Latest International Developments

• FATF in action: From Rec to real impact – advancing global AML Standards and evaluation rules
• EU AML Package: what’s next for AMLA & regulatory roadmap
• Inside Europol’s fight against emerging ML & fraud threats
• Regulatory and policy roundtable: sharpening risk-based priorities for effective oversight in an AI & growth-driven world
• Smarter enforcement in action: Boosting the fight against FinCrime though targeted tactics, intelligence & confiscation
• Sanctions in flux: Intensifying policies, expanding secondary sanctions & a crackdown on circumvention networks & tactics
• Tackling the expanding cross-border reach of organised crime & fraud: insights from Asia, Europe, MENA, UK & the US

Best Compliance Practices

• The evolving role of compliance – from modernising oversight to frontline defenders against AI-enabled FinCrime
• Aligning with FATF, EU, US & other regional AML efforts amid emerging FinCrime & geo risks – upholding gold standards
• Smarter onboarding through digital CDD, eKYC & behaviour-driven insights – advancing best practices while ensuring a seamless client experience & robust deepfake fraud defenses
• Next-gen AI in TM & reporting – bridging compliance & law enforcement through impactful SAR’s & info sharing 
• Navigating the evolving virtual assets regulatory landscape across the global landscape
• The changing face of correspondent banking – trust, transparency & AML reform
• AI in AML – the benefits, risks & advancements in data integration, automation & cutting-edge technology including use of AI agents

Hot AML/AFC Topics

• From gold standards to grey zones of AML – who decides?
• Balancing financial inclusion & AML risks – bridging the gap
• Shaping the new payment era: the impact of FATF Rec.16, EU & UK regulations, ISO 20022 on global AML/sanctions compliance
• DNFBPs: from loopholes to liability – addressing the ML, sanctions & fraud vulnerabilities in the real estate & beyond
• Shell companies as masks – jurisdictional arbitrage, legal blind spots, and the abuse of digital finance and high-value assets
• Combating human trafficking, modern slavery & OCSE

Pre-Conference Masterclass – 10 November 2025

AML/AFC STREAM A: 09:00 – 12:30

• Emerging typologies in ML, fraud & FinCrime – tackling the next wave of threats
• Integrating threat and risk assessments – evolving best practice compliance

SANCTIONS STREAM B: 09:00 – 12:30

• Diverging sanctions regimes – anticipating and preparing for fresh challenges on both sides of the Atlantic
• Trade as a Trojan Horse: TBML, sanctions evasion & tariffs – addressing the next wave of risks