Financial crime education

AML knowledge.Built for practice.

Understand financial crime, recognise the risks, and build your compliance skills. Explore structured learning from core AML concepts to advanced professional practice.

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  • Free
  • Self-paced, about 3 to 4 hours
  • 7 lessons, a knowledge check in each
  • Final assessment and certificate of completion
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AML Foundations
& Core Concepts

AML/CFT: purpose, scope & the systemUnderstand the foundations

Money laundering & terrorist financingConnect concepts to how they work

The risk-based approachFrom risk to proportionate controls
7 lessons · 42 topics · 7 quizzesView course overview
7 lessons, 42 topics from the AML/CFT system to inspection readiness
A knowledge check at the end of every lesson
Final assessment and certificate when you complete the course

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Choose your learning path.

Build a strong foundation, extend it to cryptoassets, or deepen your professional practice. Choose the path that fits your experience.

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Foundational learning01 / Build the essentials

FreeBeginnerSelf-paced

AML Foundations
& Core Concepts

Understand money laundering and terrorist financing, the risk-based approach, programme controls, ethics and accountability.

For newcomers and professionals refreshing the essentials

7 lessons42 topics7 quizzes
  • Understand how financial crime works
  • Connect risk assessment to proportionate controls
  • Explore governance, ethics and accountability

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Foundational learning02 / Extend to cryptoassets

PaidBeginnerSelf-paced

Cryptoassets &
Financial Crime

Understand cryptoasset activity, recognise how it can be misused and apply proportionate AML/CFT controls, from the first wallet question to the final escalation decision.

For compliance and financial crime staff starting cryptoasset work. Best after AML Foundations.

8 lessons48 topics8 quizzes
  • Understand wallets, custody and provider roles
  • Apply due diligence and the Travel Rule
  • Interpret blockchain evidence and escalate concerns

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Professional learning03 / Develop your practice

In developmentIntermediate to advanced

Professional
specialization

A planned programme across the AML, CFT and sanctions lifecycle, from risk assessment and customer due diligence to investigations, reporting and review readiness. Released module by module.

For AML, compliance and financial crime professionals

Risk assessmentCDD / EDDInvestigations
  • Deepen your understanding of CDD and EDD
  • Explore monitoring and investigations
  • Connect reporting to review readiness

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AML Foundations · What you will be able to do

Seven lessons.
Seven practical outcomes.

Every lesson ends with a knowledge check, and a final assessment covers the whole course. Pass both to earn your Certificate of Completion.

  1. Lesson 01Explain the AML/CFT systemIts purpose, its scope and the parts that make it work.
  2. Lesson 02Recognise how ML and TF workThe core concepts of money laundering and terrorist financing, and the methods behind them.
  3. Lesson 03Apply the risk-based approachMove from assessed risk to proportionate controls.
  4. Lesson 04Explain why AML/CFT mattersThe economic and social harm that financial crime causes.
  5. Lesson 05Build an AML programmeControls, governance and clear accountability.
  6. Lesson 06Act ethically and escalateCulture, personal accountability and when to raise a concern.
  7. Lesson 07Keep work inspection-readyEvidence, confidentiality and preparing for review.
  8. FreeStart with lesson 01 today.Open the course

Author: Dr Imran Rasool Khan, CAMS, CGSS. Certified anti-money laundering and sanctions specialist and Fulbright scholar, with experience in FATF action-plan work, AML/CFT governance and professional training. Courses follow the FATF Recommendations and are reviewed against current standards.

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Cryptoassets & Financial Crime · Foundations

Eight lessons.
From wallet to escalation.

A practical introduction to cryptoasset activity, how it can be misused, and the proportionate AML/CFT controls that respond. No programming, live wallet or analytics tool needed.

8 lessons48 topics8 knowledge checksFinal assessment
  1. Lesson 01Cryptoassets and walletsExplain assets, networks, wallet arrangements and provider roles.
  2. Lesson 02How cryptoassets are misusedRecognise possible money laundering, terrorist financing and wider misuse in context.
  3. Lesson 03Risk and provider scopeConnect exposure and control effectiveness to proportionate risk decisions.
  4. Lesson 04Customer and counterparty due diligenceIdentify the right customer, ownership and counterparty information.
  5. Lesson 05Transfer controls and the Travel RuleExplain transfer information and the purpose of the Travel Rule.
  6. Lesson 06Blockchain monitoring and evidenceInterpret monitoring evidence and understand its limits.
  7. Lesson 07Sanctions and escalationUse the authorised routes for sanctions and suspicious-activity concerns.
  8. Lesson 08Governance and integrated practiceConnect records, ownership and oversight in an integrated case.
Paid course · Best after AML FoundationsApply AML/CFT controls to cryptoassets.

Every lesson ends with a knowledge check, and a final assessment covers the whole course.

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A clear way to learn

From understanding
to informed action.

Build your knowledge one lesson at a time. The Foundations course connects key concepts, knowledge checks and visible progress in a single learning experience.

  1. Understand the concepts

    Work through a structured curriculum covering risks, controls, governance and the responsibilities of AML professionals.

  2. Check your understanding

    Use the lesson quizzes to test what you have learned and identify the concepts you need to revisit.

  3. Keep moving forward

    Follow your course progress and return to the next lesson from your learning area.

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Explore the LearnAML resource library alongside your courses to deepen your understanding of financial crime and compliance.

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Good questions.
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A few essentials to help you choose your next step.

Is the Foundations course free?

Yes. AML Foundations & Core Concepts is free. Create a learner account, enrol and work through the lessons at your own pace. Start the course.

Where should I start if I am new to AML?

Start with AML Foundations & Core Concepts. It introduces the purpose of AML/CFT, how money laundering and terrorist financing work, and the principles behind risk assessment and controls. Explore the curriculum.

I work with cryptoassets. Which course should I take?

Take Cryptoassets & Financial Crime: AML/CFT Foundations. Across 8 lessons and 48 topics it covers wallets and providers, misuse, risk, due diligence, the Travel Rule, blockchain evidence, sanctions and escalation, with a knowledge check in each lesson and a final assessment. It is a paid course and needs no programming or analytics tools. If you are new to AML, complete the free AML Foundations & Core Concepts course first. View the crypto course.

What is included in the Foundations course?

The curriculum contains 7 lessons, 42 topics and 7 quizzes. It covers the financial crime system, core concepts, the risk-based approach, economic and social harm, programme governance, ethics, and inspection readiness.

Which path is designed for experienced professionals?

The professional specialization, now in development, will cover the wider AML, CFT and sanctions lifecycle, including due diligence, monitoring, investigations and reporting. It will be released module by module. Start with the free Foundations course in the meantime. See the planned modules.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. When you complete all seven lessons, pass each knowledge check and pass the final assessment, you receive a LearnAML Certificate of Completion. It records that you completed the course; it is not a professional licence or an accredited qualification.

How do I return to a course I have started?

Log in with your learner account, then open My learning to access your courses. Your course page shows your progress and a link to continue learning.

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