Practical introduction to AML & KYC concepts, regulatory frameworks, banking processes, and real-world compliance 2026

What you'll learn
- Money laundering stages & real-world financial crime risks
- Global AML regulations & FATF recommendations
- Risk-Based Approach and customer risk assessment
- Banking onboarding process from AML/KYC perspective
- Identity verification, sanctions screening & PEP handling
- Transaction monitoring, thresholds, red flags & alerts
- SAR/STR filing basics and regulatory expectations
- Practical industry insights and banking use cases
- Career guidance and certification awareness (ACAMS/ICA)

Requirements
- Beginners interested in AML/KYC & compliance careers
- Banking and financial services professionals
- Students of finance, commerce, law and risk management
- Professionals preparing for AML/KYC interviews
- Anyone wanting to understand how banks prevent financial crime

Description
"This course contains the use of artificial intelligence."ThisAML & KYC Compliance for Beginnerscourse is designed to help aspiring professionals, banking staff, finance students, and compliance enthusiasts build a strong foundation in Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer practices. Financial crime is evolving rapidly, and global regulators expect financial institutions to implement strong risk controls, effective onboarding processes, and continuous monitoring systems. This course simplifies these complex concepts into easy-to-understand lessons supported by real banking examples and practical case scenarios.

You'll learn what money laundering is, how financial crime impacts banks and economies, and why AML & KYC compliance is critical. We will explore key global regulations such as FATF recommendations, US and UK frameworks, sanctions regimes, and the concept of Risk-Based Approach. You'll gain clarity on essential processes like Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), identity verification, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, red flags, and Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR/STR).

Whether you're preparing for AML jobs, planning to enter the compliance industry, or simply want to understand how banks prevent financial crime, this course offersclear explanations, structured learning, and practical insights. By the end, you will feel confident understanding AML/KYC fundamentals, industry expectations, and real banking applications, helping you take the next step in your compliance career journey.

Who this course is for:
- No prior AML/KYC experience required
- Basic understanding of banking and finance is helpful
- Willingness to learn and interest in compliance domain
- English understanding (beginner to intermediate)
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