Sanctions Compliance & Screening

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze Sanctions Compliance & Screening principles and evaluate their implementation within banking and financial institutions by the end of the course.
• Develop comprehensive sanctions compliance frameworks aligned with international regulatory expectations and organizational objectives.
• Evaluate sanctions risks associated with customers, transactions, products, jurisdictions, counterparties, and beneficial ownership structures.
• Apply customer screening, transaction screening, payment filtering, and ongoing sanctions monitoring procedures using internationally recognized best practices.
• Design effective sanctions screening methodologies that improve detection accuracy while reducing false positives.
• Improve sanctions governance through enhanced policies, internal controls, escalation procedures, and management reporting.
• Strengthen enterprise-wide sanctions compliance by integrating sanctions risk management with AML, KYC, and Financial Crime Risk Management programs.
• Implement sanctions investigation procedures, case management processes, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Assess emerging sanctions risks arising from geopolitical developments, digital banking, financial technology, and cross-border financial services.
• Align Sanctions Compliance & Screening practices with Enterprise Risk Management, corporate governance, and international regulatory requirements before course completion.

Who Should Attend

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Develop an integrated Sanctions Compliance & Screening framework aligned with international regulatory standards.
• Identify and assess sanctions risks across customers, transactions, products, jurisdictions, and business operations.
• Apply customer screening, payment screening, transaction filtering, and ongoing monitoring methodologies.
• Conduct effective sanctions investigations and manage sanctions-related case management processes.
• Evaluate beneficial ownership structures and sanctions exposure associated with complex customer relationships.
• Design governance structures, internal controls, and compliance procedures that strengthen sanctions risk management.
• Improve sanctions screening effectiveness while minimizing false positives and operational inefficiencies.
• Prepare executive sanctions compliance reports and governance dashboards for senior management and boards.
• Assess emerging sanctions risks associated with digital banking, financial technology, virtual assets, and geopolitical developments.
• Develop a practical implementation roadmap to strengthen Sanctions Compliance & Screening, regulatory compliance, organizational resilience, and financial crime prevention.

Course Outline