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The Complete AML & KYC Compliance Masterclass

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Overview

Hands-On CRM Simulation: Learn Anti-Money Laundering (AML), KYC, KYB, UBO, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Sanctions & PEP

What you'll learn:
  • HANDS-ON CRM SIMULATION — APPLY AML & KYC CONCEPTS THROUGH REAL DECISION-MAKING SCENARIOS
  • Understand the full anti-money laundering (AML) process, including placement, layering and integration stages
  • Conduct effective customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD) and KYB for business entities
  • Identify red flags, perform transaction monitoring and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
  • Use real-world compliance tools like sanctions screening systems, World-Check and biometric ID verification
  • Understand how to identify Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) using global KYB registry data
  • Learn how sanctions, PEP screening and adverse media checks work in real compliance workflows
  • Gain practical knowledge of AML risk-based approach (RBA), the 5 Pillars of AML compliance and FATF recommendations
  • Prepare for AML/KYC job interviews with real-world case studies, workflows and expected analyst tasks
  • Explore how digital ID verification tools like OCR, liveness detection and face matching enhance compliance

This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

The Complete AML & KYC Compliance Masterclass.

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Course now includes a hands-on CRM simulation where you apply AML & KYC concepts in real-world onboarding and compliance decision scenarios.


Are you preparing for a career in compliance, AML, KYC , onboarding or financial crime compliance? Or working in banking, fintech or risk management and want to understand how anti-money laundering (AML) works in the real world?

This comprehensive course is your all-in-one guide to AML and KYC fundamentals, packed with real-world case studies, tools and scenarios that mirror actual onboarding and investigation processes used by compliance teams around the globe.

Whether you're new to AML/KYC or want to strengthen your practical knowledge, this course simplifies complex concepts into actionable lessons — no legal background required.

What You’ll Learn

  • What is money laundering & terrorist financing

  • The 3 stages of laundering: placement, layering & integration

  • Difference between AML and CFT

  • FATF 40 Recommendations, global AML regulations & compliance frameworks

  • KYC vs KYB – when to use each, and what documents/data to collect

  • How CDD, EDD, UBO identification and ongoing reviews work

  • Tools and workflows: OCR, biometrics, liveness checks, sanctions screening

  • Transaction monitoring red flags & workflows

  • Filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

  • Sanctions compliance (OFAC, UN, EU), PEPs and adverse media screening

  • Digital ID verification, fraud detection, fuzzy matching

  • Overview of Screening tools like Refinitiv, LexisNexis, Dow Jones

  • Interview prep: real questions, role expectations, and analyst workflows

  • Ethics, AML laws (USA, UK, EU, Singapore, Australia)


Ideal For

  • AML/KYC Analysts & Compliance Officers

  • Fintech/Banking Operations & Onboarding Teams

  • Business Analysts & Risk Professionals

  • Students & job seekers preparing for AML/KYC roles

  • Anyone interested in AML workflows, tools, and screening processes

No prior AML or legal experience required.
Enroll now to build practical, job-ready AML & KYC skills.


★★★★★ Featured Reviews from Recent Students ★★★★★

  • "Best course for beginners and experts seeking knowledge of KYC and AML. Everything is explained in the simplest terms and the content is nice to watch and easy to understand as well."E S

  • "Very easy to understand the concepts."Srisha

  • "It was an amazing experience. As someone who wants to transition from an admin and data annotation role to a full AML/KYC/Compliance career, the course gave me firsthand foundational knowledge of AML/KYC/Compliance."Nyeti

  • "It is a good course and very simple to follow and understand."Anthony

  • "The course is very informative and knowledgeable. Better to add resume building concepts for AML/KYC Analyst."Kishore


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • AML Foundations
  • AML Compliance Standards & Regulations
  • KYC & KYB (Business KYC) Fundamentals
  • Sanctions, Screening & Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
  • Suspicious Activity Detection
  • AML Typologies & Pattern Recognition
  • Digital ID Verification & Biometrics
  • KYB Registries , UBO Discovery, AML Screening Tools & Risk Engines
  • AML/KYC in Practice
  • Global Laws, Directives & Privacy Regulations
  • Conclusion & Next Steps

Taught by

Sudeep Suresh

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4.6 rating at Udemy based on 1215 ratings

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