Who We Serve: Financial Institutions

Strengthening compliance programs and culture

In recent years, illicit financing risks have expanded in scope, complexity, and significance including across money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, corruption, and the evasion of sanctions and strategic trade controls.

These risks are increasingly threatening the integrity and security of the international financial system. It is more important than ever for financial institutions to implement training programs to meet elevated compliance and risk management expectations, protect their reputations, and safeguard our collective security.

A Trusted Partner

We partner with global financial centers and institutions to help meet expanding and heightened international standards that govern cross-border financial relationships.

Through a robust suite of solutions, we empower financial institutions to:

Equip staff with the expertise, skills, and judgment they need to identify, assess, and manage financial crime and sanctions risks as well as related reputational risks
Tailor training programs to the firm’s policies, procedures, and risk appetite to create more effective workflows for addressing financial crime and sanctions risks
Adapt training materials to meet the ever-evolving and complex regulatory and policy environment
Strengthen enterprise-wide confidence in the management of financial crime and sanctions risk in alignment with the firm’s risk appetite

Since 2015, our training faculty and advisors have brought unparalleled experience and know-how to a range of financial institution training audiences, including compliance officers, boards of directors, senior executives, and first-line and operations employees.

Compliance Courses

Flagship courses offer a seamless solution to meet regulatory requirements

Foundations of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism

In this course, a leading anti-money laundering (AML) expert provides a foundational introduction to AML. The course, designed for all employees of financial institutions, begins with a discussion of money laundering and terrorist financing, then continues with a three-part module on combating money laundering.

1. The role of AML global standards-setters as well as AML laws and regulations, including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), that aim to combat illicit finance as part of a cohesive financial crimes compliance framework

2. AML controls within a financial institution including the five “pillars” of an effective BSA/AML program

3. U.S. regulatory bodies that oversee compliance and enforce BSA/AML regulations, as well as consequences of non-compliance, including enforcement actions

Foundations of U.S. Sanctions

In this course, a leading sanctions expert provides a foundational introduction to economic and trade sanctions levied on targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, and others. The course explains key objectives and types of sanctions programs and focuses on the important role played by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in administering and enforcing sanctions programs. The course covers:

• The complex definition of U.S. jurisdiction in relation to sanctions, compliance responsibilities and reporting requirements of financial institutions

• The consequences of non-compliance with OFAC sanctions

• Three “microsessions” on financial institution responsibilities, the risk-based approach to compliance, and the elements of an effective compliance program.

Payment Flows and Third Party Payment Processors

The digital economy has transformed the speed, cost, access, and convenience of payments in new financial ecosystems, but has also made financial crime risk management increasingly challenging. Many of the new payment products, systems, and providers in these new ecosystems undermine transparency because they are not subject to payment transparency and “travel rule” requirements.

Financial institutions need to understand the features of these new payment products, systems, and providers in order to effectively identify, assess, and manage the financial crimes risks they pose. This course helps learners to do so by utilizing a proven analytic framework tailored to payments. The course covers:

• Payment Providers – Features and Risks

• Identifying and Mapping Payment Parties

• Applying the Analytic Framework

• Using the Framework for New Customer Relationships vs. Established Relationships

Financial Crime Risk Management

By completing a series of interactive exercises, learners gain an understanding of the primary threats and risk factors that financial crimes compliance professionals must recognize and understand as part of their monitoring responsibilities, and learn to utilize a proven analytic framework to assess and manage such risks.

The course also addresses the need to understand complex ownership structures as well as a fundamental control against various financial crime threats.

The course concludes with a final exercise that allows learners to apply the analytic framework to a realistic scenario in which they identify red flags, investigate threats, and manage risk as a customer’s needs change over time.

Certification Programs

Train and certify your audience with rigorous programs designed and delivered by global experts using proprietary analytic frameworks

Certified Risk Management Specialist – Russia Sanctions

In response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, we partnered with the United States Department of State to develop and deliver a Russia sanctions training, certification, and continuing education program to vulnerable jurisdictions around the world. The online self-study program is designed to help participants understand:

What types of sanctions are being imposed against Russia
Why the U.S., EU, UK, and other authorities are imposing the sanctions
Best practices for jurisdictions and corporates in implementing the sanctions
Sanctions evasion techniques and effective countermeasures
How to identify, assess, and manage sanctions risks.

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Certified Risk Management Specialist – Global Sanctions

A transformative approach to certification that equips candidates with the expertise, skills, and judgment they need to address global sanctions risks. The online self-study program is designed to help participants:

Identify risks related to global sanctions programs and those of jurisdictions with global reach (e.g., UN, U.S., EU, UK)
Understand the exposure of jurisdictions, regulated entities, and institutions to sanctions-related risks from global, foreign, and domestic sources
Manage sanctions-related risks and exposure from programmatic and case-specific perspectives

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Platform

Designed by the framers of the modern global counter-illicit finance regime, the Dedicated Online Financial Integrity Network (DOLFIN) offers a powerful resource for public sector authorities including supervisors, intelligence analysts, investigators, and prosecutors.

Membership grants unlimited access to our extensive resource library, including:

DOLFIN Daily Digest

A daily compilation of international news and regulatory developments of interest to the financial integrity community

Policy Alerts

Stay current on global policies and considerations with the latest advisory updates

Expert Insights

Explore reports on key industry events including comprehensive analysis and assessments

Library

Access user-friendly reference materials across a comprehensive scope of financial integrity subject matter

Toolkit

Track and implement ever-changing regulatory requirements with specially designed applications, like our Red Flags Database and Sanctions Heat Maps

DOLFIN Monthly Newsletter

A monthly publication that highlights new financial integrity trends and regulatory developments, notable enforcement actions, and upcoming events

Webinars

Watch the latest curated lectures and panel discussions led by industry experts

Podcasts

Hear global industry experts address emerging risks and regulatory and policy changes

Community

Join a global community of leading financial integrity professionals dedicated to protecting the integrity of the financial system

DOLFIN Chat

Generative AI-powered capability provides financial integrity professionals with information, guidance and actionable intelligence

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Tailored Training

We provide training, certification, and continuing education services tailored to your organization’s unique requirements.

Our offering of professional education products and services helps financial institutions understand the particular financial crime, sanctions and illicit financing risks they confront and identify comprehensive training requirements that will enable them to address these risks across an ever-evolving landscape.

Partner with our experts to design enterprise-wide training strategies and programs that address risk topics for employees at all levels, helping to build a stronger culture of compliance and sustainable workforce. Please reach out to discuss your needs further.