Certified Global Sanctions & AML Specialist (CGSS)

About this course

“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.”Financial institutions worldwide face increasing pressure to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions violations, fraud, and other financial crimes. Organizations are actively seeking professionals who understand Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and Economic Sanctions compliance.This comprehensive course is designed to provide you with practical, job-ready knowledge of AML and sanctions compliance used by banks, fintech companies, payment processors, cryptocurrency firms, insurance companies, and other regulated financial institutions.Throughout the course, you will learn how sanctions programs work, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, and the European Union. You will understand the differences between comprehensive and sectoral sanctions, primary and secondary sanctions, and how organizations conduct sanctions screening and compliance monitoring.In addition to sanctions compliance, the course covers core AML concepts, including customer onboarding, risk assessments, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, beneficial ownership identification, politically exposed persons (PEPs), adverse media screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity detection, and regulatory reporting requirements.You will also explore real-world case studies and practical scenarios commonly encountered by AML analysts, KYC analysts, sanctions investigators, compliance officers, and financial crime professionals. By the end of the course, you will understand how compliance teams identify risks, investigate alerts, document findings, and support regulatory compliance programs.