North America Anti-Money Laundering Training

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Course Summary

Money laundering doesn’t stop at the border, and neither should your training. This Ethena course covers AML and counter-terrorist financing duties across North America, spanning the US Bank Secrecy Act and Canada’s PCMLTFA.

US and Canadian AML/CFT obligations
KYC and customer due diligence basics
Transaction monitoring and reporting
Spotting red flags and staying ahead of risk

Included Modules:

Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering

Sets up why AML training matters, with real-world examples showing how close everyday employees can find themselves to money laundering schemes.

AML Basics

Defines money laundering in plain terms and explains how criminals disguise illicit funds, plus why detecting it protects your business and society.

AML Legal Landscape

Maps the broader AML legal framework across North America, introducing the key laws, regulators, and obligations that shape compliance duties.

AML and CFT: What You Need to Know

Connects anti-money laundering with counter-terrorist financing, explaining how the two overlap and why both matter to your daily compliance work.

Know Your Customer

Breaks down what a healthy KYC program includes and defines core concepts like beneficial owner, CIP, CDD, and EDD.

The Three Stages of Money Laundering

Walks through placement, layering, and integration, showing how dirty money enters the system and gets disguised as legitimate funds.

Practical Anti-Money Laundering Strategies

Offers actionable steps employees can apply on the job, turning AML principles into everyday habits that catch and prevent suspicious activity.

Staying Ahead of Money Laundering Risk

Shows how to spot red flags early and stay alert to evolving tactics, keeping you ahead of money laundering risks before they grow.

Canada's PCMLTFA

Explains Canada’s PCMLTFA, administered by FINTRAC, and its customer identification, record-keeping, and suspicious transaction reporting obligations.

United States' Bank Secrecy Act

Covers the US Bank Secrecy Act, overseen by FinCEN, including its recordkeeping, currency transaction, and suspicious activity reporting requirements.

Transaction Monitoring and Reporting

Explains how transactions are monitored for suspicious patterns and how reports are filed, like US SARs and CTRs or Canadian STRs, accurately and on time.

What's at Stake: Money Laundering

Drives home the real consequences of money laundering, from steep penalties and reputational damage to the wider harm it causes society.

Why is this training important for workplaces?

Anti-money laundering training teaches your team to recognize when criminals try to move dirty money through your business, from suspicious transactions to fake identities and shell companies. Across North America, regulators expect organizations to catch and report these red flags, and missing them can lead to steep fines, criminal exposure, and a reputation that’s hard to rebuild. When employees know what to watch for and how to escalate it, you stop bad actors earlier, stay on the right side of regulators, and protect the trust your customers and partners place in you.

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