Certified Financial Integrity Professional (CFIP) Program

Anti-money laundering / countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) and sanctions regimes, once seen as separate, have been converging. They are now part of an interconnected financial integrity risk management and compliance ecosystem, along with anti-fraud, anti-bribery and corruption, counterproliferation finance, and export controls. Well-trained financial integrity professionals who understand these disciplines and their convergence will be better positioned to advance their careers, the interests of their enterprises, and the broader financial integrity mission.

Our Unique Program

The CFIP Program is designed to help develop a new generation of professionals dedicated to careers in protecting and enhancing the integrity of the global financial system, including individuals in the public, private, and non-profit sectors involved in:

  • Protecting the financial system from use by illicit actors, including money launderers, terrorist financiers, proliferators of WMD, sanctions evaders, kleptocrats, fraudsters, tax evaders, narcotics traffickers, transnational criminal organizations, and human rights abusers; and
  • Combating financial crimes and threats to our collective security through the development and implementation of AML/CFT regimes and financial and economic sanctions.
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Benefits

Acquire and certify your knowledge of foundational, intermediate, and advanced AML/CFT and sanctions issues, and other related financial integrity topics to help protect and advance business operations as well as collective security interests

  • Fully grasp the critical role financial integrity professionals play in addressing risks in an increasingly complex 21st century global environment
  • Develop the foundational knowledge to serve as a financial integrity professional in various capacities in the public, private, and non-profit sectors
  • Increase promotion potential and expand opportunities for additional professional responsibilities

Program Overview and Materials

As a CFIP candidate you will receive exclusive access to three E-Learning Plans (ELPs) containing over 80 modules of dynamic and engaging content to develop your knowledge and prepare for the required certification exam. The ELPs guide you through expertly curated reading modules with audio narration controls, high-quality instructional videos narrated by industry expert practitioners, and other resources—with knowledge checks and practice quizzes embedded throughout. Specific topics include:

Foundational Elements of Counter-Illicit Finance

  • CIF Mission, Stakeholders, and Global Standards
  • Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
  • Key AML Laws and Regulations
  • Sanctions Authorities and Types of Sanctions
  • U.S., EU, and UK Sanctions Jurisdiction
  • Global ABC Standards and Drivers of Corruption Risk
  • Global Fraud Standards and Bank Fraud Risks
  • Jurisdictional Risk Assessment

Intermediate Topics in Counter-Illicit Finance

  • Culture of Compliance
  • Elements of an AML Program
  • Elements of a Sanctions Compliance Program
  • Higher-Risk Customers and Products
  • Proliferation Finance Risks, Typologies, and Controls
  • Export Control Regimes, Red Flags, and Compliance
  • Lessons Learned from Enforcement Actions
  • FATF Listings and Consequences

Advanced AML and Sanctions Issues

  • Correspondent Banking and Trade Finance
  • Digital Assets and Illicit Finance
  • Third-Party Payment Processors and FinTechs
  • Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling
  • Relationships with NBFIs and DNFBPs
  • Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act
  • Comprehensive and Regime-Based Sanctions
  • Conduct-Based Sanctions Programs
  • Sectoral and Secondary Sanctions
  • Sanctions Evasion Threat and Typologies

Full DOLFIN Access: Participants access the CFIP ELPs and examination on the Dedicated Online Financial Integrity Network (DOLFIN®) platform and will continue their learning after the program with access to expertly curated resources and up-to-date information on DOLFIN.

“We are in an environment of conflict and competition. We can’t view sanctions, AML/CFT, anti-corruption, export controls as separate disciplines,” said Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer at K2 Integrity and author of Treasury’s War: The Unleashing of a New Era of Financial Warfare. “They are part and parcel of broad tools that the West must use to defend national economies and counter state and non-state threats.”
 

“Ultimately, AML/CFT and sanctions regimes together define financial integrity and security. All those concerned with protecting the financial system from illicit use and advancing collective security interests through financial pressure campaigns must understand this overlap. Financial institutions that understand this new landscape will be better situated to manage their real and regulatory risks and to protect and enhance the integrity of their enterprises and the global financial system.”

Customization and Specialization Upgrades

The Institute for Financial Integrity can deliver customized training and certification programs to meet your enterprise needs, including instructor-led options. For questions or to set up a call to learn more about our program and how we can tailor it to meet the needs of your organization, please fill out the form below.