19th Annual

European AML/CTF
& Financial Crime Conference
A Global Outlook


10/11 November 2025

Held hybrid - Merchant Taylor's Hall, City of London

 

Topics

Main Conference: 10 – 11 November 2025

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 compliancefrom 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 assessmentsevolving best practice compliance


SANCTIONS STREAM B: 09:00 – 12:30

  • Diverging sanctions regimesanticipating 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

 

Registration

Please complete the registration form to confirm your place. For enquiries, including PO. numbers and multiple bookings, contact us at fc@amlpforum.com

This event is held in hybrid format – delegates are able to attend in person or virtually.

Special Offer

Book both Main European Conference & 14th ABC Forum (Day 3) and receive a 13% discount – can be shared with a colleague

CPD Points

Certificate of Attendance will be provided to claim your CPD Points.

  • Eligibility: Sign-in required
  • Records: Retained for 5 years
  • CPD Points: 9.5 for Main Conference and 3.5 for each Masterclass Stream

Event Discounts

  • Member discount applies to academics, charities, law enforcement & Government.
  • 10% discount applies to members of Banking Associations in Central & Eastern Europe including Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Slovakia & Sweden (please contact us if your country is not listed).
  • Bring 3 or more delegates – please contact us for enterprise discounts.
  • Book both the Conference and Masterclass – receive a 10% discount
    *Discount offers cannot be combined.