Anti-Money Laundering Training for the Middle East

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Course Summary

Stay aligned with anti-money laundering rules across the Middle East in one course, covering the AML and CFT obligations that apply in Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE.

Core AML and counter-terrorist financing concepts
KYC and customer due diligence basics
The AML laws of Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE
Sanctions screening, monitoring, and reporting

Included Modules:

Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering

Sets up why AML matters, using real-world examples of how close everyday employees can come to money laundering without realizing it.

AML and CFT: What You Need to Know

Explains core anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing concepts, the typical stages of laundering, and why both controls work hand in hand.

Know Your Customer

Breaks down what a healthy Know Your Customer (KYC) program includes and why it underpins the rest of an institution’s AML controls.

Verifying Who Your Customers Are

Covers customer identification and due diligence in practice, defining beneficial owner, customer due diligence (CDD), and enhanced due diligence (EDD).

AML Legal Landscape

Outlines how Middle East AML rules are shaped by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards and translated into local obligations for institutions.

Bahrain's AML Decree Law

Describes Bahrain’s AML Decree Law, which criminalizes laundering proceeds of crime and sets prevention and reporting duties overseen by the Central Bank.

Qatar's Law on AML and Terrorist Financing

Describes Qatar’s Law No. 20 of 2019, requiring institutions and DNFBPs to apply risk-based controls and report suspicious transactions to the Financial Information Unit.

UAE's AML/CFT Law

Describes the UAE’s Federal Decree-Law No. 10 of 2025, which criminalizes laundering and terrorist financing and requires due diligence and suspicious activity reporting.

Sanctions Risk and Your Obligations

Explains how sanctions and watchlists fit into AML controls, why screening customers and transactions matters, and what to do on a potential match.

Transaction Monitoring and Reporting

Covers how institutions monitor activity for red flags and when to escalate and file suspicious transaction reports to the relevant authority.

Why is this training important for workplaces?

Money laundering moves criminal funds through legitimate businesses, and firms across the Middle East face real exposure as regulators tighten reporting and due-diligence expectations. When employees can’t recognize red flags like unusual transactions, shell-company structures, or customers who dodge identity checks, an organization risks heavy penalties, frozen relationships, and lasting damage to its reputation. This training shows your team how to spot suspicious activity, run proper customer due diligence, and escalate concerns the right way. Getting it right keeps the business compliant, protects it from being used as a channel for illicit money, and earns the trust of regulators and clients alike.

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