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Financial Crime, Anti Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance

South Africa's continued presence on international grey lists has pushed banks and corporates to tighten customer due diligence and transaction monitoring well beyond previous practice. This course covers the Financial Intelligence Centre Act obligations, sanctions screening, suspicious transaction reporting and the practical steps organisations need to satisfy regulators and correspondent banks alike.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain reporting institution obligations under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
  • Apply customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence to higher risk clients.
  • Screen transactions and counterparties against sanctions and politically exposed person lists.
  • Identify red flags that require suspicious transaction reports to the FIC.
  • Assess the impact of grey listing on correspondent banking relationships.
  • Design a risk based compliance programme proportionate to organisational exposure.

Course outline

  1. 01FICA obligations for reporting institutions
  2. 02Customer due diligence in practice
  3. 03Enhanced due diligence for high risk clients
  4. 04Sanctions and PEP screening
  5. 05Suspicious transaction reporting to the FIC
  6. 06Grey listing and correspondent banking
  7. 07Building a risk based compliance programme
  8. 08Regulatory inspections and enforcement

Who should attend

Compliance officers, risk managers, bank staff and finance managers responsible for anti money laundering and sanctions compliance.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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