Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Training in Dubai
Curriculum mapped to official CAMS knowledge areas
Insights from experienced AML practitioners
AI-enabled compliance monitoring & detection concepts
Mock assessments & practical exam preparation
Flexible classroom & live online training with easy instalment plans
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Knowledge we will share with you:
- Learn through realistic financial crime scenarios and compliance simulations
- Strengthen decision-making through hands-on compliance and investigation exercises
- Explore AI-powered monitoring and emerging financial crime risks
- Understand evolving AML, CFT, and sanctions compliance expectations globally
- Advance career opportunities across regulated financial services sectors
- Gain exposure to global AML standards and financial crime typologies
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Curriculum
What is money laundering and the stages of placement, layering, and integration
Definitions and distinctions: AML, CFT, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), and tax evasion
Financial crime landscape, predicate crimes, and global impact
Terrorist financing methods: legitimate vs. illegitimate funding sources, cash couriers, hawala/informal value transfer systems, abuse of non-profit organizations, foreign terrorist fighter financing
Proliferation financing and its relationship to targeted financial sanctions
AI Integration
- Analyze money laundering typologies and financial crime indicators using AI-assisted compliance research
- Generate structured AML concept summaries and revision notes
Activities/Case Study
- Identifying money laundering stages across multiple industries.
Sector-specific financial crime risk: banking, insurance, MSBs/PSPs/ecommerce, VASPs and cryptoassets, gaming and gambling, real estate, gatekeepers (lawyers, notaries, accountants), trusts and company service providers
FC risks related to PEPs and other high-risk customers
CAMS-aligned AML/AFC concepts (current blueprint)
Trade-based money laundering: over/under-invoicing, multiple invoicing, over/under-shipment, phantom shipments, misdescription of goods and services
Correspondent banking risk: nested/downstream relationships, payable-through accounts, shell bank prohibitions, correspondent-specific EDD
Private banking and wealth management risk (concentration accounts, high PEP overlap, complex ownership structures)
Additional predicate crime typologies: human trafficking/smuggling, drug trafficking, environmental crime, cybercrime
AI Integration
- Evaluate sector-specific financial crime risks and typologies using AI-assisted compliance research
- Generate structured financial crime risk summaries and analysis.
Activities/Case Study
- Sector-specific financial crime risk assessment across multiple industries.
Customer Identification Program (CIP)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
Beneficial Ownership
Ongoing Monitoring
Customer Offboarding / Exit
Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
High-Risk Customers
Customer Risk Rating Methodologies
AI Integration
- Evaluate customer risk indicators and beneficial ownership structures
- Support customer due diligence documentation and risk classification.
Activities/Case Study
- Enhanced due diligence assessment for high-risk customer onboarding.
FATF Recommendations and GCC regulator linkages (Note: FATF standards are globally neutral — the GCC regulator linkages are Learners Point's applied regional layer, not an ACAMS-defined scope.)
US AML/CFT regulatory framework (BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC sanctions authority)
EU AML/CFT regulatory framework (AML Directives, EU Regulation 2024/1624)
Public-private partnerships (PPP) and cross-border regulatory/FIU cooperation
United Nations conventions
Basel Committee guidance
Wolfsberg Principles
Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)
International sanctions frameworks
FATF mutual evaluation process, jurisdictions under increased monitoring ("grey list"), high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action ("black list")
The Travel Rule: originator/beneficiary information requirements for funds transfers, including its extension to VASPs
AI Integration
- Compare global AML regulations and FATF requirements
- Analyze international compliance obligations across jurisdictions.
Activities/Case Study
- Cross-border AML regulatory compliance assessment.
Risk-Based Approach (RBA)
Enterprise AML governance framework
AML policies, procedures, and controls
AML risk assessments
Independent testing and audit
Compliance monitoring
Three lines of defense model
BSA Officer / MLRO roles and responsibilities
Risk Appetite Statement (RAS): purpose, drafting, communication, and control implementation
AML/AFC training as a core compliance program pillar (employee training design, frequency, role-based content)
Recordkeeping and retention requirements
AI Integration
- Review AML governance structures and compliance frameworks
- Analyze enterprise risk assessment methodologies.
Activities/Case Study
- Developing an enterprise AML compliance programme
Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR/STR)
Transaction monitoring
Investigation methodologies
Case management
Regulatory examinations
Enforcement actions
KPIs and KRIs for board and management reporting
De-risking and financial inclusion "Tipping off", customer communication, and use of Requests for Information (RFIs)
Named regulatory info-sharing regimes: FinCEN 314(a)/314(b), EU Regulation 2024/1624, COSMIC (Singapore)
Interaction between AFC professionals and the front office (relationship/account managers)
AI Integration
- Review suspicious transaction patterns and investigation workflows
- Support SAR drafting and case documentation analysis
Activities/Case Study
- Regulatory investigation involving complex financial crime activities
Sanctions compliance framework
OFAC, UN, EU and regional sanctions programmes
Transaction monitoring principles
Suspicious transaction indicators
Escalation procedures
Case documentation
Regulatory reporting obligations
AI Integration
- Analyze sanctions screening results and transaction monitoring alerts
- Support suspicious activity identification and escalation decisions
Activities/Case Study
- Identifying and escalating suspicious transactions involving sanctioned entities
Investigation planning
Evidence collection and documentation
Interview techniques
Case management lifecycle
Regulatory cooperation
Preparing investigation reports
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) engagement
AI Integration
- Organize investigation evidence and analyze transaction relationships
- Generate investigation timelines and reporting summaries
Activities/Case Study
- Multi-jurisdiction financial crime investigation involving complex transaction patterns
E-KYC, digital identity, facial recognition, liveness checks, biometrics, geolocation
Name/customer screening against named sanctions lists: OFAC, UN, EU
AI/machine-learning tools across onboarding, screening, transaction monitoring, and investigations
Traditional rules-based transaction monitoring: scenario coverage, threshold setting, statistical testing, model risk management and tuning
Network analysis tools
RegTech, data privacy/data protection considerations in AFC tools
Virtual assets and digital payment risks
AI Integration
- Apply AI-enabled onboarding, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, network analysis, and investigation support tools
- Evaluate RegTech solutions and emerging digital financial crime risks
Activities/Case Study
- Implementing digital AML controls across a financial institution using modern compliance technologies
EnterpriseAnti-FinancialCrime (AFC) Investigation & Compliance Simulation
Participants assume the role of AML Compliance Officers and Financial Crime Investigators responsible for protecting a multinational financial institution from money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions violations, fraud, and other financial crime risks. Working across onboarding, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, investigations, sanctions screening, and regulatory reporting, participants assess customer risk, investigate suspicious activities, perform enhanced due diligence, evaluate financial crime indicators, and implement risk-based compliance controls while complying with international AML regulations and CAMS best practices.
The simulation integrates AML governance, FATF recommendations, customer due diligence, sanctions compliance, financial crime investigations, transaction monitoring, AI-enabled compliance technologies, virtual asset risks, regulatory reporting, and enterprise risk management into realistic financial crime scenarios. Participants collaborate to investigate suspicious transactions, prepare regulatory reports, strengthen compliance controls, and make defensible risk-based decisions aligned with modern Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) programmes and CAMS examination expectations.
Meet your Trainer
Dr. Srinivas, PhD., MSc., MBA, LLB, CMA, CPA, PMP
Dr. Srinivas Reddy is a skilled Corporate Trainer with a solid finance background and diverse credentials. He delivers effective learning solutions for finance and accounting teams, specializing in financial, cost, and tax accounting.
Dr. Reddy, a resourceful trainer, creates engaging and effective learning environments. He is dedicated to assessing training needs and closely monitors progress to provide relevant guidance, boosting participants' skills and productivity.
Dr. Reddy is not just a corporate trainer; he’s also deeply involved in community service. His commitment to both personal and professional growth makes him stand out.
Core Competencies:
- Exceptional competency in the finance domain
- Outstanding communication & presentation skills
- Strong teaching proficiency
- Expertise across different verticals
Professional Qualifications:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, U.S.A
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA), The Institute of Management Accountants, USA
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Association of Fraud Examiners, USA
- Certified Cost Accountant (ICWA), The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, India
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute
Meet your Trainer
Mr. Kashif Husein
Mr. Kashif is a management consultant with over 20 years of experience in corporate governance, risk management, and finance compliance. His expertise has helped many organizations succeed in the UAE and worldwide. As a Chartered Accountant, he specializes in process auditing, internal controls, and investment management.
His visionary approach has earned him international accolades, including the “Communicator of the Year” award. Mr. Kashif uses various teaching methods to engage students and help them reach their full potential both in and out of the classroom.
Core Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for organizational improvement
- Proficient in process auditing, internal controls, and financial management
- Ability to develop and implement strategies that drive business growth
- Experience in change management and organizational transformation
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to advise on investment management and financial planning
- Skilled in conducting market research and competitive analysis
- Strong project management and team leadership capabilities
Professional Qualifications:
- Partner at NSKT Global, Dubai
- Group Internal Audit Manager at Mohammad Omar Bin Haider Holding Group, Dubai
- Head of Internal Audit at Dulsco, UAE
- Head of Risk & Internal Audit at Bukhatir Group, Sharjah
- Group Internal Auditor at Al Abbas Group, Dubai
- Senior Auditor at KPMG, Dubai
- Semi Senior at Deloitte, Saudi Arabia
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
- COBIT 5 Certified
Learning Outcomes
After the course completion, you will be able to:
1
Identify financial crime risks across customers, products, and geographies
2
Conduct AML investigations and support suspicious activity reporting processes
3
Apply KYC, CDD, and EDD practices for risk-based compliance
4
Evaluate sanctions exposure and interpret global AML regulatory requirements
5
Design and strengthen AML compliance programs, controls, and monitoring frameworks
KHDA Certificate
Earn a KHDA attested Course Certificate. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is the educational quality assurance and regulatory authority of the Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Learners Point Certificate
Earn a Course Completion Certificate, an official Learners Point credential that confirms that you have successfully completed a course with us.
Prerequisites
The eligibility requirements for the Anti Money Laundering Course in Dubai are as follows:
- An active ACAMS membership
- Educational qualifications with a credit allocation of 10 for Associates, 20 for Bachelors, 30 for Masters, and 40 for JD or PhD
- Work experience, where each year contributes 10 credits. Training in financial-crime-related areas, with a credit earned for every hour of training
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Frequently asked questions
The Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Training in Dubai is a certification-focused program that develops practical expertise in AML compliance and financial crime risk management. Participants learn sanctions compliance, AML investigations, and regulatory best practices. The training combines real-world case studies, AI-enabled compliance concepts, mock assessments, and expert guidance. It strengthens workplace capability and improves CAMS certification readiness.
Our training program covers the several key topics that prepare professionals with the expert skills to detect, investigate, and report financial crimes. Some of these topics are as follows:
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Risk Assessment Techniques
- Suspicious Activity Reporting
- Financial Crime Typologies
- Sanctions Compliance Processes
- Terrorism Financing Prevention
- Regulatory Frameworks Overview
- Emerging Financial Crime Trends
- Transaction Monitoring Systems
- Ethics in AML Practices
For the ACAMS Certification in Dubai, only financial domain specific individuals with primarily 18-24 months experience are eligible to enrol. The course is ideal for compliance officers, financial professionals, auditors, bankers, law enforcement personnel, and any individuals working in industries prone to financial crimes.
Through ACAMS Certification in Dubai, participants are taught three key stages of money laundering. These three key stages of money laundering are:
1. Placement: Illegally obtained money is introduced into the system
2. Layering: Transactions are conducted to hide the origin of funds
3. Integration: Funds are added back into the economy as legitimate assets
Earning the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Certification in UAE boosts career potential for individuals, providing recognition as an AML expert and compliance officers. Certified professionals are more prepared to address complex money laundering challenges, offering value to organizations that prioritize compliance and financial security.
This certification enhances qualifications of individuals in UAE for roles such as AML analyst, compliance officer, financial auditor and financial crime investigator. Our training is highly regarded in the financial industry and opens doors to a variety of financial compliance-focused career paths.
The exam pattern for this CAMS exam in Dubai are mentioned below:
- 120 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Passing 75 % passing percentage
- 3.5 hours exam
Candidates in Dubai enrolling in our Anti Money Laundering Certification learns about Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR). SAR is the reporting of transactions or activities that is suspicious, which could lead to money laundering or other financial crimes.
Yes. In Dubai and across the GCC, participants can sign up for our ACAMS certification program. Our thorough curriculum helps students obtain this esteemed certification.
The Anti Money Laundering course in Dubai will offer a detailed understanding of AML regulations. You will learn practical techniques to detect suspicious activities. The course will also cover reporting requirements and risk management strategies. These skills will help you become more effective in identifying and preventing money laundering in your role.
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