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Latest Update: December 2024
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AML Foundations for Cryptoasset and Blockchain

Compliant: EU, US, UK, UAE, FATF and GAFILAT
CDP-Certified Course
What you will learn on the AML Foundations for Crypto:
  • Overview: Exploring different types of financial offenses and crimes in the crypto sectors.
  • Risk management: Understanding risk in the context of cryptocurrencies and how to manage it.
  • Compliance programs: Basic rules for compliance in the crypto and blockchain space.
  • Regulatory understanding: Learn about global and regional regulations governing cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.
  • Industry specifics: Business and ML/TF specifics in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.
  • Ethics and conduct: Understanding ethical behavior within the crypto and blockchain industries.
  • Practical application: Applying AML/CTF+ principles and scenarios through case studies relevant to cryptoasset and blockchain.
What Course Includes:
3 hours of on-demand video
26 Submodules of reading material
30 Assignments
Final Exam
8.15 CPD Credits
26 Visual Schemes
Certificate of Completion
2 weeks – Recommended Learning Timeline
439 €
527€
-20%
This course includes AML Foundations.
Pay 239€ monthly 
for 2 months
Total: 478€
Pay 161€ monthly 
for 3 months
Total: 483€
For applying for an installment plan for the AML Foundations for Cryptoasset and Blockchain course, please send your request.

Certify your employees with globally recognised AML certification. AML Foundations for Crypto is ideal for new hires, frontline staff, and professionals seeking a strong understanding of AML principles in the crypto sector. A structured, scalable, and cost-effective way to build essential compliance knowledge and ensure regulatory alignment across industries.

Program overview

This course primarily introduces students to money laundering, terrorist financing prevention measures, and related financial crimes (AML/CTF+). After that, they will have a strong grounding in fundamental principles, key terms, and skills for countering financial crime, with an emphasis on crypto, blockchain, and their regulatory environment.

This is a comprehensive course that serves as an introduction to:
  • Finding out more about financial crimes and the underlying offenses, and how they are motivated, planned, and what the consequences are.
  • Understanding risks and risk management.
  • Getting more info about elements of compliance programs aimed at managing risk and practical considerations.
  • Learning how to identify and mitigate risks associated with financial crimes while deciding when to end business relationships.
  • Learning about regulators, complying with regulations, and avoiding non-compliance.
  • Recognizing why a Code of Ethics differs from a Code of Conduct.

The material is carefully designed by renowned industry experts who have gathered their intellectual resources into this highly diverse program.

Animated videos and schemes explain nuanced concepts, enhancing recall and forming part of the learning experience.

Begin your journey to becoming an Anti-Financial Crime Specialist in the crypto sector through AML Foundations for Crypto, which forms the basis of proficiency required in this fast-changing field.

How Long Will It Take?

The AML Crypto course is provided by the AML Certification Centre and structured to cover the fundamentals of anti-financial crime in the context of aspiring personnel working in сryptocurrencies. Here are some details about the course and its qualifications:

  • Method of learning: online.
  • Duration of course materials: 10 hours.
  • Duration of video materials: 3 hours.
  • Format: videos, texts, diagrams.
  • Practical materials: included.
  • Interactive quizzes: included.
  • Final exam: has 30 questions.
  • Duration of Final Exam: 60 minutes.
  • Exam passing threshold: 80%
Qualifications Upon Completion

On successful completion of the Anti-Money Laundering course for Crypto, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from the AML Certification Center. This certificate confirms your knowledge on AML/CTF+ basics, demonstrating your understanding of anti-financial crime principles and compliance with financial integrity measures in relation to cryptoasset and blockchain technologies.

The certificate you will receive and the official designatiion.
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For admission into an AML for Crypto-asset course, a student needs to fulfill these prerequisites
  • Have basic computer skills as well as internet literacy.
  • English proficiency level not below B2.
  • Demonstrate an earnest interest in learning about money laundering concepts, including terrorism financing, combating terrorist financing, proliferation finance, etc., besides other forms of financial offenses.
  • Show determination to pursue a profession in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector.

Finishing the course means that besides improving your knowledge and abilities on anti-financial crime issues, you also recognize professional development as well as expertise in such a critical field.

1 Introduction to Financial Crimes
Lectures 3 opinions
Duration 20 min
  • What are Financial Crimes?
  • Typology of Financial Crimes
  • Consequences and Impacts of Financial Crime
2 Risk
Lectures 5 opinions
Duration 45 min
  • Understanding of Risk
  • What is Financial Crime Risk?
  • Risk Management in AML/CTF+ and Financial Crime
  • The importance of financial crime risk management
  • How FC risk is managed?
3 Compliance Program
Lectures 5 opinions
Duration 45 min
  • Understanding of Compliance Program
  • Foundations of Compliance Programs
  • Foundations of KYC
  • Foundations of Ongoing Due Diligence
  • Sanctions Compliance
  • What is Reporting of Suspicious Financial Activities (SAR/STR)?
  • Termination of Business Relationship
4 Insight into different business sectors required to follow AML/CTF+ regulations
Lectures 1 opinion
Duration 10 min

Understanding of different business sectors

5 Foundations of Regulation
Lectures 4 opinions
Duration 30 min
  • International Organisations and Frameworks in AML/CTF+
  • Who is the Regulator?
  • AML/CTF+ difference by country and industry
  • Consequences of non-compliance
6 Ethical and Conduct Considerations
Lectures 2 opinions
Duration 15 min
  • Importance of Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
  • Comparison of Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
7 Insight into the VASPs Business and AML/CTF+ Specifics
Lectures 4 opinions
Duration 45 min
  • Introduction to blockchain
  • Understanding the AML/CTF+ Specifics
  • Understanding the VASPs Business
  • VASP ML/TF+ Common Risks
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Frequently
Asked
Questions

about AML Foundations for Crypto and Blockchain

Who should enroll in the AML Foundations Crypto course?

This course is tailored for students, finance professionals, and anyone keen on enhancing their expertise in preventing money laundering and combating financial crimes, with a specific focus on operations related to cryptocurrencies and bitcoin technologies.

What advantages does the AML Foundations Crypto certification provide?

Obtaining the AML Crypto Certification will verify your expertise in the sector, improve your professional profile, and give you a leg up in job applications involving cryptoasset and similar regulatory environments.

What competencies will you gain from the AML Foundations Crypto course?

Participants will learn to identify and understand various financial crimes, grasp the fundamentals of regulatory compliance frameworks, analyze transactions, spot suspicious activities, and effectively apply legal standards to mitigate money laundering risks in the crypto industry.

Why should you take the course?

Engaging in this course will deepen your understanding of anti-money laundering strategies, enhance your expertise as a financial professional, and equip you to excel in the dynamic field of crypto and blockchain technologies. With a focus on practical skills, this AML course for cryptoassets provides a solid foundation, preparing you for AML crypto certification and success in this rapidly growing industry.

Who is the target audience for the course?

Designed specifically for individuals looking to grasp anti-money laundering strategies pertinent to virtual assets, this course is ideal for financial analysts and staff at virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and cryptoasset. It also serves as a vital stepping stone towards achieving the CASS Certification.

How is the examination process done?

Once you have completed all the lessons and studied the course material, you must sit for an examination. This exam consists of multiple-choice questions. Successfully passing the exam results in the issuance of a course certificate. If you do not pass, you have the opportunity to retake the exam after several days.

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