Expert-led, practical training designed for AML officers, legal advisors, and senior leaders across multiple industries

We are announcing the launch of our AML Fundamentals course – a free, expert-led training designed to equip professionals across regulated industries with the latest practical skills and strategies to tackle evolving financial crime and money laundering risks in 2025 and beyond.

Developed by Sumsub Academy, the company’s dedicated educational hub, the course features instruction from leading AML (Anti-Money Laundering) experts both within the company and across the wider compliance sector, including Denisse Rudich (Founder & Executive Director, Rudich Advisory), Seun Oshinusi (Director of Financial Crime Prevention, Trustly), Louie Vargas (Founder, Network for Financial Crime Prevention (NFCP)), Eleni Panagiotopoulou (Head  of AML & MLRO, SOFTSWISS). Learners will gain practical, business-ready skills through real-life case studies, actionable steps, and industry-specific insights spanning financial services, iGaming, crypto, and trading.

Open to professionals worldwide, the self-paced course is tailored to a broad range of professionals, from junior and mid-level compliance officers looking to validate and benchmark their knowledge, to legal and regulatory advisors aiming to broaden their AML expertise, as well as senior management seeking strategic oversight of compliance programs.

Course modules include:

• Foundations of AML – Explore global AML, CFT, and PF standards and why they’re essential for 2025 compliance.
  
• Due diligence and risk assessment – Learn risk-based approaches for verifying customers and screening PEPs and sanctions.
  
• Transaction monitoring – Detect unusual activity and respond efficiently using automated and human-led reviews.
  
• Case management – Streamline investigations to reduce false positives and meet reporting obligations.
  
• Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) reports – Prepare and submit SAR/STR reports confidently and accurately.
  
• Industry and jurisdiction-specific risks – Understand AML challenges in crypto, fintech, iGaming, and trading.
  

The course is completely free to join, with alternatives on the market often costing hundreds of dollars. Professionals looking to participate in the course can register for the AML Fundamentals course here: https://sumsub.com/courses/aml-fundamentals/.

“After ten years of helping businesses navigate compliance, we’ve seen firsthand how fast AML requirements evolve,” said Natalie Buraimoh, Head of AML Product at Sumsub. “Our goal with this course is simple: provide practical, accessible training that people can actually use in their day-to-day work, whether they’re new to compliance or overseeing a team. It’s about sharing knowledge we’ve built over a decade and making it available to anyone who needs it.”