About These Resources#
Anqa Compliance was built around a conviction: that compliance professionals and institutions in emerging markets deserve access to the same quality of knowledge and tools that their counterparts in major financial centres take for granted. The resources collected here are part of that mission.
Every course, guide, and reference tool listed on this page is free to access. There is no subscription, no trial period, and no obligation. These resources exist because raising the standard of compliance practice across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia is good for institutions, good for regulators, and good for the communities that financial systems are supposed to serve.
Free Courses#
AML in Practice: Safeguarding Our Economies from the Inside#
A foundational AML compliance course for professionals across financial institutions, DNFBPs, and regulated sectors. Five modules covering the mechanics of money laundering, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and the regulatory framework that governs AML obligations. Estimated completion time: 60–75 minutes. Certificate of Completion issued on passing the final assessment.
Course page: /free-aml-compliance-in-practice/
AML and Sanctions for Kenya’s Real Estate Sector#
A POCAMLA-focused AML and sanctions compliance course designed specifically for Kenya’s real estate sector — estate agents, developers, lawyers, and other designated non-financial businesses and professions operating under Kenya’s anti-money laundering framework. Six modules covering sector-specific risk, customer due diligence obligations, beneficial ownership, sanctions screening, and reporting requirements. Certificate of Completion issued on passing the final assessment.
Course page: /free-aml-sanctions-for-kenyas-real-estate-sector/
AML and Sanctions for Real Estate in Emerging Economies#
A broad-based AML and sanctions compliance course for DNFBPs across the real estate sectors of Africa and Asia. Six modules addressing the money laundering and sanctions risks specific to real estate transactions, customer due diligence for high-value property transactions, beneficial ownership identification, and the regulatory obligations applicable across key emerging market jurisdictions. Certificate of Completion issued on passing the final assessment.
Course page: /free-aml-sanctions-real-estate-dnfbps/
AML and Sanctions Compliance Training for NGOs#
A compliance course built for the specific risk environment of non-governmental organisations and not-for-profit entities. Six modules covering the money laundering and terrorist financing risks that affect NGOs operating in high-risk jurisdictions, customer and partner due diligence, sanctions screening for NGO relationships, and the regulatory obligations applicable to the sector. Estimated completion time: 45–55 minutes. Certificate of Completion issued on passing the final assessment.
Course page: /free-aml-sanctions-training-for-ngos/
Seeds of Wisdom: Financial Literacy for Africa#
A financial literacy course designed for community leaders, village educators, savings group facilitators, and NGO field staff across Sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty-two story-based chapters covering money management, savings, borrowing, mobile banking, small business finance, climate-smart financial planning, and fraud awareness. No prior financial education required. Self-paced format suitable for community and group learning settings.
Course page: /free-financial-literacy-course/
Gatekeepers: A Practitioner’s Sanctions Compliance Course#
A practitioner-focused sanctions compliance course for financial institution staff, compliance analysts, and banking professionals. Six modules covering the strategic rationale for sanctions regimes, the regulatory framework, customer screening, alert investigation, confirmed match procedures, and professional development in the sanctions compliance field. Thirty-question final assessment, 80% pass mark required. Certificate of Completion issued on passing.
Course page: /free-gatekeepers-a-sanctions-course/
Strategic Sanctions Leadership#
An advanced sanctions compliance course for compliance managers, MLROs, and senior risk officers. Six modules moving beyond operational compliance to the strategic level — sanctions programme design, risk governance, complex investigations, crisis management, board communication, and performance management. Final assessment with 80% pass mark required. Certificate of Completion issued on passing. Recommended prerequisite: Gatekeepers or equivalent operational sanctions experience.
Course page: /free-strategic-sanctions-leadership/
Three Lines of Defence: Guardians at the Gate#
A compliance governance course examining how the three lines of defence model applies in the context of AML, sanctions, and financial crime risk. Six modules covering the governance architecture of effective compliance programmes, the roles and responsibilities of each line of defence, how they interact, and the common structural failures that expose institutions to regulatory action. Thirty-question final assessment, 80% pass mark required. Certificate of Completion issued on passing.
Course page: /3-lines-of-defense-guardians-at-the-gate/
The Strategist’s Edge: Mastering Financial Crime Risk (FTZ, TBML and Sanctions Masterclass)#
An advanced financial crime risk course for senior compliance professionals. Six modules addressing the complex intersection of free trade zone risk, trade-based money laundering, and sanctions evasion — three of the most technically demanding areas of financial crime compliance and three of the most significant risks in emerging market correspondent banking relationships. Designed for MLROs, senior compliance officers, and financial crime specialists seeking to build genuine expertise in advanced financial crime typologies.
Course page: /financial-crime-risk-understanding-free-trade-zones/
Free Reference Resources#
A to Z of Financial Crime Red Flags#
A comprehensive alphabetical reference guide covering more than 80 red flag indicators across customer behaviour, transaction patterns, business structures, and jurisdictional risk. Designed for use by compliance analysts, relationship managers, and anyone responsible for identifying and escalating suspicious activity. A practical tool for alert review, customer due diligence, and staff training.
Reference page: /a-to-z-of-financial-crime-red-flag/
AML and Sanctions Compliance Glossary#
A reference glossary of key terms used in AML, sanctions, and financial crime compliance. Covers regulatory terminology, technical concepts, jurisdiction-specific definitions, and the abbreviations that appear throughout compliance frameworks and regulatory guidance. Designed for compliance professionals at all levels, with particular attention to terms that are frequently misunderstood or used inconsistently across jurisdictions.
Reference page: /aml-sanctions-compliance-glossary/
Anqa AML Smart Screen: Watchlist Screening Methodology#
A technical explanation of how Anqa’s AML Smart Screen watchlist screening algorithm works — including how name matching logic is configured, how confidence thresholds are calibrated, and how the system is designed to reduce false positive rates without compromising screening effectiveness. Relevant for compliance professionals responsible for evaluating or overseeing automated screening systems, and for institutions assessing the adequacy of their screening infrastructure.
Reference page: /aml-screening-methodology/