AML Intelligence
Course goal — Operate the full AML lifecycle from screening to regulatory reporting with audit-grade evidence. Level — Professional · Duration — ~10 hours · Format — Lessons + labs + capstone
Who this is for
- AML analysts, compliance officers, and MLROs
- Investigation and case management leads
- Regulators and FIU technical staff
- Engineers shipping AML systems
Modules
- AML lifecycle and risk-based approach
- Sanctions and PEP screening fundamentals
- Adverse media monitoring
- Transaction monitoring rules and scenarios
- Behavioral and network signals
- Case investigation workflow
- Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) authoring
- Regulatory reporting and STR/CTR pathways
- Audit, evidence, and continuous improvement
Hands-on labs
- Screen a customer against sample sanctions, PEP, and adverse media lists
- Tune transaction monitoring rules against typology scenarios
- Investigate a layered laundering case with linked evidence
- Author a SAR-style report with required fields
- Produce regulator-ready audit evidence for a sample period
Capstone
Design an AML program for a regional bank — covering screening, monitoring, case management, SAR submission, and regulator reporting.
Knowledge check
A 30-question exam covers AML lifecycle, screening, monitoring, investigation, and reporting. An 80% passing score unlocks the certification track.
Outcomes
- Operate the AML lifecycle end-to-end with audit evidence
- Tune screening and monitoring against real typologies
- Investigate cases and author SARs that meet regulator expectations
- Produce regulatory reports with traceable lineage
- Continuously improve rules with feedback loops
Prepares you for
- Wardya Certified AML & Fraud Foundations Associate
- Wardya Certified AML Intelligence Professional
- Wardya Certified AML & Financial Crime Expert
- Wardya Certified Trust Intelligence Professional