By Paul O’Donoghue
Those interested in learning about courses hailed as “game-changing” for banking and fincrime professionals have been encouraged to sign up for a free online seminar.
The events will give prospective learners the chance to speak to two of Europe’s leading fincrime figures Rachel Woolley, the Head of Financial Crime Regulation at Palantir Technologies, and Graham Day, Cloud Compliance Program Manager at Genesys.
Last week marked the launch of the AMLi Business School – a unique collaboration between AML Intelligence, PAT Business School and Technological University Dublin.
The school will offer university certified education for Financial Crime Compliance professionals and those working in cybersecurity in financial services.
The first two courses are:
- the Certified Anti-Financial Crime Professional (CAFCP); and
- the Certified Digital Operational Resilience Act Professional (DORAP)
Woolley and Day will give course outlines for CAFCP and DORAP respectively before leading a Q&A.
CAFCP is designed for financial professionals looking to transition into AML roles, giving them the skills needed to design and implement EU-compliant AML programs.
DORAP will give students of the Digital Operational Resilience Act, a key EU regulation due to come into force in January 2025. Learners will be able to implement, manage and monitor DORA regulations, which if breached, could lead to major fines for companies and individuals.
Both the CAFCP and the DORAP are comprehensive, 12-week programs designed by leading industry professionals and are full Level 8 modules, accredited by TU (Technological University) Dublin.
The online information event for CAFCP will start at 6pm on Wednesday May 29, with sign up available here.
The online seminar for DORAP will start at 6pm on Thursday May 30, with registration available here.
Both events will be held via Zoom. They will consist of a short introduction, program overviews from the lecturers, followed by a Q&A.
Andrew Quinn, director at PAT Business School, said a key selling point of the programs was the level of experience of the faculty.
“Learners will get access to live classes delivered by industry practitioners,” he said.
“It means that learners will have the confidence that they can take that knowledge out of the classroom, into industry, and be 100% sure that what they have learned is the way it’s done.”
In her role at Palantir Technologies, Woolley on evolving legislation and the latest developments in AML practises.
Prior to this, she was Global Director of Financial Crime at Fenergo, one of Ireland’s fastest-growing fintechs, where she researched financial crime trends, legislation, and identified product enhancements.
Meanwhile, Day has over 20 years of experience in the UK public sector delivering counter-intelligence support.
He has worked as a cyber-security consultant for the likes of PwC and Cyber Risk International. In his current position, he manages cloud compliance programs for one of the largest SaaS companies in the U.S.
Quinn said the seminars will give those interested an opportunity to ask these lecturers detailed questions about the programs.
“We want to give prospective students the chance to speak to the faculty – and myself – one on one,” he said.
“I want people to do the courses with us because they feel the programs will help their careers.
“If you think you’re interested, then we would love you to attend the seminars to hear what we have to say.”
Recordings of the online seminars, including the slides given during the presentations, will be sent via email to those who registered for the events.
“There’s no obligation and no pressure to attend if it’s not possible for any reason. All the information will be available afterwards for those who have registered,” Quinn said.
“By delivering a high-quality program, we can raise AML standards across the industry. Companies desperately need talent to deploy AML technology more effectively and efficiently – we will give students the knowledge to help them do this.”
Both courses have already been backed by a variety of senior political European figures, who have said the AML skills provided by CAFCP and DORAP are in need across the payments, finance and technology sectors.
Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe described the new courses as “an exciting development.”
“I am delighted to see such an EU-relevant program for European financial services teams to make our banking, fintech and financial services resilient against abuse by organised criminals,” he said.
Program details, including entry requirements and fees, are available here for CAFCP and here for DORAP.
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