach to designing, calibrating, and tuning transaction monitoring scenarios, rules, and thresholds.

-       Identify money laundering and terrorist financing red flags and typologies across products, channels, and customer segments.

-       Manage alerts effectively, including triage, prioritization, investigation, escalation, and preparation of quality STR/SAR filings.

-       Implement sanctions screening controls over customers, transactions, and payment messages against UN, OFAC, EU, UK OFSI, and local lists.

-       Handle screening hits, including matching logic, false positive reduction, disposition, escalation, and blocking, rejecting, and asset freezing obligations.

-       Compliance and AML/CFT officers, transaction monitoring and sanctions screening analysts, MLROs and their deputies, internal auditors, risk management staff, and operations and payments staff in banks, exchange houses, payment companies, and other financial institutions.